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Pumping Iron

Date: 06 29 1981
Description: Weightlifter grimaces in a push to raise weights over his head.
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College of Agriculture Gym Class

Date: 1929
Description: Gymnasium class in the Red Gym for students in College of Agriculture short course.
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Proxmire Jogging

Date: 07 11 1967
Description: Senator William Proxmire jogging on the mall in front of the U.S. Capitol. Proxmire was a physical fitness advocate, and he was well known for his daily ru...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Athletic Clubs

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Athletic Clubs - Work and Play Develop the Right Kind of Men." Images on the poster show International Harvester employees on ...
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Packers at Training Camp

Date: 1970
Description: Players jogging on the practice field in shorts and t-shirts. The Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena is visible in the background.
Postcard

Exercise at a Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a large group of school children exercising in the schoolyard. Boys and girls are on separate sides of the yard. All are the students are ...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers raise their arms during an exercise session in a field at Camp Upton, created in 1917.
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The Samoset

Date: 1910
Description: A group of adults, mostly women, walk along the Rockland Breakwater. The Samoset Resort is in the background on the shoreline. Caption reads: "The Samoset ...
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Algerian FLN Training

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members doing push-ups in the desert near boulders.
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FLN Training

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front member doing push-ups among boulders during training in the desert. Around him other FLN members are watching.
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Chili Run

Date: 03 1983
Description: "Runners are poised to take off in the 5 mile Chili Run. There were 197 entrants, some from as far away as Libertyville, IL."
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American Legion Run

Date: 05 1987
Description: "Runners turned the corner at the intersection of McArthur Road & Bancroft Road."
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Long Distance Running

Date: 09 1996
Description: "Lomira's Al Kohli, a long distance runner, practices for an upcoming event."
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Turner Hall First Place Medal Winners At The National Turnfest

Date: 09 16 1959
Description: First place medal winners at the National Turnfest at Louisville, Kentucky, the AAU meet at Milwaukee and the junior regional meets at Chicago and Madison ...
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Edgewood Relays

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: John Huston (left) and Jim Connors, Edgewood high school trackmen, performing stretches. They will compete in the Edgewood Relays in the Camp Randall Memor...
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Private Dormitories on University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 09 20 1964
Description: In one of a series of photographs showing the luxurious features of private dormitories on campus, Harry Himmelstein, Kansas City, Missouri; Barry Stagman,...
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Madison Health Studio

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: John L. "Bud" Fuller, proprietor of Madison Health Studio at 235 West Gilman street. He is sitting in a workout room, where men can be seen behind him on a...
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Madison Health Studio

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: Clients of the Madison Health Studio at 235 West Gilman Street in the exercise area lifting free weights.
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Madison Health Studio

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: John "Bud" Fuller, proprietor of Madison Health Studio at 235 West Gilman Street, exercising the neck of Tom Felhofer, a U.W. baseball player.
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Madison Health Studio

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: Professional wrestler, "Lil" Arthur Thomas, tensing his biceps at the Madison Health Studio at 235 West Gilman Street.

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