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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 14 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 654 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Harvesting Ice on Lake Mendota
View across ice on Lake Mendota towards men using long poles to maneuver ice up to the conveyor belt to the Conklin Ice House.
Irving Brown in an Ice Boat
View across ice towards a man identified as Irving Brown sitting in an ice boat on a lake. Large houses are in the background along the shoreline.
Wingra Area
1913
Dudgeon neighborhood looking across Monroe Street to Lake Wingra with Knickerbocker Ice house (1895-1937) in background. Houses identified from left are 628 Knickerbocker Street, 657 Knickerbocker ...
Conklin Ice House
1912
Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split partially sawed blocks from ice. The steel ...
Girl Falls Through the Ice on Lake Wingra Lagoon
January 12, 1952
Carol Jean Brown, the six-year-old daughter of Donald and Eugenia Brown, 2917 Monroe Street, fell through the ice on the Lake Wingra lagoon near Arbor Drive. She was able to make her way to the sho...
