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Playing Croquet

Date: 1873
Description: Six people playing croquet in front of picket fence; frame house with shutters and latticework on porch in background.
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Saint Julien Billiard Rooms

Date: 1872
Description: Exterior elevated view of the Saint Julien Billiard Rooms on Main Street on the Fourth of July.
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Hatleberg Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1871
Description: The Hatleberg family playing croquet in front of their stone upright and wing house, two miles east of DeForest near the present day intersection of Muelle...
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Menominee Men Playing Games

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Description: Menominee men playing the moccasin or bullet game.
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Masonic Temple Club Rooms

Date: 08 29 1954
Description: Club room, with billiard tables, at the Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Class Reunion Group on Lake Shore

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Description: Outdoor seated group near lake shore playing cards at Walter Dahl's class reunion.
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Ohio Chemical Bingo Party

Date: 11 18 1950
Description: A large group of Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company employees sitting at tables playing bingo at East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Ohio Chemical Bingo Party

Date: 11 18 1950
Description: A large group of Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company employees sitting at tables playing bingo at East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue, a...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Group portrait of officers of the employee club sitting around game tables in the Pioneer Room at the Wisconsin Telephone Company, 122 West Main Street.
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Pinata Breaking

Date: 05 30 1971
Description: Children attempt to break a pinata at a Sunday picnic at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
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Adults Playing Bingo

Date: 1948
Description: Young boy watching adults playing bingo.
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People Playing Bridge

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: Man teaching bridge to four women as part of the Madison Board of Education Recreation Program.
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Pitching Horseshoes on July 4th

Date: 07 02 1944
Description: Fourth of July celebration in Westmorland neighborhood with three men pitching horseshoes. Shown here are Elmer Nielson, 4022 Winnemac Avenue, Ray Heibel, ...
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Madison School Children with Game Boards

Date: 03 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of ten children with game boards illustrating activities sponsored by Madison School Community Recreation activities.
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Mary Virginia McCormick Playing Croquet

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Description: Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) playing croquet. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Temperance Rebus

Date: 1885
Description: Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis...
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State Cow Chip Throw

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Description: A man participates in the state cow chip throw. A crowd is gathered behind him.
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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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LOFT's New Year's Eve Party

Date: 12 31 1946
Description: Playing checkers at the LOFT's New Year's party in the Community Center are, (left to right) David Rendall, Joan Scheiwe, watching are Tom Roth, and Gordon...
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Four Women Playing a Game

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Description: Four women sitting on the floor playing a game. Includes the Spaulding twins.

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