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McMahon Signs Autographs

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Chicago White Sox pitcher, Don McMahon, signs autographs for fans before a game.
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Gymnastics Team

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Description: A male gymnastics team posing in front of a building.
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Polo Game

Date: 07 24 1957
Description: Elevated view of a polo game in action.
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Acrobatic Handstand

Date: 11 15 1956
Description: A man laying on the floor provides the base for a boy to perform a handstand.
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An Ebullient Warren Spahn

Date: 1959
Description: Warren Spahn, of the Milwaukee Braves enjoying a moment in the bullpen.
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Log-Rolling Contest

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Description: Log-rolling contest with large group of spectators on shore.
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Speed Skater Takes a Fall

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Description: A Speed skater in competition falling onto the ice.
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Steinborn Studio Baseball Team

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Description: A group portrait of the Steinborn Studio baseball team, sitting and standing in a group in the outfield. The coaches are wearing suits, and the bat boys ar...
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University of Wisconsin Men's Swim Team

Date: 01 12 1951
Description: John Mallnowski, Milwaukee, a diver on the University of Wisconsin swim team, performs a full gainer.
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University of Wisconsin Men's Swim Team

Date: 01 12 1951
Description: Bob Feirn of Madison (left), Alvo Cherne of Milwaukee (center), and Jerry Smith of Kenosha, members of the University of Wisconsin Men's Swim Team who rate...
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Speed Skater Patricia Gibson

Date: 01 16 1951
Description: State champion speed skater Patricia "Pat" Gibson of Madison poses on the ice of Monona Bay while wearing a skating outfit.
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Wisconsinites with Jackie Robinson

Date: 1959
Description: Stanley Zuckerman, Lloyd Barbee, Jackie Robinson, and David Obey. The photograph is inscribed from Obey to Barbee.
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Jump River CCC Clerks with Trophies

Date: 1935
Description: Russ Edlerkin, Army Chief Clerk in shorts and tank top; George Arthur Weidner, Army Chief Clerk holding two trophy cups; unknown F.S. Clerk holding two tro...
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Wisconsin State Fair Cheese Display

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Description: Wisconsin State Fair display promoting Wisconsin "dated" cheese sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. The display features a shelf full of ...
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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets Game

Date: 01 1973
Description: The Milwaukee Bucks star, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, shoots a skyhook (his signature shot) on the court at the Dane County Coliseum. The Milwaukee Bucks were pla...
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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks Game

Date: 03 1974
Description: Atlanta Hawks star Peter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich shoots a free throw in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Dane County Coliseum.
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Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Pat McCann

Date: 07 1942
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Pat McCann, the last shooter in an archery tournament held at a boys summer camp, drawing the bow a...
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Ski Jumping

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Description: View looking downhill towards a ski jumper in mid-air, with spectators watching from both sides of the landing area below.
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Felix Liburdi

Date: 1933
Description: Felix Liburdi, age 17 and a student at the Hillcrest School, District No. 6, Towns of Waukesha, Pewaukee, Brookfield and New Berlin, demonstrates his kicki...
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Bicycle Racers

Date: 1897
Description: View from infield of two bicycle racers at the starting line of the quarter-mile cement bicycle track maintained by the Racine Athletic Association. Two me...

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