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Bowling at Madison Alleys

Date: 04 18 1934
Description: Louis Fiore, Captain of the Phillips "66" team, bowls at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys, 112 N. Fairchild Street.
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Two Women Bowlers

Date: 02 04 1934
Description: Ella Burmeister and Avis Kidd, holding bowling balls at the Madison Alleys, 112 N Fairchild Street, winners of the women's Wisconsin state doubles bowling ...
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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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Woman Bowler

Date: 02 20 1931
Description: Record setting woman bowler, Nora Kay, Janesville, standing next to Brunswick Balke Collender Co. chalk and towel stand at Madison Bowling and Billiard, 11...
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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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Carl Minch, One of Madison's Oldest Active Bowlers

Date: 02 25 1952
Description: Portrait of Carl Minch, Belleville, who at 82 years of age is one of Madison's oldest active bowlers, pictured here at the Playdium Alleys in Madison. Minc...
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Madison Bowling Association Presidents

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Portrait of Lillian Niebuhr, left, president of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association, and Frank Gottsacker, right, president of the Madison Bowling Asso...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling league staged its first annual dress up bowling session at the Plaza Alleys. Bowler Mae Schaefer dresses as a Halloween witch ...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Ad Colvin dresses as a mophead.
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UAW Bowling Team Captains

Date: 1946
Description: Nat Ferral and Vernon Brady, CIO bowling team captains, pose for a picture sitting on a bench at a bowling alley. Ferrel was captain of the all African Ame...
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Women Bowling High Scorers

Date: 12 02 1954
Description: Portrait of league high scorers, Marie Geisler and Val Schwoegler. They bowled in the West Side Business Men's Association Auxiliary League at Schwoeglers ...
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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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Ernie Kalar Bowls a Perfect Game

Date: 03 01 1960
Description: Ernie Kalar is shown with his proud 7-year-old daughter, Susan, after bowling a perfect 300 game at Schwoeglers' Lanes in an AFL Major League competition.
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Bertha Eichelberger Bowls in Five Leagues

Date: 01 30 1987
Description: A woman smiles for the camera as she poses with her bowling ball. The caption reads, "Bertha Eichelberger bowls in five leagues every week." She is wearing...
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Bowlers Thada and Maureen Richman

Date: 01 09 1961
Description: Portrait of fourteen year old Maureen, left, and Thada Richman, mother and daughter bowlers in the Unemployment Compensation League. Maureen is described a...

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