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Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
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Boy Playing on Tree Swing

Date: 1979
Description: Silhouette of a young boy playing on a tree swing on a hill.
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One-Hundred Year Old Madison Resident

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Alba Knight sitting on the porch of his residence at 20 South Broom Street. He is about to turn one-hundred years old. He came to Wisconsin from Maine when...
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Neighborhood House

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: View of the newly-equipped preschool room at the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Tommy Eithum (of 754 W. Washington Avenue) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Mary Jane Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Jean Christenson and Craig Olafsson playing on a swing at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hills schools and parks...
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Frank Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) and Larry Bergman (of 744 Gwinnett Court) sharing a swing at Brittingham Park.
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Children on Swing at Sunset Park Playground

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Children play on the heavy duty swing at Sunset Park playground. A summer recreation program at the city's parks is supervised by the city's board of educa...
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Madison Edgewood High School Play

Date: 01 02 1954
Description: Students at Madison Edgewood High School act out a scene from the play "The Marriage Proposal". Peggy Forster and Michael Kretschman are in the scene and d...
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Merrick Residence

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Merrick residence, with a woman sitting on a swing on the front porch.
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Lloyd Jones Children on Platform Swing

Date: 1917
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, Florence Lloyd Jones (Bis or Bisser) and Jenkin Lloyd Jones outside on a platform swing.
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Laurie Stein

Date: 07 19 1954
Description: Laurie Stein (the photographer's daughter) in a bouncy swing. She is chewing on wooden clothes pins.
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Mamie Arms on Swing Set

Date: 1967
Description: Mamie Arms climbing to the top of a swing set.
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Clarence and Robbie G. at Findlay House

Date: 1912
Description: Two young men are standing in the foreground. Behind them is a fence and a house. There is a yard swing in the yard on the right. Caption reads: "Madison, ...
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Swing-set

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Description: Several girls are playing on a swing-set, which has board seats and rings at various heights. A caption identifies the photograph as having been taken in S...
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Edgewood Kindergarten

Date: 08 26 1932
Description: Edgewood kindergarten play corner with children, including Jack Kurth, Alex McCormick, Kathleen Kellogg, Dorothy Fox, Bobbie McCormick, and Patsy McCarthy....
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Manchesters Store Picnic

Date: 07 20 1932
Description: Harry and Morgan Manchester, and six girls employed at Manchesters, enjoying a picnic supper on the lawn of their Maple Bluff home. L to r: Catherine Alber...
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Along the Lake Monona Shoreline

Date: 1982
Description: View across a lawn towards the back of a house. The lawn slopes down to the left towards a tree-lined shore, with a bench and a pier. In the background is ...
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Ole Wettlesen with Horse on his Farm

Date: 1874
Description: In 1845, Ole Wettlesen and his wife Thorbjor and family left Laardal, Telemark, Norway, for America, eventually settling in Dane County. There, Ole establi...

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