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Elk's Club Bowling Tournament Officers

Date: 11 01 1946
Description: Group portrait of sixteen male Elk's Club bowling tournament officers.
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Charles J. Allen

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Charles J. Allen, president of the Madison Bowling Association. Mr. Allen was a barber by trade and a co-partner in a radio and appliance store...
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Kiwanis Club Guests

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Connie Schwoegler, world's champion bowler, and Roundy Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, wearing "world champion" hats at a Kiwanis Club ...
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Madison Men's Bowling Association Officials

Date: 07 14 1953
Description: Officials of the Madison Bowling Association (men) who met to plan the 1953-54 season including the association's annual tournament and the 1954 state meet...
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Isaiah Pyant Bowling

Date: 1945
Description: Down-lane view of Isaiah Pyant, member of C.I.O., bowling. A few men are visible in the background walking past, looking on and sitting on a bench.
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Goodman Brothers Bowlers Award

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Two bowlers are given new Elgin wrist watches from the Goodman Brothers as an award for rolling the high individual single games in the Madison Bowling Ass...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Bowling Tournament

Date: 02 03 1956
Description: Officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars state bowling tournament hold onto a bowling ball before the "first throw." Left to right: Ralph Pauls, Madison C...
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King's Gateway Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel of Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer color views of the hotel and neighboring Gateway Inn. There are ...
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Classic Bowling League Banquet

Date: 05 10 1956
Description: Five members of the Classic Bowling League championship team from Fedele's for Fine Foods posing at the league banquet along with Chuck Medcraft, (seated a...
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White Cabin Cafe Bowling Team

Date: 06 26 1956
Description: Group portrait of the White Cabin Cafe bowling team, honored as the first Madison bowling team to win both the net and handicap championship of the Wiscons...
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Attorney General Bowling Team

Date: 1927
Description: The members of the Attorney General Team of the State House Bowling League. They were the Champions of the 1926-27 Season. The members were; A.F. Stofen, C...
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Madison Bowling Association Honors

Date: 04 27 1957
Description: Bob and Irwin Goodman honor the Madison Bowling League's retiring secretary, Eddie Toellner, and high-scoring keglers Peter Miller and John Poloni, with gi...
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Knights of Columbus Bowler of the Year

Date: 04 1958
Description: Bill Goeden was named Knights of Columbus Bowler of the Year for the 1957-58 season. He bowled for Goeden and Company. A group portrait of the team is in t...
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Bowling at Schwoegler's Lanes

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Chuck Medcraft (left) and Gilly Fischl receive checks from Connie Schwoegeler and Mel Schwoegeler for bowling a perfect 300 game and a 299 game respectivel...
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Sitting left to right are Mrs. Howard Petran, Milwaukee; Mrs. Joseph Meyer, Oshkosh; Ruth Sprenz, Milwaukee; Mrs. Ray Mihm, Green Bay; and Johnnie Meyer.
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: The nine officers and directors of WSBA are shown. Seated in the front row are, (left to right): secretary-treasurer Howard Petran' Milwaukee; Pres. Joe Me...
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Tournament dignitaries shown include (sitting) Howard Petran and Joseph Meyer; and (standing) Charlie Allen, Madison's American Bowling Congress director; ...
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen (center) posing with a bowling ball in his hands before throwing a strike while throwing out the first ball. On the left is Pat Lynaug...
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Grand Opening of Burr Oaks Bowl

Date: 12 10 1960
Description: Present for the grand opening of Burr Oaks Bowl are, standing, left to right: John Iverson, Connie Schwoegler, and Mayor Ivan Nestingen. At the right are f...
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Badger Bowl Grand Opening

Date: 03 12 1961
Description: Group portrait of seven people at Stoughton's Badger Bowl bowling alley grand opening. At center wearing a bowling shirt is Harry Smith, 1960 national All-...

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