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Pussy Wants a Corner

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Depicts eight young men and women playing an outdoor game of pussy wants a corner.
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Two Women Play Croquet

Date: 1874
Description: Two women playing croquet in yard with large Victorian brick house in background that has brackets, two round windows at top and bay window at bottom; latt...
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Bechtel Family in Yard with Croquet Mallets

Date: 1879
Description: Bechtel family posed sitting in yard with croquet mallets and balls in front. Brick house with third story fan window and frame addition in back with slan...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Group portrait of officers of the employee club sitting around game tables in the Pioneer Room at the Wisconsin Telephone Company, 122 West Main Street.
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Kids Running

Date: 1915
Description: A group of four girls runs through a yard toward the camera on the east side of Madison.
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Marquette School Family Fun Night

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Marquette school gym teacher, Glenn Hall, referees a game of "sisters" at Marquette school family fun night.
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LOFT Executive Council

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Some members of the LOFT executive council making plans for their summer program. From left are: Charlene Schaefer, Dick Brilliott, Dave Matson, and Ruth L...
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Children in Foster Care

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Under the eye of Esther Ruf and her daughter Karen, second from right, four handicapped children in foster care enjoy some games.
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Chess Game

Date: 1910
Description: William Middleton, left, plays chess against an unidentified opponent. Williams' son, Forest, with chin in hands, watches with an unidentified man and wom...
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Griggs Album: Girls Playing "London Bridge"

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Description: Four groups of girls in threes playing the game "London Bridge Is Falling Down," on the boulevard in front of a house. This image is part of an album kept ...
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Summer Visitors to Madison

Date: 07 16 1957
Description: Cathryn Montgomery, with her daughter, 3-year-old Cathy Sue, visiting Cathryn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Pettersen, on Prospect Avenue.
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Neighborhood House Album: Children Playing Circle Game

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-colored image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a group of children and two women playing a circle game outdoors.
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Children Playing Games at Neighborhood House

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Description: Children seated at tables playing board games and working on a jigsaw puzzle, with three women assisting.
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The Cat's Cradle

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Description: Father and daughter playing Cat's Cradle at the Memorial Union on Lake Mendota.
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VA Yule Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Belle Richman, Rose Dolinky, and Florence Krash (wife of Rabbi Hyman Krash) are operating a bingo game at a holiday party for patients at the Veterans Hos...

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