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Catching a Football

Date: 1953
Description: Football player catching a football, as the referee is officiating and defensive players are running up alongside the one handling the ball.
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Leskie's Supper Club Bowling Team

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Leskie's Supper Club bowling team celebrates with their 2nd-place trophy, won in a Class-B tournament in Chicago. Seated in the center is "Roundy" Coughlin...
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Milwaukee Braves Season Opening Game

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: During the 5th inning of the Milwaukee Braves vs. the Cincinnati Redlegs game, Redlegs manager, Birdie Tebbetts (wearing a jacket), argues with the umpire,...
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Edgewood High School Football Drills

Date: 08 22 1955
Description: Edgewood High School football coach, Earl Wilke, demonstrates how to block on pass defense by interrupting Dick Miller's throw. Four other veteran players ...
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Scene at Shullsburg's Badger Park

Date: 07 1955
Description: Norman Schandt, a member of the Shullsburg team, batting against the Potosi team in a baseball game at Badger Park. A crowd of spectators outside the fence...
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Swedish Gymnastic Show

Date: 02 04 1955
Description: A Swedish gymnast performing his high table vaulting act. The Swedish national men's and women's teams putting on their gymnastic show at the U.W. Field Ho...
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Swedish Gymnastic Show

Date: 02 04 1955
Description: Mrs. Marie Hosely from Monroe performing on the balance beam during the gymnastics show by the Swedish national men's and women's teams at the U.W. Field H...
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Swedish Gymnastic Show

Date: 02 04 1955
Description: Members of the Swedish women's team performing a synchronized calisthenics routine during a gymnastics show by Sweden's national men's and women's teams at...
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Cheerleaders Carol Bliss & Janet Targart Cheer for Their Team

Date: 03 21 1959
Description: Eau Claire Memorial cheerleaders Carol Bliss (L) and Janet Targart, Eau Claire Memorial, cheer for their team playing in the state basketball tournament. T...
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Cheerleader Maryilyn Otto

Date: 03 21 1959
Description: Marilyn Otto, LaCrosse Logan High School, cheers for her team at the state basketball tournament played at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Baseball School

Date: 06 28 1960
Description: Kneeling at right is baseball scout, Emil Belich, showing Bill Hebl, Sun Prairie, how a catcher should scoop a ball during a session of the Phillies' baseb...
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High School Campionship Football Game

Date: 11 01 1960
Description: Action shot during Stoughton - Monona Grove football game shows Stoughton player Jim Kanvik (22) carrying the ball while teammate Paul Lysne (42) is blocki...
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High School Campionship Football Game

Date: 11 01 1960
Description: Action shot during the Stoughton - Monona Grove football game shows halfback Paul Lysne as he ran 27 yards for the second of his three Stoughton touchdowns...
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Wisconsin vs. Air Force Basketball Game

Date: 12 03 1960
Description: Wisconsin's Siebel and Air Force's Vicellio battle for a rebound during their game in the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Wisconsin vs. Air Force Basketball Game

Date: 12 03 1960
Description: Wisconsin player Marty Gharrity gets a moisture spray from a trainer after coming out of the basketball game between Wisconsin and the Air Force Academy in...
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Waunakee Basketball Team with Coach Ron Hering

Date: 02 27 1961
Description: Head Coach Ron Hering (kneeling) poses with the starting five of the Waunakee High School basketball team. Members of the team shown (L-R) are Dave Roberts...
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Waunakee High School Baseketball Players LeRoy Adler, Bernie Uebersetzig and Don Keller

Date: 02 27 1961
Description: The Waunakee basketball team prepares for their first-round game of the state WIAA district basketball tournament. The team has won all twenty of their gam...
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Field Hockey Game

Date: 09 28 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin women students use field hockey "as an enjoyable way of getting their daily exercise."
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Field Hockey Game

Date: 09 28 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin students play field hockey. "This being their first day at the game, the freshmen and sophomores were a bit clumsy."
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Field Hockey Game

Date: 09 28 1960
Description: When one of the field hockey players "made a mistake, it brought gasps and disgruntled looks from the other players as the ball sailed away."

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