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Wisconsin Gymnastics Team Captain

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: John Matheus, captain of the University of Wisconsin gymnastics team, working out on the parallel bars. He captured two firsts and two thirds in a meet wit...
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Recreation at Franklin School

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Merle Manion, 8th grader, completing a 'running flip' at Franklin School.
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Shorewood Hills Summer Children's Recreational Program

Date: 08 05 1950
Description: Children participate in a tumbling exhibition that was a part of the "open house" of the Shorewood Hills summer children's recreation program.
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Main Floor of the Red Gym

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Description: Elevated interior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Red Gym (Old Red or Armory) main floor. Gymnastic equipment is set up throughout the large, w...
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Perkiomen Seminary Gynasium

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Description: View of the Perkiomen Seminary Gymnasium featuring brick walls, climbing ropes, rings, and gymnastics equipment.
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Kent State College Wells Gymnasium Interior

Date: 1910
Description: American flags hang from the ceiling in the Kent State College Wells Gymnasium. The gym holds a variety of fitness equipment including rings, parallel bars...
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Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium

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Description: The Y.M.C.A. Main Gymnasium features athletic equipment including pummel horses, parallel bars, rings, a basketball hoop, and several balls. The room has ...
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Y.W.C.A. Gymnasium Interior

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Description: View of Y.W.C.A. Gymnasium interior equipped with climbing ropes, pummel horses, springboards, and parallel bars. The room has a balcony with chairs for s...
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Convention Floorshow

Date: 02 1954
Description: Elevated view of entertainment at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Retail Lumberman's Association in Milwaukee.
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Waiting in the Wings

Date: 1960
Description: The Wisconsin veterans homes and hospitals regularly enjoyed entertainment provided the Madison Elks via Ben Bergor's entertainment agency. The performance...
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Madison Turners Centennial

Date: 10 06 1954
Description: Children practice a parallel bar routine for the Madison Turners program for their 1955 Centennial Celebration. Left to right on bars: Judy Hoppmann, Eliza...
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Madison Turners Centennial

Date: 10 10 1954
Description: Gymnastic instructor Edward Strobel spots student Virginia Hollfelder as she practices on the side horse for the Madison Turners 1955 Centennial Celebratio...
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Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club

Date: 02 25 1931
Description: Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club, Milwaukee Gymnastic Association. Five men and eleven women are dressed up in masquerade clothing, and all are wearing head...
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Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 1866
Description: Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners, posing in a studio wearing their gymnastic clothing.
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Men Performing Handstands

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Description: Six men from Milwaukee Turners doing handstands on parallel bars in a gymnasium. A seventh man stands to the right. All are wearing uniforms.
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Group Portrait of Women Gymnasts

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Group portrait of women gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms with middy blouses.
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Group Portrait of Men Gymnasts

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Group portrait of men gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms.
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Appleton Gymnasts

Date: 1892
Description: Adult men, dressed in uniforms, posing in front of a painted backdrop with sporting equipment indoors at the Appleton Turners Festival. Their teacher stand...
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Badger Gymnastics Team Dinner

Date: 03 28 1957
Description: Group portrait of guests at an annual banquet for Wisconsin gymnasts sponsored by the Madison Turners. Front row, left to right: Bob Bowen, co-captain of t...
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West German Gymnasts Team

Date: 02 05 1958
Description: Group portrait of the West German men's and women's gymnastics teams at Turner Hall. They are in Madison to perform at the University of Wisconsin field ho...

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