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Men on Snowshoes

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest.
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Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.
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Adirondack Baseball Bat Factory

Date: 1965
Description: Interior of Adirondack Bats, Inc. baseball bat plant. These bats, made from New York and Pennsylvania white ash, received their final finish and are ready ...
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Acrobatic Formation

Date: 03 10 1938
Description: Acrobats in formation, on stage with 15 participants holding various pieces of athletic equipment.
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Linden High School Baseball Team

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Linden High School baseball team in uniforms, with ten players and an adult man, with sports equipment.
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Middleton High School Track Squad

Date: 01 13 1931
Description: Group portrait of Middleton High School boy's track squad in uniform, including the coach. There is a pole vault and discus in the foreground.
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Middleton Baseball Team

Date: 09 01 1929
Description: Players of the 1929 Middleton baseball team, champions of the Pure Home Talent league, posing for a group portrait in uniform with bats and other baseball ...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Employee Clubs

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Clubs - Fostered for Good Fellowship; Recreation for Good Health." promoting International Harvester's ideas on the im...
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Leo A. Peterson and William H. Kelly, Felton Sporting Goods

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Leo A. Peterson, 2135 East Mifflin Street, at left, and William H. Kelly, 127 West Wilson Street, right, newly appointed vice-presidents of the Wisconsin-F...
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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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Fisherman Roy "Chubby" Goodlad

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fisherman Roy "Chubby" Goodlad is shown at the open trunk of his car loading in fishing poles, a tackle box, and hip waders in preparation for the opening ...
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Madison Golf Course Manager

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Tony Mierswa, the Maple Bluff Country Club professional, standing in the clubhouse near rows of golf clubs stored against the walls.
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Korean War Opinion Poll

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Journalist John Prindle, right, conducting an on-the-street interview with W.H. Kelly, a sporting goods dealer and Navy veteran, about his opinions on the ...
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Fairway Golf Range

Date: 04 05 1951
Description: Men using the driving range at the Fairway Golf Range, located at 2211 South Park Street across from the Burr Oaks golf course.
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Man Golfing

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing golf attire tees off at a golf course. Two bags of golf clubs lean against wooden benches nearby.
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Madison Basketball Program Championship Team

Date: 02 02 1954
Description: Group portrait of Trig's Bar basketball team. The team won the Wingra League championship in the Madison municipal basketball program. Standing, left to ri...
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Economic Promotion

Date: 05 1973
Description: As part of a national economic development program for northern Wisconsin, former baseball star Ted Williams, then a representative of a fishing tackle com...
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War Correspondent's Gag Photo

Date: 1944
Description: Four war correspondents pose for a gag photo. Identified (left to right) Frank Morris, Collier's Magazine; Harold Smith, Chicago Tribune; Ray...
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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day

Date: 1940
Description: Publicity photo of Joel McCrea and Laraine Day for the film "Foreign Correspondent." McCrea wears a suit and sits with his arms around his legs. Day wears ...
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Cross Plains American Legion Basketball Team

Date: 1926
Description: Studio portrait of the Cross Plains American Legion basketball team, coaches and assistants in front of a painted backdrop. The players wear uniforms, the ...

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