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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Pictured are three members of the bowling group of the Junior Division of the University League at the Wisconsin Union alleys. From left to right are: Mrs...
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Cross Plains Bowlers

Date: 01 05 1950
Description: Mother and son bowling match. L to R back row: Mamie Zander; F. "Babe" Faust; Vi Brumm; Bernie Esser; Millie Adler. L to R front row: Neal "Peewee" Zander;...
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Young Adult Club Bowling League

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Mayor George Foster throws out the first ball at the start of the Young Adult Club (YAC) League at the Lark Lanes.
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Woman's Bowling League Bowlers

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Group portrait of ten bowlers from the Lucky Strikers and the Fearless Five teams in the Industrial Commission Girls loop of the woman's bowling league at ...
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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: 10 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Pictured are Hildegarde Baer, Ruth Ansfield, Luc...
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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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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. Pictured are Marie Schaefer, Millie Vick, Ramona...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 10 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress-up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Included are Bea Hein, Lorene Kerie, Kelly Butte...
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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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Birthday Bowling Party

Date: 12 11 1954
Description: Larry Elliott (left), Jim Anderson, Donald Carpenter, Bob Nielsen, and Richard Hoebel watch as Bill Hoebel tries his luck bowling with a boy-size bowling b...
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East Side Business Men's Association Bowling Banquet

Date: 05 10 1956
Description: Captains of teams that won first and second half titles in the association's two ten-pin leagues stage a tug of war for one of the red jersey caps that are...
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Knights of Columbus League Bowlers

Date: 01 20 1958
Description: A group of the older bowlers of the Knights of Columbus league at the Dream Lanes on Cottage Grove Road on Madison's east side. Seated, from left, are: Pet...
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Bowling League Champions

Date: 04 02 1958
Description: Bowling champions congratulate Vic Koss on a 300 game rolled at the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes Major Bowling League. It was his come-back after suffering a heart at...
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Brunswick Bowling School

Date: 01 21 1959
Description: Joe Wilman (right), of the Brunswick Advisory Staff of Bowling Champions, diagrams a point during the school for bowling alley proprietors and managers as ...
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School of Bowling Class

Date: 01 23 1960
Description: Madison bowler Doris Hanson instructs a group of youths 9-15 years of age during the first class of the "School of Bowling" held at the Bowl-A-Vard.
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Schwoegler's Lanes Three-Man Summer Bowling League

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Schwoegler's Lanes summer Three-Man loop bowling league has eight teams that bowl a six-week schedule. Mel and Bill Schwoegler, father and son, co-manage S...
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Madison Bowling Season Begins

Date: 09 06 1960
Description: The 1960-1961 Madison bowling season begins at leagues around Madison. Members of the Greg's Five bowling team shown are (seated), Gary Adler and (standing...
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Helen Sundby Joins the 600 Club

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: Helen Sundby bowls a 602 series (184, 208, 200) in the Ladies Classic League at Schwoeglers' Lanes to join the Madison 600 Club.

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