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Smelt Wrestling

Date: 04 1939
Description: Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
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Bowman & Kenosha Softball Teams

Date: 09 05 1935
Description: Bowman softball team in uniform and Kenosha Ke-Nash-As softball team in uniform. There are spectators in the bleachers behind the teams at Breese Stevens F...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Band

Date: 10 08 1932
Description: Elevated view from stands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band in "I" formation on the Camp Randall football field for U.W. - Iowa game. Th...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Band in Formation

Date: 10 08 1932
Description: Elevated view from stands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band in "DAD" formation on the Camp Randall football field for U.W. - Iowa game -...
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Marching Band Formation

Date: 10 17 1931
Description: University of Wisconsin band marches in a "DAD" formation at the Wisconsin-Purdue football game. The dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol is in the backgrou...
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Minnesota Marching Band

Date: 11 22 1930
Description: Minnesota marching band in formation spelling "MINN" at Camp Randall. The city skyline is in the background.
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University of Wisconsin Marching Band

Date: 10 11 1930
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin marching band forming the word "DAD" on the football field at the Wisconsin vs. University of Chicago game. Lo...
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Marching Band at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 10 04 1930
Description: Elevated view of the stadium, with the marching band at Camp Randall at the University of Wisconsin-Carleton football game. The Madison skyline is in the b...
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Racetrack Mishap

Date: 1935
Description: A 1930's coupe sponsored by the Enterprise Transfer Co. stalls out on the racetrack after being disabled by an apparent collision. A crowd of onlookers sta...
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Auto Race at the Fair

Date: 1935
Description: Snapshot of preparations for an automobile race at the Milwaukee State Fair taken by Edward Maurer of La Crosse, an amateur photographer, from his seat in ...
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Borchert Field at Night

Date: 1930
Description: Home of the Milwaukee Brewers Minor League baseball team. Located between W. Chambers and W. Burleigh Streets at N. 7th Street. A player is on the right in...
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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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Race Car

Date: 1930
Description: A race car driver and passenger sit in their racer, No. 16, in front of a grandstand. Both wear goggles; the passenger wears a leather helmet. The spectato...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 18 1935
Description: Roger Gabbei, age 12, competed in the Madison soap box derby held on Gorham Street. He carried a spare wheel in case of a crackup. Roger won the class B ti...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 18 1937
Description: Rear view of three soap box derby racers whizzing down West Wilson Street.
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World Championship Logrolling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: View of the World's Championship Log-Rolling Contest, Brownstone Bowl. There are two rowboats in the water. Two men stand on a rolling log in the middle of...
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Grandstand Crowd

Date: 1935
Description: Crowd of men, women, and children standing in front of, or sitting in, the grandstand watching a baseball game at the Iron County Fair.
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Woman Gymnast

Date: 06 18 1938
Description: Hazel Sherman performing outside on the parallel bars at the Rufus King High School Stadium. The event was the Wisconsin State Turnfest.
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Bike Race Start

Date: 1938
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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Bike Race Competitors

Date: 1938
Description: Two bike race competitors pose with their bicycles in a field as an admiring crowd stands behind them. One man wears a "stars and stripes" shirt and a bere...

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