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Judo Throw

Date: 04 19 1967
Description: Woman judo student taking down a male opponent in practice for judo tournament.
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Baking Contest

Date: 08 15 1963
Description: Two women examine a prizing winning chiffon cake.
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Fish Bait

Date: 08 02 1963
Description: Contestant baits her hook in Washington Park at the annual Milwaukee county park commission's fishing rodeo.
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Milwaukee Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 17 1963
Description: Elevated view of Grand Champion soap box coaster crossing the finish line.
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"Petticoat Derby" Protest

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Press release photograph of a woman holding a picket sign reading "unfairly difficult driving problem" in mock protest of the difficulty of events involved...
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Livestock Judging at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1960
Description: An audience watches and judges stand by as cattle are lined up to be judged in a pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Alice and the Winner

Date: 1960
Description: Alice in Dairyland 1960, Joan Engh, poses with a winner at a regional Junior Livestock Exposition. Joan went on to become Miss Wisconsin in 1962, and she w...
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Growin' a Beard

Date: 08 21 1964
Description: Mrs. Harold Olson examines the beards of Leon Dunbar, Louis Christianson, Dick Toycen and Perley Entzminger. They are standing on the 500 block of Main Str...
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Long-Jump at Snowmobile Derby

Date: 01 1969
Description: A snowmobile rider long-jumps at the Eagle River Snowmobile Derby. According to the notes in the photograph album, this was the "world record long jump." T...
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Milwaukee Card-Playing Tournament

Date: 1965
Description: Two men, competitors in a state card-playing (skat) tournament.
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Rural Arts and Crafts Show

Date: 01 04 1960
Description: Mrs. Wilbur Schoephorster shows her oil painting, "Hunter's Cabin," which was awarded one of 38 top state honors in last year's Rural Arts and Crafts Show....
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Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 31 1960
Description: Group portrait of Madison's 1960 speed skating champions. Left to right, first row: David Singer, Freddy Davie, Jamie Thomas, Martha Lu Ferris, Jane Bush, ...
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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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Madison Invitational High School Curling Bonspiel

Date: 02 20 1960
Description: The Mike Juneau Rink, of Wausau won the Madison Invitational High School Curling Bonspiel. Left to right are: Jim Manitzki, lead; Lowell Baumgardt, second;...
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Madison Invitational High School Curling Bonspiel

Date: 01 20 1960
Description: Portrait of three members of the John Curtis Rink from Madison West High School, winners of the third event in the Madison Invitational Prep Curling Bonspi...
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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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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Randy Olson holds his fourth-prize winning landscape painting at the Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest for eighth graders. Admiring the painting are three...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Contest judge Mrs. Daisy Breyer (left) and Central High school art teacher Mrs. Merrie Wisiol (right) admire the painting of Beverly Fries, a fifth-place w...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Sandy Rasmussen discusses her first-prize winning painting in the Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest for eighth graders with Ruth Allcott, art director of ...

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