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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.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustrative art of dominoes falling in an "S" curve.
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"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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Games at Taliesin

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Description: A group of people playing a game at Taliesin. Some of them are kneeling on the ground.
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Wisconsin Lutheran Student Foundation Open House

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Beverly Thomas, Madison, throwing a dart as Dick Gohdes, Wausau, and others, look on. A series of carnival-like booths familiarized new students with relig...
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The Sayner Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of a tennis and a shuffleboard court, with Plum Lake in the background. Four men are playing doubles tennis, while other men are playing shuf...
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"Jacks" Tournament at University of Wisconsin Sorority

Date: 03 27 1954
Description: A large group of University of Wisconsin students playing jacks, while sitting on the floor during a tournament at the Alpha Phi House. One female student...
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"Jacks" Tournament at University of Wisconsin Sorority

Date: 03 27 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin student, Dave Hubbard, from Rockford, Illinois, is playing jacks while kneeling on the floor. He is competing in a tournament at th...
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"Jacks" Tournament at University of Wisconsin Sorority

Date: 03 27 1954
Description: Sue Fehland from Wausau and Mary Heiser from Freeport, Illinois, are watching Ken Hauser from Ridgewood N.J., who is taking a turn at jacks while kneeling ...
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"Jacks" Tournament at University of Wisconsin Sorority

Date: 03 27 1954
Description: Bruce Slagg of Evanston, Illinois, and Jane Forman (Alpha Phi social chairman) posing sitting behind the trophy, which is an oversized jack and a tennis ba...
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Playing Skat

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Description: Reservists quartered in French Buchholz in Berlin.
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Horse Grooming

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Description: Quartered in French Buchholz. Playing skat and horse grooming.
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Wounded Soldiers Playing Games and Relaxing

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Description: The first wounded soldiers in Berlin. Playing games and relaxing at the garrison hospital.
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Wounded Soldiers Playing Games and Relaxing

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Description: The first wounded soldiers in Berlin. Playing games and relaxing at the garrison hospital.
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Another Winner

Date: 12 01 1968
Description: A girl wearing a coat and hat with her arm raised, as if she has just tossed something. In front of her is a clear bowl holding three small balls. Behind h...
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Wisconsin State High School Basketball Tournament Fans

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Middleton cheerleaders celebrate their team's victory over Shorewood at the Wisconsin State High School Basketball Tournament at the U.W. Field House. The ...

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