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Tennis Players

Date: 03 12 1935
Description: Four young women tennis players greeting each other at the net at Tenney Park's new tennis courts. From left to right are: Alta Mae Freund, Violette Spence...
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Leaving Home for School

Date: 09 05 1931
Description: Two school children are playing with a girl sitting on a tricycle while walking to school.
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School Kids Leaving Home for School

Date: 09 05 1931
Description: Two school kids on the sidewalk leaving home for school.
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Policeman at Fair Oaks Avenue Accident

Date: 06 30 1931
Description: Policeman and another man (possibly Aldro Wasley) on Fair Oaks Avenue at scene of automobile accident. There is a University Floral Co. truck in background...
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Southern Ten conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten tennis doubles title winners are Nick Roche and Roger Knerr, Baraboo.
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Southern Ten Conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten conference tennis singles champion Ernie Vogler, Monroe, on the right, unknown student on the left.
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Dorothy Opstedal Smith and Son

Date: 06 27 1949
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mrs William L. (Dorothy) Smith, St. Louis, Missouri, and her son Tony, visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Opostedal...
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Latvian Refugees

Date: 08 01 1949
Description: Four Latvian refugee children sitting on the steps of their host family, the Allan Dicksons, 5435 Egan Court. In the front row, left to right, are Gundar ...
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Randall Playground

Date: 07 06 1950
Description: Six children engage in folk dancing at Randall School playground on Regent Street, while one bystander observes from the background. Pictured dancing from ...
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Lewis Arms on a Motorcycle

Date: 09 1960
Description: View from behind of Lewis Arms riding his 1946 Harley-Davidson Flathead motorcycle on the sidewalk of the 1800 block of Beld Street. On the back of his ja...
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Fairway Golf Range

Date: 04 05 1951
Description: Joan Wilke, a university student from Milwaukee, practicing her golf swing at the Fairway Golf Range, 2211 South Park Street.
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Central High School Football Coaches

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Madison Central High School football coaches, from left to right: Harold Rooney, Harold Pollock, Robert Alwin, and Frank Lindl.
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Suburban League Track Meet

Date: 05 08 1956
Description: DeForest runner #29 crosses the finish line in the Suburban League Track Meet held at Breese Stevens Field. DeForest High School's track team wins its seco...
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Lyle Lilly in Badger Ordnance Motorcyle Police Uniform

Date: 1944
Description: Lyle Lilly (1916-2011) stands in front of his home at 838 Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing his motorcyle police uniform that he wore whi...
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City Championship Track Meet

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: A track runner with his head tilted back wins a race. The runner, Jack Stoltz, is shown completing the 880 yard leg of the sprint medley for East High Scho...
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City Track Meet Teams

Date: 05 08 1959
Description: Terry Thor (left), Dave Blumerich, Ray Winborn, and Fred Lichte won the 880 yard relay for East High School.
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Orchard Ridge Congregational Church Ground Breaking Ceremony

Date: 05 10 1959
Description: More than twelve people in their Sunday clothes gathering in an open lot at Gilbert Road and Tolman Terrace to note the start of construction of their chur...
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Lakeside Grocery

Date: 06 1931
Description: View from street of a woman standing at the corner of the Lakeside Grocery, located at 109 East Lakeside Street. On her left, a sign is propped on a crate ...
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Girl on Seesaw

Date: 10 29 1959
Description: Susan Thomsen smiling from high atop a seesaw on a warm October day while playing at Yahara Place Park near her home at 502 Dunning Street. Houses in the b...
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What Do Women Golfers Wear?

Date: 07 1960
Description: Dorothy Webber, president of the Municipal Golf Association, models Bermuda shorts and a sleeveless blouse.

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