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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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Madison Horseshoe Team

Date: 08 15 1931
Description: Five members of the Madison Horseshoe team, at the horseshoe pit, in a neighborhood setting. Ed Tierney, Seymour J. Johnson, Julian Johnson, L. Messerschmi...
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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 with Croquet Mallets

Date: 1879
Description: Bechtel family seated in yard with croquet mallets in front of them with brick house that has soldier coursing at windows and fan window at third story. Da...
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Ole Bull Residence

Date: 1872
Description: Ole Bull Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The family is playing croquet on the lawn. Later, the house was known as the Thorp House. It became the state's...
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Ole Bull Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1874
Description: Ole Bull Residence at 130 East Gilman Street. Family on lawn playing croquet with house in background. Later, the house was known as the Thorp House. It be...
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Pitching Horseshoes on July 4th

Date: 07 02 1944
Description: Fourth of July celebration in Westmorland neighborhood with three men pitching horseshoes. Shown here are Elmer Nielson, 4022 Winnemac Avenue, Ray Heibel, ...
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Madison Softball Photographs

Date: 05 02 1949
Description: Carroll Becker of Norberg Electric batting in a Madison women's softball league game. The umpire is Charlie Pendergast.
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Children Playing a Game of Washers at Olbrich Park Playground

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Three boys playing a game of "washers" at the Olbrich park playground, one of the thirty parks included in the summer playground program sponsored by the B...
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 06 29 1950
Description: Girl assemble for Brownie Girl Scout day camp at Hoyt Park.
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Madison Summer Playground Activities

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A group of kids play a paper game "Air Defense" with two playground directors at a table in Vilas Park. Sitting around the table, from left, are: Nancy Bri...
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Wisconsin Hoofers Winter Carnival

Date: 01 31 1951
Description: Members of the Kappa Gamma sorority team on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are pictured practicing for the broom hockey matches to be held as p...
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Tug-o-War

Date: 1965
Description: A group of men play tug-o-war on a lawn near the side of a street. Two buildings are in the background.
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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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City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye

Date: 06 29 1957
Description: Group of children on a city playground playing dodge ball (called "ball tag"). The boy on far left is finishing a toss.

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