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| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of City Stadium, former home of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 to 1956. Currently it is the home of the Green Bay East High School football te... |
| Date: | 10 05 1912 |
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| Description: | Teddy Tetzlaff drives the Fiat #33 across the finish line. The stands on the right are covered in advertisements. The track later became Burleigh Street go... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a horse racing track and spectators. Sulkies, which are two-wheeled, one-person carriages drawn by a single horse, are racing. The race ... |
| Date: | 05 02 1949 |
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| Description: | Members of the Philgas softball team watching play during a Mendota League game in Vilas Park. |
| Date: | 05 02 1949 |
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| Description: | Carroll Becker of Norberg Electric batting in a Madison women's softball league game. The umpire is Charlie Pendergast. |
| Date: | 05 07 1951 |
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| Description: | George "Dad" Thompson, (left) and Matt Brossard sitting on a bench at Vilas Park Diamond #2 while watching the St James CYO vs. Hardy's softball game, whic... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | The starter, Glen (Pat) Holmes ,is holding the checkered flag at the starting ramp of the Soap Box Derby on Gorham Street as two cars prepare to take off. ... |
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| Description: | All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs. Shows an elevated view of the "Derby Downs Hill with Grandstands and Finish Line. Famous Goodyear Zeppelin Dock... |
| Date: | 04 09 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated panoramic view of Milwaukee County Stadium showing the "batter's trees" in center field and a game in progress. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Obreros Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm worker union members at a Bancroft baseball game. Children sit on top of the dugout to watch. Adult men are st... |
| Date: | 09 1982 |
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| Description: | "It was billed as the 'Theresa Lions first tractor pull.' An overflow crowd of between 1600 and 2000 people witnessed the event according to chairman Jim N... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Aerial view drawing of a velodrome with racers on the oval track and stands full of spectators. Signage on the outer wall indicates that it is the Racine A... |
| Date: | 05 09 1958 |
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| Description: | A track runner with his head tilted back wins a race. The runner, Jack Stoltz, is shown completing the 880 yard leg of the sprint medley for East High Scho... |
| Date: | 05 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Four sprinters finish their race as spectators watch them go by. Sprinters and their order of finish are, left to right: Don Lautz, West (4) ;Dick Berens, ... |
| Date: | 10 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of fans holding up a large banner reading "Goodbye Milwaukee Braves" on the back fence of the bleachers at Milwaukee County Stadium. |
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| Description: | Outdoor view across racing track of a horse and racing buggy making a turn in front of a large grandstand. Probably at the Jackson County fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 01 31 1926 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of early snowmobile race at Rangeline Lake. Bill Neu (right), winner, Harold Hansen (left). Special conversion kits were available which allow... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View from left front of male bicycle racers at the start of a race. Some of the men wear hats, and two wear helmets. On the far right a man smoking a cigar... |
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| Description: | View across an athletic field with a baseball game in progress. Spectators are sitting in the stands and standing behind the base line. Caption reads: "Ath... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a small town baseball game in progress. Audience members are standing on the sideline and sitting on the grass. Horses and bu... |
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