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Iceboating

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Three men work with an iceboat just offshore near Cottage Row Road. The sail and boom lie on the ice. There are boathouses and three windmills along the shore; a cottage is visible through the trees. A bluff rises just behind the snow drifted shore.

Date Created:
1920
Creator:
Hotz, Ferdinand

Publication Information

Creator Hotz, Ferdinand
Date Created 1920

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 16 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Ferdinand Hotz photographs, 1900-1998
Call Number PH 6706.61.8
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126539302121

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012GZD
Legacy ID
WHi 93809

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