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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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Parents of Lena High School Basketball Team

Date: 03 15 1945
Description: Parent of four of the players of the Lena High School basketball team seated in the stands during the annual state basketball tournament. Front row left t...
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Buggy Race with Fred Pabst

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Description: Two men are racing small horse-drawn buggies on a dirt track at an exhibition at the Pabst Farms. The man on the left is identified as Fred Pabst, Milwauke...
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State Fair Automobile Race

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Description: Men and women are lined up in their parked cars to watch the State Fair automobile race.
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Fans and cheerleaders from Kimberly at the state high school basketball tournament. Cheerleaders in front, left to right, are Laverne Kamps, Joanne Lamers,...
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Curling Match

Date: 1950
Description: Two women compete in a curling match. Several spectators are visible in the background.
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University of Iowa's Scottish Hilanders

Date: 11 13 1949
Description: The University of Iowa's Scottish Hilanders marching band wearing kilts and bear fur hats while standing on the sidelines at Camp Randal Stadium.
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Sporting Event Spectators

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Description: A group of spectators including men, women, and children standing at a railing watching some type of sporting event in a field where a large crowd is gathe...
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Crowd on Bleachers

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Description: Crowd of men and women on grandstand bleachers watching a sporting event.
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Crowd Sitting on Bleachers

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Description: A crowd of mostly men sitting on bleachers in front of a brick building, all watching some type of sporting event. One man is walking in front of the bleac...
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Crowd at Sporting Event

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Description: View from track towards a crowd of men, women, and children in front of and behind a fence at a sporting event. On the left, a man who is possibly a police...
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Four Women among Crowd

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Description: View over fence of four women wearing hats and coats sitting among a crowd of spectators.
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Race Car

Date: 1930
Description: A race car driver and passenger sit in their racer, No. 16, in front of a grandstand. Both wear goggles; the passenger wears a leather helmet. The spectato...
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Horse Racing at "The Finish"

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Description: Harnessed horses race past the judge's stand while spectators watch from the sidelines at The Finish, a dirt racetrack.
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Playing Shuffleboard at Lake Chautaugna

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Description: Several people play shuffleboard on an outdoor court at Lake Chautaugna. Spectators sit on benches and stand around the court to watch the games.
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Playing Golf at Lake Chautauqua

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Description: A golfer walks across a course at Lake Chautauqua while a group of spectators looks on. A building, possibly the clubhouse, and a flag stand in the backgr...
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Crowd Entering Bull Fighting Ring

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Description: A crowd of men and women in formal attire stands in front of a bullfight stadium. The building features an arched entryway, a balcony, advertisements on th...
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Grandstand Crowd

Date: 1935
Description: Crowd of men, women, and children standing in front of, or sitting in, the grandstand watching a baseball game at the Iron County Fair.
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Children's Class of the Milwaukee Turners

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Description: Children’s class of the Milwaukee Turners, gathered outside in a park. George Brosius appears on the platform and several people are wearing band uniforms....
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Tailgater

Date: 09 1982
Description: "A tailgater runs amok in the parking lot at Milwaukee County Stadium."

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