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Grand Prize Automobile Race

Date: 10 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of drivers making last minute adjustments to their automobiles at the start of the Milwaukee Grand Prize race (later called the Amer...
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Young Men Sitting on a Fence

Date: 1903
Description: Group watching a University of Wisconsin football game (?) from a fence. Most are sitting on top, a few are standing and two men are peeking through the fe...
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Auto Race at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 10 1912
Description: A solitary open car races past the grandstands at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Fairgrounds Harness Race

Date: 07 14 1944
Description: One horse and racer on the track in front of the judges stand during a harness race at a fairgrounds. Signs visible promote county fairs in Darlington and ...
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Crowd Gathers Around Golfer

Date: 1917
Description: A small crowd gathers around a man as he tees off at a golf course.
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Road America Race

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators near the grandstand at the Road America sports car race.
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Baseball Scene

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Description: Runner reaching first base with coach signaling for him to stop. Defensive players and the umpire look on. A portion of the crowd in the stands is visible ...
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International Truck at Indianapolis 500 Race

Date: 05 30 1938
Description: A photographer uses the bed of an International truck parked on the outskirts of a crowd to take photographs at the Indianapolis 500 race. Other photograph...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: The car and driver that won the Madison Soap Box Derby in 1957 at the starting line. The car is called "Phillipson Garage" and the driver is Van Steiner of...
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Racing Cars at Cornell University

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Description: Cars gather on a track near the judge's stand during an automobile race at Cornell University while spectators watch from the sidelines. Cornell University...
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Theresa Lions First Tractor Pull

Date: 09 1982
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...
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Mayville Championship Finals

Date: 11 12 1992
Description: "For the second year in a row the Mayville High School football team carried unbeaten records into the championship finals at Camp Randall Stadium. Both ye...
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Lomira Basketball Game

Date: 03 05 1993
Description: "In sectional basketball at Beaver Dam, the Lomira Lions girls team defeated Markesan."
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Lomira Basketball Game

Date: 03 05 1993
Description: "It was an intense moment in the Lomira-Markesan game when the camera caught coaches Ric Bloohm, foreground, and Tim Wilke urging on their team. Becky Zahn...
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Kenosha Alan Ameche Fans

Date: 11 20 1954
Description: Fans of Alan Ameche from his home town of Kenosha hold banners at the last home game for the University of Wisconsin star at Camp Randall stadium.
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming Rally

Date: 10 22 1965
Description: A crowd of Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Phi members are shown cheering at a Badger Homecoming Rally. Some of the people are carrying signs.
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Axe Chopping at the Lumberjack Bowl

Date: 1970
Description: A shirtless man is standing on top of a log ready to chop a log with an axe. A crowd of people are watching from stands behind him.
Postcard

Horicon and Rice Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View of a crowd watching two groups of men racing while pulling carts. The runners on the right are wearing jerseys that read: "Horicon." Caption reads: "H...
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Badgers Football Game

Date: 11 12 2016
Description: Elevated view of the Camp Randall Stadium as Andrew Endicott is preparing to kick a field goal in a Badgers Homecoming game against Illinois.
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Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit

Date: 1962
Description: Green Bay Packer's Quarterback Bart Starr and Center Jim Ringo in formation during a football game against the Detroit Tigers. Two referees observing, and ...

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