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Group of People in Canoes

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Description: Large group of people in canoes on a river.
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Hammock, Canoes, and Picnicking Family on Beach

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Description: A group of people picnics near a hammock hanging between two trees along a beach. Several people canoe in the water.
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Canoeing at Vilas Park

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Description: Group of people standing near a car with a trailer carrying canoes at Vilas Park. There are people standing on a bridge over water in the background.
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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Canoeing

Date: 1967
Description: Three people paddling down the Brule River in a canoe.
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Fishing at Sunset

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Description: View from shoreline towards two people fishing from a canoe at sunset.
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Canoeing at Sunset

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Description: Two people in a canoe on St. Germain Lake at sunset.
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Gifford's on East Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe next to a boat dock where more people are standing. A boathouse is on shore and a cottage is up a slight hill ...
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Conococheague Creek

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Description: Three people aboard a small rowboat on the Conococheague creek at Wilson College.
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Upper Mississippi River Scenes

Date: 1890
Description: Collage of scenes on the upper Mississippi River, including people canoeing and sailing on the river.
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Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of three people canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Lovers' Lane

Date: 1910
Description: A group of people canoeing on Lovers' Lane, a peaceful river connecting two reservoirs overhung by deciduous trees.
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Canoeing Down the Beaver Dam Rapids

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Description: Elevated view of the Beaver Dam Rapids on Flambeau River. Two people are canoeing down the rapids.
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A Boathouse Crowd

Date: 1920
Description: View across water toward a crowd of people standing on both the upper and lower level floors of a boathouse overlooking the lake. On the water beside the s...
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Gifford's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe on the shore of East Lake next to a dock on which people are standing and a flag is waving. On shore there is ...
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior front view from Lake Mendota of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, located at 640 North Francis Street, erected in 1906. A group of people are o...
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Indian Women in Canoes

Date: 1911
Description: Indian women paddle their canoes on Rainy Lake. Other people and dogs are on the shore.
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Women's Pier Lake Mendota

Date: 1926
Description: View of Picnic Point across University Bay on Lake Mendota. There is a willow tree in the foreground. People are in a canoe out on the water.
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Native American Back Pack

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Description: An Ojibwa man has a pack of birch bark on his back to carry to the canoe-making site. Another person is standing behind him.

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