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Wisconsin Freshman Football Game

Date: 11 19 1956
Description: Eddie Hart of Kenosha scoring a touchdown during the University of Wisconsin freshman football game. Trying for the tackle is Jim Heindke (61) of Wisconsin...
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Anna Fiebelkorn Playing Carrom

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Description: Anna Fiebelkorn sits at a table playing carrom with her husband William. One of her sisters is watching while sitting in a rocking chair on the left.
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The Twins 35th Birthday

Date: 03 31 1934
Description: Indoor flash-light portrait of Jennie Krueger Bruetzman and Edgar Krueger playing checkers at the table on their 35th birthday. A telephone is mounted on t...
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Playing Checkers and the Accordion

Date: 03 31 1934
Description: Indoor flashlight portrait of Ernst Bruetzman, Edgar Krueger, Jennie Krueger Bruetzman, and Raymond Fehrmann sitting at the table. Ernst is playing the acc...
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Schoolboys with a Ball

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of nine boys crouched around a ball on a grass lawn in front of a large brick building.
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Game of Marbles

Date: 03 25 1961
Description: Frank Genna has a knuckles-down marbles or mibs game with friends in his yard.
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East Side Businessmen's Association Festival at Voit Field

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: It is Children's Day at the East Side Businessman's Festival at Voit Field. About 10,500 people attended the festival on its first day. A youngster stands...
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Student Creates Game Machine

Date: 02 03 1964
Description: Wisconsin high school student Jeffrey Mattox is shown playing a game of tic-tac-toe against the machine he constructed. A screen shows the squares, and a m...
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The Moccasin Game

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Description: Several Indian men kneel on a rug to play the moccasin game. One man is holding a drum and wearing a headdress (also called a war bonnet).
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Tether Ball at Cherokee Heights Playground

Date: 08 05 1965
Description: Kathy Kurtz, a playground leader at Cherokee Heights playground, playing tether ball with youngsters at her playground.
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Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards

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Description: View from street towards Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards business on Monona Avenue, which was next to the Madison Theater.
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The Cat's Cradle

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Description: Father and daughter playing Cat's Cradle at the Memorial Union on Lake Mendota.
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Tom Every with Wheel of Fortune

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Description: Tom Every (Doc Evermor) at his house in the Highlands. He is standing and holding one of the nickel plated pins on a wall-mounted Big Six Wheel or Wheel of...
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Tom Every with Roulette Table

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Description: Tom Every (Doc Evermor) at his house in the Highlands. He is standing next to a roulette table. Behind him are french doors, and on the wall behind him are...
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Tom Every with Arcade Claw Crane Game

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Description: Tom Every (Doc Evermor) at his house in the Highlands. He is standing next to a large arcade claw crane game. The room housing has a checkered patterned fl...
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The Ouija Board

Date: 04 2014
Description: View of a Ouija board lying on an ornately detailed rug.
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Lacrosse Team

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a Native American lacrosse team posing holding their sticks before a match. A man holding a drum is standing on the far left. Two...
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Sid Playing Horseshoes

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Description: Sid playing horseshoes with a cigar in his mouth.
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Boy Playing Marbles

Date: 1940
Description: A boy is crouching on the ground playing a game of marbles outdoors in the dirt. In the background is a building with an open doorway.
Historical Object

"The Great Society: Fun and Games Book"

Date: 1965
Description: Cover of a booklet of fun and games for Lyndon B. Johnson, by Jack Hanrahan and Phil Hahn, and subtitled "How to Cope with that Vague, Uneasy Feeling that ...

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