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Frank Ross Bowls Perfect Score, 300

Date: 11 06 1931
Description: Frank Ross posing in bowling stance after bowling perfect game in the Cosmos league at the Plaza Alleys.
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Madison Elks "Hi-Bill" Club Testimonial Dinner

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: Connie Schwoegler, national individual match-game bowling champion, was honored at a testimonial dinner sponsored by the Madison Elks "Hi-Bill" Club at the...
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Man Holding Slipover Bowling Shoe

Date: 04 10 1945
Description: A man, possibly inventor Leo Kay, holding a slipover bowling shoe, which attaches to a regular street shoe.
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Setting Up Pins

Date: 02 19 1956
Description: Father and daughter Theodore and Janet Weiss setting up bowling pins on Dads Day at Milwaukee-Downer College.
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Officers

Date: 02 14 1954
Description: Walter Wachowitz (left) of Waukesha takes over from A.M. Stenz (right) of Stevens Point as president of the Wisconsin State Bowling Association at the annu...
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Madison Bowling Association Secretaries Annual Fall Meeting

Date: 08 15 1956
Description: More than 113 secretaries of bowling leagues affiliated with the Madison Bowling Association gather at the Eagles Club for their annual fall meeting. Front...
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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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Doris Hanson in All-Star Bowling Tournament

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Portrait of Doris Hanson, one of three Madison entries in the national All-Star bowling tournament in Buffalo, NY.
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Bowl-A-Vard Madison Junior League Champions

Date: 05 06 1961
Description: Burr Oaks Bowl junior bowling team comes in second place in the Madison Junior League bowling league losing to the Bowl-A-Vard team at a roll off at the Bu...
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Professional Bowling Association

Date: 03 09 1965
Description: The Madison Bowling Association (MBA) hosted Wisconsin's first professional bowling tournament at the North Gate Bowl. Shown chatting prior to the event: J...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Jim Sletten (in dark glasses) is holding onto a guide rail with his left hand while holding a bowling ball in hi right hand as he accepts assistance from L...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Two Lions Club members assisting visually impaired bowlers, who gather weekly on Tuesdays at Playdium Alleys located at 112 North Fairchild Street. None of...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 29 1955
Description: Ruby Graf and Della Killerlain posing with a bowling ball. They are two of about fifteen visually impaired participants who gather weekly on Tuesdays at Pl...
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Bowling Team

Date: 1952
Description: Five men holding bowling balls stand behind a sign identifying the 1952 A. B. C. [American Bowling Congress] Tournament. The man standing second from right...

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