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Female Bowler

Date: 04 15 1934
Description: Verona Langedyk holding a bowling ball at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys. Langedyk was a record setter at the Women's City Bowling Tournament.
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Two Women Bowlers

Date: 02 04 1934
Description: Ella Burmeister and Avis Kidd, holding bowling balls at the Madison Alleys, 112 N Fairchild Street, winners of the women's Wisconsin state doubles bowling ...
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Charles J. Allen

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Charles J. Allen, president of the Madison Bowling Association. Mr. Allen was a barber by trade and a co-partner in a radio and appliance store...
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Bowler Stan Thaden

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: Portrait of Stan Thaden, who was participating in an American Bowling Congress tournament in Detroit. He recently rolled the first 700 game of his career.
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Ed Hickey

Date: 10 19 1948
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ed Hickey, who bowled Madison's second national honor count of the season with games of 260, 213, and 233. Mr. Hickey, who b...
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Madison Man with Bowling Ball

Date: 11 19 1948
Description: Unidentified Madison bowler holding his bowling ball.
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Roundy Couglhin and Connie Schwoegler

Date: 12 23 1948
Description: Joseph L. "Roundy" Couglin, with his arm around the shoulders of Connie Schwoegler, who is holding a bowling ball.
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Bowler, Sally Mueller

Date: 12 30 1948
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Sally Mueller, bowler and Doubles Titlist, (with Freda Rusch), in Madison Women's Bowling Association.
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Bowler, Freda Rusch

Date: 12 30 1948
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Freda Rusch, bowler, and Doubles Titlist, (with Sally Mueller), in Madison Women's Bowling Association.
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Bowling Doubles Champions

Date: 02 11 1949
Description: Group portrait of Jerry Grosse and Clarence Chivers, Madison's 1949 doubles champions, winners in the 44th annual men's city bowling tourament. The men are...
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Bowler Marcy Doubrawa Kleinsteiber

Date: 02 15 1949
Description: Portrait of bowler Marcy Doubrawa Kleinsteiber, who rolled a score of 600 at Schwoeglers' Lanes in a state tournament.
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Two Madison Bowlers

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Madison bowlers Gene Cawley and Harold Estervig stand against a wall for a portrait.
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Madison Bowler Frank Trostle

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Frank "Chief" Trostle, who bowled a Madison record 727 series at the Arcade Recreation alleys. He was a service station operator on East Washington Avenue.
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Madison Bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr.

Date: 04 18 1950
Description: Portrait of Madison bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr. of 906 Vilas Avenue.
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King Pin Peeking through the Curtains

Date: 04 24 1948
Description: A man with a "King Pin" bowling pin crown on his head peers through curtains at the Lithographers Intercity Bowling Dinner Dance.
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Carl Minch, One of Madison's Oldest Active Bowlers

Date: 02 25 1952
Description: Portrait of Carl Minch, Belleville, who at 82 years of age is one of Madison's oldest active bowlers, pictured here at the Playdium Alleys in Madison. Minc...
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Madison Womens' City Bowling Champions

Date: 03 03 1952
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Griffiths, a school teacher at Waunakee, who rolled a 608 series in the double competition of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association t...
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Madison Women's Bowling Champions

Date: 03 09 1952
Description: Portrait of Kelly Butterworth, a grade school teacher and athletic coach at Fall River, who rolled a 608 series in the double competition of the Madison Wo...
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Madison Women's Bowling Champions

Date: 03 03 1952
Description: Portrait of "Corky" Kubicek, winner of the singles crown with a 610 series in the Madison Woman's Bowling Association competition.
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Ross Baltzell, Championship Bowler

Date: 03 04 1952
Description: Portrait of Ross Baltzell of Mt. Horeb who bowled a 679 game in the Bowl-A-Vard Major League, and a 618 game in the Plaza Major League tournaments.

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