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Hank Aaron at Bat

Date: 04 01 1955
Description: Henry "Hank" Aaron at bat during a Milwaukee Braves pre-season game.
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McMahon Signs Autographs

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Chicago White Sox pitcher, Don McMahon, signs autographs for fans before a game.
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Aaron Swinging Bat

Date: 1962
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Henry Aaron swings his bat during a baseball game.
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Sliding Into Home Plate

Date: 09 22 1956
Description: A baseball player sliding into home plate as the umpire is looking on.
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Lew Burdette Leaves the Game

Date: 10 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Lew Burdette, walks to the dugout after being removed from a game at Milwaukee County Stadium as fans and teammates look on.
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Joe Adcock Swinging a Bat

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock swinging a bat, possibly in spring training 1958. Known for his power, Adcock had an off year in 1958, hitting 1...
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Homecoming Football Game

Date: 11 06 1948
Description: Players on the Wisconsin bench during the Wisconsin-Northwestern homecoming football game.
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Baseball Scene

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Description: Runner reaching first base with coach signaling for him to stop. Defensive players and the umpire look on. A portion of the crowd in the stands is visible ...
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Race At The Cornell University Running Track

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Description: Young men in track uniforms compete in a race around a track at Cornell University. Judges and spectators stand on the grass near the track while addition...
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Packer Taking a Hit

Date: 08 22 1987
Description: A Green Bay Packer (most likely) Von Mansfield (#44) takes a hit during a preseason game against the Washington Redskins that was played at Camp Randall St...
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Brett Favre at Training Camp

Date: 1998
Description: Brett Favre wearing a red jersey at Green Bay Packers training camp with other players and coaches.
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Brett Favre at Training Camp

Date: 1998
Description: Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (#4) speaking to fullback Tamon Nakamura (#20) before a play at training camp.
Magazine or Periodical

Bicycle Race

Date: 09 1886
Description: Engraved image of a drawing by Henry Sandham showing six bicycle racers on a track with a large crowd of spectators in the stands and along the side of the...
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Ski Jumper

Date: 1986
Description: A skier, wearing #34, soars off of a jump with onlookers behind a fence below.
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Ski Jumping

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Description: View looking downhill towards a ski jumper in mid-air, with spectators watching from both sides of the landing area below.
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W Club Day

Date: 09 26 1959
Description: Two of Wisconsin's athletic greats watch Saturday's football game together. Chris Steinmetz, left, is the "Father of Wisconsin Basketball," and Pat O'Dea w...
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Newspaper Carriers Visit Milwaukee and See Braves-Cardinals Game

Date: 07 02 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers attend a Milwaukee Braves versus St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. Carrier Bill Jess (left) gets the autograph ...
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Bicycle Racers

Date: 1897
Description: View from infield of two bicycle racers at the starting line of the quarter-mile cement bicycle track maintained by the Racine Athletic Association. Two me...
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Bike Race Start

Date: 1938
Description: View from left front of male bicycle racers at the start of a race. Some of the men wear hats, and two wear helmets. On the far right a man smoking a cigar...
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Bike Race Competitors

Date: 1938
Description: Two bike race competitors pose with their bicycles in a field as an admiring crowd stands behind them. One man wears a "stars and stripes" shirt and a bere...

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