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Man and Woman Posing in Wheelbarrow Race Position

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Description: Man and woman in swimming outfits in a wheelbarrow position in front of tents.
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Part of Western Shore of Cedar Lake

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Description: Hand-colored view of four women in a rowboat on Cedar Lake. One of the women is leaning her elbow on a post sticking out of the water. The tree-lined shore...
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The Motorboat Launch

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Description: View from front of boat towards three men, three women, and a young girl and a boy riding in a launch. The boat cover shades the people in the front, while...
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Dandelions at Dusk

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Description: A woman is standing and bending over in a field of dandelions gone to seed under a large tree. The sun is setting in the background.
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Houses in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: Old houses in a residential neighborhood with women and children at play.
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Women Picnicking

Date: 1895
Description: Three young women, perhaps at a picnic, with the woman on the right drinking from a bucket. Two men are behind them on the right.
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Outdoor Living Week

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: A woman and three children standing under umbrellas behind a barrier in the street during Madison's Outdoor Living Week activities.
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Motorboat Launch

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Description: View from pier of a young couple sitting in a motorboat launch with an older woman. The two women are wearing hats with voluminous scarves and light-colore...
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Cold Vigil

Date: 1976
Description: A woman wearing a hat and a plaid scarf over her head is ice fishing in Governor Dodge State Park. She is sitting on a bucket with her feet on a board.
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At the Beach

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Description: A woman and three children, all wearing hats, dresses, and shorts, are at the beach, playing in the sand. Two of the children have toy buckets. Behind them...
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Boating on Archibald Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View from the new boathouse on the Island towards a foursome out boating on Archibald Lake. A man is rowing, and one woman, sitting on a bench in the middl...
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Camping in Bradley Park

Date: 1936
Description: Two smiling men, one carrying long fishing poles and the other a set of paddles, are walking away from their campsites while two women are working at a pic...
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Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1873
Description: Three people are posing in the foreground, with a man with a long beard standing in front of two women sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. There is a barn a...
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An Ingenious Affair

Date: 1898
Description: A woman and a boy are sailing the boat named Islander on Archibald Lake. There is a raft in the foreground. Caption reads: "An Ingenious Affair."
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Rock Formations at the Dells

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Description: Stereograph of a woman and girl posing partway up a rock formation in the Dells. On the left is a wooden ladder against the rock face. In the foreground is...
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049 - Young Women in Rowboat on Lake

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Description: View across water of five young women in a rowboat near the shoreline.
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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046 - Young Woman in Birch Bark Canoe

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Description: Young woman in birch bark canoe on a lake close to the shoreline. She is holding a paddle.
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Children Playing in front of Porch

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from road of a group of seven children playing in front of a house and on the porch, while a woman holding a bag of groceries walks past on the sidewa...
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Man Balancing on Human Stilts

Date: 07 1919
Description: A man and woman are holding up a man who is balancing above them on their hands. He is holding his hands to his mouth. Tall trees are in the background. Pa...

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