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| Date: | 11 26 1953 |
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| Description: | Throwing snowballs are Mike Gubner and Mike Weaver. Standing in back are Jim Shaler, Bobby Weaver, Richard Malken, Jerry Bassell, and Donald Artley. |
| Date: | 07 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Tommy Eithum (of 754 W. Washington Avenue) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park. |
| Date: | 07 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Mary Jane Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park. |
| Date: | 07 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Frank Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) and Larry Bergman (of 744 Gwinnett Court) sharing a swing at Brittingham Park. |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Pink, Steven Lee and Stuart Lee (left to right), all from Darlington, enjoy the crowded swimming pool. They are wearing masks and flippers. |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Sharon Miller of Cuba City zooming down a slide under shady trees at Badger Park. |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Norman Schandt, a member of the Shullsburg team, batting against the Potosi team in a baseball game at Badger Park. A crowd of spectators outside the fence... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Journal carriers Lloyd Briggs and Harold Joyce attacking a volley ball at Blue Mounds State Park. The partially obscured boy is unid... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Nineteen Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys at the Blue Mounds State Park swimming pool. Some are shown diving off a platform named for the previo... |
| Date: | 05 15 1957 |
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| Description: | Children frolicking in rain water which collected in the Milwaukee Railroad underpass on North Park Street during Tuesday afternoon's heavy downpour. There... |
| Date: | 06 04 1957 |
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| Description: | After lunch, a "wrestling match" breaks out between Tom Brew and another scout while Gene Maddrell and Greg Bruhn shout encouragement. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Playground director, Phil Gottschalk, dressed as a cowboy, showing off his guns to young costumed onlookers at the recent Truax Field playground party. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Mike McKenna, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKenna, came to the party as Robin Hood. Prizes were awarded for the best costumes. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Santa Claus and some gypsies put in an appearance at the Truax Field Playground Costume Party. Santa was John Terry. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Mickey Toseff, 10, gives his brother Jeff, 3, a piggy-back ride at the Truax Field Playground Costume Party. |
| Date: | 01 17 1958 |
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| Description: | A group of five happy children going down the hill on a wooden toboggan at Olbrich Park. The hill is a man-made slide, edged with small pine trees. |
| Date: | 01 17 1958 |
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| Description: | A girl is beaming in anticipation while sitting at the front of a wooden toboggan at the top of a steep slide at Olbrich Park. Another child is behind her,... |
| Date: | 01 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Children dressed in heavy winter clothing, on a wooden toboggan at the bottom of a steep slide erected at Olbrich Park. |
| Date: | 01 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Children going downhill on a toboggan at Olbrich Park don't seem to mind if scarves are flying as they squeal, scream and shout. The toboggan is made of wo... |
| Date: | 03 25 1958 |
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| Description: | Children enjoy riding bikes at the U.W. Eagle Heights apartments. Barbara Bessae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bessae, is shown giving a ride to Tommy Bi... |
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