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Cliff House Croquet Court

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Description: Devil's Lake vicinity. View of the Cliff House courtyard and croquet court. Three men and one woman are playing croquet. Two women are on the second floor ...
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Loyd G. Harris Family

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Description: Portrait of Loyd G. Harris and family holding pool cues.
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Soggy but Fun

Date: 08 03 1981
Description: Despite rain and fog, people turned out to enjoy a street festival sponsored by the Guadalupe Center at 239 W. Washington Street in Milwaukee. There were e...
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Adults Playing Bingo

Date: 1948
Description: Young boy watching adults playing bingo.
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WHA Radio Studio Program

Date: 04 27 1946
Description: Wisconsin School of the Air program, featuring Fanny Steve at the piano leading a group of children in a rhythm game. Her popular show, "Rhythm and Games" ...
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Fanny (Mrs. William) Steve with Children

Date: 03 28 1947
Description: Fanny (Mrs. William) Steve, at the piano, and children playing instruments in WHA radio studio. Mrs. Steve was part of the program staff of the School of t...
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Men Working a Game Booth

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Men from the armed forces working a game booth at a Civilian Defense Rally. Their hats are embroidered with the text "Greendale Wisconsin."
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Dogpatcher Booth

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: The Dogpathers booth, surrounded by a crowd of children. Text on the banners and other signs read: "Kickapoo Juice Penny Pitch" "Greendale Dogpathers Cause...
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Booths at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Elevated view of people crowding around booths at a Civilian Defense Rally, "Poker Dart, Holy Name Society," "Meat mart, American Legion," "[obscured]Jap! ...
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Cub Scouts Throw Balls at Japanese Caricature

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Cub Scouts throw baseballs at a large caricature of a Japanese soldier during a Civilian Defense Rally. A man is sitting in a dunk tank on the left in a bo...
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Man Selling Tickets

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man wearing eyeglasses and sitting at a booth sells tickets related to a Civilian Defense Rally. Children and adults are at booths in the background, inc...
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Super Bowl Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Super Bowl, a bowling alley in Appleton, Wisconsin, with five captioned illustrations along the left-hand side of the page promoting the soci...
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Children at Waushara Labor Camp

Date: 1967
Description: A group of children of migrant worker families playing a ball game in a circle with an adult who has his back to the camera at a Waushara County Labor Camp...
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Turtle Game

Date: 06 1994
Description: "Players coax on turtles at the 'Turtle Game' at Firemen's Park."
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Neighborhood House Album: Children Playing Circle Game

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-colored image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a group of children and two women playing a circle game outdoors.
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Children Playing Games at Neighborhood House

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Description: Children seated at tables playing board games and working on a jigsaw puzzle, with three women assisting.
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Neighborhood Circus For Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 06 30 1959
Description: A neighborhood circus at 567 Park Lane, the Robert Munger residence, benefited "Roundy's Fun Fund." Left to right in first row: Cheryl Eickner, Douglas Bo...

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