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| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Local wrestler "Jimmy" Demetral poses flexing his muscles in front of a painting of himself. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Mal Whitfield approaches the finish line of a track race at the University of Wisconsin Stadium. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Patricia Ferneding of Hartland, Wisconsin takes her Lightweight Hunter named Just So over a jump at the Wisconsin State Fair. Miss Ferneding won the Ladies... |
| Date: | 11 24 1944 |
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| Description: | A football player stands on scale weighing in at 183 lbs. A second player is standing nearby. |
| Date: | 07 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Children roller skating on the Olbrich playground tennis court as part of city Recreation Department summer activities. |
| Date: | 11 24 1944 |
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| Description: | A football player standing on a scale. |
| Date: | 10 08 1947 |
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| Description: | Football players run down the field followed by a referee at the Wisconsin-Iowa football game. The stands are crowded with fans. |
| Date: | 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Henry J. "Hank" McCormick, sports editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. |
| Date: | 07 02 1944 |
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| Description: | Coon dogs starting race with handlers and spectators in background. |
| Date: | 10 27 1944 |
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| Description: | Madison East High School quarterback, Don Stevens, scoring a touchdown against Madison West High School with halfback, Bob Somerville, close behind. The ga... |
| Date: | 10 27 1944 |
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| Description: | A view of the crowd cheering at a Madison East-Madison West high school football game at Breese Stevens Field. The crowd of 10,200 witnessed a 7-7 tie game... |
| Date: | 05 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Madison West High School track team. Pictured in the bottom row, left to right: Tom Yorkson, Bill Weeks, Paul Toltzien, and Clyde Tarbutt... |
| Date: | 05 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Madison West High School track relay team. Pictured left to right: Tom Yorkson, Bob Mansfield, Greg Blied, and Paul Toltzien. |
| Date: | 05 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Madison West High School track team first place winners in Wisconsin State Track tournament. On the left is Tom Yorkson, winner of the 880, and on the righ... |
| Date: | 04 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Madsion West High School track winners in the Wisconsin State Track Tournament. Pictured on the left, Bob Mansfield, winner of the 440, and on the right, G... |
| Date: | 06 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Lester and Robert Lee, 4229 Wanda Place, looking at golf score card. |
| Date: | 06 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Ira Kurth, 3918 Manitou Way, with children Stuart and Kathleen. Stuart is aiming a gun while his father and sister look on. |
| Date: | 10 06 1945 |
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| Description: | Action shot of football game between the University of Wisconsin and Purdue at Camp Randall Stadium. |
| Date: | 01 1946 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Madison West High School boy's basketball squad in uniform with the coach. |
| Date: | 01 04 1946 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Madison East High School basketball team in uniform with the coach. |
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