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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Swimming Lessons at Lake Wingra
June 8, 1953
Sally Smith directs a group of beginning boy swimmers during swimming lessons at Lake Wingra.
Swimming Lessons at Lake Wingra
July 9, 1953
A group of nine girls test the water of Lake Wingra prior to beginning a swimming lesson.
Madison Swim Meet
July 9, 1953
View of the pier at B.B. Clarke on Lake Monona, scene of the Madison city swim meet.
Madison Swim Meet
July 10, 1953
Anne Fakler, left, and Nancy Wynn poise for a practice swim during the city swim meet at B.B. Clarke beach on Lake Monona.
Beach Scene
August 30, 1953
View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
Madison City Swim Meet
August 7, 1949
Helen Wear, representing Maple bluff, takes part in the diving competition at the annual Madison city swimming meet held at B.B. Clark beach. Helen was one of the stars of the swim meet, winning t...
