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Roller Skating

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Children roller skating on the Olbrich playground tennis court as part of city Recreation Department summer activities.
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Roller Skating Rink in Madison

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Boys and girls roller skating on the Olbrich playground tennis courts on a summer evening. Music is furnished by a jukebox.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured are Mrs. H.A. (Winifred) Balsley, vice-president (left), and Mrs. Alan (Jessie) Nels...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Junior members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Ann Zander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold S. Zander; Judy Hicks,...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park watching I.E. Karsten demonstrating his figure skating technique. Pictured left to right: Richard ...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two young charter members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nelson, and...
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Patsy Gibson

Date: 01 06 1949
Description: Portrait of Patsy Gibson, wearing a Wisconsin Felton Sporting Goods shirt, poised to begin an ice speed skating race. Patsy, age 14, daughter of Mr. & Mrs....
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Members of Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Skating to a waltz at the Madison Figure Skating Club's new indoor skating arena at Truax Field, are Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Dugan, 1323 Chandler Avenue, memb...
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Edgewater Hotel Skating Rink

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: View from hill of the Edgewater Hotel skating rink on Lake Mendota. The rink has been lined with evergreen trees and some men are playing hockey.
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Teen-Agers Skating

Date: 01 26 1949
Description: Winter scene with Dick Roberts and Mary Lita Jensen, West High School students (Madison, Wisconsin), ice skating.
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University of Wisconsin Winter Carnival Ice Show

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: Four University of Wisconsin students wearing figure skating costumes are shown posing in front of Lake Mendota where they performed a show on Memorial Uni...
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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Ice Skating Champions

Date: 01 29 1950
Description: Group portrait of the title winners in the all-city skating championships at Vilas Park. Shown on the ice are, from left to right: (front row) John Glidde...
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1951 Madison Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 28 1951
Description: Group portrait of the boys' and girls' 1951 Madison speed skating champions in the midget, cub, junior, intermediate, and senior divisions.
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: "The Four Horsemen," a quartet of little boys, are learning to ice skate at the Madison Skating Club at Truax Field. Left to right: Jimmy Bakken, Phip Rie...
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Johnny Beck, age 2, stands firmly and solemnly on his tiny double-runner skates as he watches the older Madison Skating Club skaters at Truax skating rink.
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Winners of Divisional Titles in Madison Speed Skating Meet

Date: 02 17 1952
Description: Six new records were established in the Madison speed skating finals. Pictured left to right are skaters who led their divisions in the annual city champio...
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Madison Cardinals Hockey Team Open Season

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Group [ortrait of the Madison Cardinal Hockey Team with their manager and coach. The team, part of the Fox Valley Hockey League, plays its home game at the...
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Divisional Skating Champions Crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Divisional Skating Champions crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet at Vilas Park.
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Pat Gibson Wins National Outdoor Speed Skating Championship

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Pat Gibson, a University of Wisconsin student, wins the National Senior Women's Speed Skating Title for the second successive year.

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