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Street Dance

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Young people dance in the street on Bowen Court as part of city Recreation Department summer activities. Girls are dancing with girls and boys are dancing ...
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Frog Jumping Contest

Date: 04 18 1944
Description: Group of boys gather around a frog at a frog jumping contest.
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Shriners Yule Party

Date: 12 18 1947
Description: A Shrine clown pointing out Santa Claus to a young girl at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 West Dayton Street.
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Five clowns and two police officers, with Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin on a stretcher, at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Steve...
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Clown on a motorscooter with a man in a suit at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 07 04 1948
Description: Group portrait of seven clowns at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Group portrait of ten clowns in costume at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Clown in Crowd

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: A clown (Bill Kemmel) mingles in a large crowd at Breese Stevens Field at the sixth annual softball "extravaganza" between the Zor Shrine and the Knights o...
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Annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine Show

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: A group of clowns posing with their small car during the annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine Show

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Two Knights of Columbus clowns are pretending to take someone's picture during the annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Senior High Y-Teens

Date: 09 12 1950
Description: The Y-Teen group is made up of teenage girls from the local high schools who take part in activities at the YWCA. Three members of the Senior High Y-Teens ...
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Jack Dempsey at Park Hotel

Date: 01 24 1951
Description: Three smiling men are posing in a pretend boxing stance at the Park Hotel. On the right is former world heavy weight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey. On the ...
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Clown Entertaining Children

Date: 08 01 1951
Description: A clown dressed in western costume entertaining children and youth during the Knights of Columbus and Zor Shrine softball game at Breese Steven's Field.
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 29 1952
Description: As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-...
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Fourth of July ESBMA Parade

Date: 07 04 1952
Description: A clown in the Fourth of July parade sponsored by the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) helps a young girl open her package of candy. The girl i...
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Knights of Columbus vs. Zor Shrine Softball Game

Date: 08 06 1952
Description: Clowns surround Mayor George Forster, sitting the the driver's seat of a car, during the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus event.
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Knights of Columbus vs. Zor Shrine Softball Circus

Date: 08 06 1952
Description: A youngster "sneaking in" to see the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus. A clowning police officer greets him and makes his "admittance" good.
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Shrine-KC Funfest Clowns

Date: 08 12 1953
Description: Two clowns wearing polka-dotted costumes are cavorting in front of crowded bleachers at Breese Stevens Field. The staged slow-pitch softball game was in it...
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Rainbow Girls' Variety Show

Date: 10 22 1953
Description: Connie Platz (left) and Betsy Graham practice their dancing act for the variety show sponsored by the Order of Rainbow for Girls to be held at the Masonic ...
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Winkie The Elephant's 4th Annual Zoo Party

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Winkie, the elephant from Vilas Park Zoo, is led by her keepers from indoor winter quarters to her large outdoor elephant yard. This is the 4th annual "com...

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