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Children on Swing at Sunset Park Playground

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Children play on the heavy duty swing at Sunset Park playground. A summer recreation program at the city's parks is supervised by the city's board of educa...
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A Game of Touchball at the Nakoma School Playground

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Children play a game of touchball at the Nakoma school playground, one of the many activities offered at the city's playgrounds by the board of education r...
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Children Playing a Game of Washers at Olbrich Park Playground

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Three boys playing a game of "washers" at the Olbrich park playground, one of the thirty parks included in the summer playground program sponsored by the B...
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East Junior Baseball League Game

Date: 07 12 1950
Description: Skipper Soderstrom of the Gerhardt Pharmacy baseball team beats out a bunt for a hit and makes it to first base during a game between his team and the Bord...
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Longfelllow Playground Carpentry Project

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Pictured left to right are Jerry Licari, Henry Cuccia, and Tommy McCarthy, who are building a birdhouse at the Longfellow playground. At far right is Henr...
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Baseball Game at the Franklin School Playground

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Boys play baseball at the Franklin School playground. The activity is part of the summer program sponsored by the board of education recreational division ...
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Penn Park Sand Castles

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Six children are shown playing and building sand castles in a sand box at Penn Park. Left to right, they are Dulcie Snell, Tommy Smith, Joe Valenza, Tony ...
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Madison Summer Playground Activities

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A group of kids play a paper game "Air Defense" with two playground directors at a table in Vilas Park. Sitting around the table, from left, are: Nancy Bri...
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Madison Summer Playground Activities

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: Mrs. Irene M. Borman, playground director at the Milton-Charter park for twelve years, sitting at a sand box with youngsters Joane Bruno, Kay Kerwin, and T...
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Nakoma Kindergarten Children

Date: 10 30 1950
Description: Nakoma School kindergarten children standing on the playground while playing cowboys and Indians. Three boys are wearing Indian headdresses.
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U.W. Houses Nursery and Play School

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn...
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Gus the Snowman and Friends

Date: 01 09 1952
Description: Winter scene with Gus the Snowman, a creation of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Myrland, in the front yard of their home at 507 Sheldon Street. The Mrylands built the s...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Jean Christenson and Craig Olafsson playing on a swing at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hills schools and parks...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Gilbert Peterson sits in a tree at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hill schools and parks.
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Billy Beuscher, right, pulling Charles Schlatter in a wagon at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hills parks and sc...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Left to right: Cathy Vau Dell, Carol Stokes, and John Davis playing in a sand box at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorew...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Left to right: Bruce Orchard, Terry Ann Reimann, and Terrance Vau Dell have snacks at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shor...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Dick Miyagawa, recreation director and supervisor of the summer Shorewood Hills Play School, gives pointers on playing a ukelele to Lucina Meloy, left, and...
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Shorewood Hills Play School

Date: 06 24 1952
Description: Constance Raznikow playing on a teeter totter at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hills parks and schools.
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Girl Scout Week

Date: 10 20 1952
Description: Celebrating Girl Scout week are members of the Brownies troop at Marquette school, Karen Hoffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hoffer, 1540 Morrison Stre...

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