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Pussy Wants a Corner

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Depicts eight young men and women playing an outdoor game of pussy wants a corner.
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Cribbage Game at Fire Station

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Description: Fireman playing cribbage in a quiet moment at the Dayton and Randall Streets Fire Station Number 4 with spittoon in the foreground.
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Milwaukee Road Booth at U.S.O. Carnival

Date: 11 07 1944
Description: Booth at the U.S.O. Carnival sponsered by the Milwaukee Road Employees Service Club, featuring games of chance and a model train set-up.
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Dane County Tug of War Champions

Date: 08 20
Description: Dane County tug of war champion team, dressed in overalls, with ropes used in competition. The team went to the 1934 Chicago World's Fair.
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Madison Horseshoe Team

Date: 08 15 1931
Description: Five members of the Madison Horseshoe team, at the horseshoe pit, in a neighborhood setting. Ed Tierney, Seymour J. Johnson, Julian Johnson, L. Messerschmi...
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Horseshoe Pitching Champion, Seymour J. Johnson

Date: 08 15 1931
Description: Outdoor portrait of Seymour J. Johnson, Madison Horseshoe champion, holding a horseshoe at the horseshoe pit.
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Bechtel Family in Yard with Croquet Mallets

Date: 1879
Description: Bechtel family posed sitting in yard with croquet mallets and balls in front. Brick house with third story fan window and frame addition in back with slan...
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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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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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Marquette School Family Fun Night

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Billy Lorenz and a friend's dad, Howard Wagner, participating in the relay race during Marquette school's family fun night.
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Madison Shuffleboard Tournament

Date: 12 22 1949
Description: Twelve shuffleboard players (six men shown here), who took part in the tournament at the Breese Stevens Ball Park Tavern, 1 North Patterson Street.
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Madison Summer Playground Program

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Glenn "Pat" Holmes (left) and Frank Blau, directors of the Madison summer playground program, are shown checking equipment out to the 30 playgrounds which ...
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Madison Summer Playground Activities

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A group of kids play a paper game "Air Defense" with two playground directors at a table in Vilas Park. Sitting around the table, from left, are: Nancy Bri...
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Wisconsin Hoofers Winter Carnival

Date: 01 31 1951
Description: An unidentified University of Wisconsin student looks on as fellow student, Jim Healy of Milwaukee (right), practices for the barrel stave races. The race ...
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Tug-o-War

Date: 1965
Description: A group of men play tug-o-war on a lawn near the side of a street. Two buildings are in the background.
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Chess Game

Date: 1910
Description: William Middleton, left, plays chess against an unidentified opponent. Williams' son, Forest, with chin in hands, watches with an unidentified man and wom...
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Game of Pool

Date: 1911
Description: Forest Middleton, left, prepares a pool shot while his opponent looks on. They are playing on a portable pool table in Forest's room. Photographs, cigar ad...
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Kermit Bliss

Date: 04 06 1954
Description: Portrait of Kermit "Kert" Bliss. He became director of the Madison Community Center after serving as acting director since August 1952. The Center's progr...

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