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Middleton High School Track Squad

Date: 01 13 1931
Description: Group portrait of Middleton High School boy's track squad in uniform, including the coach. There is a pole vault and discus in the foreground.
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Willis Jones

Date: 05 12 1944
Description: Portrait of Willis Jones, West High School athletic coach.
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Madison West High School Track Team

Date: 05 22 1945
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...
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Testimonial Banquet for Thomas E. Jones, UW Track Coach

Date: 05 27 1948
Description: Testimonial banquet, in Crystal Ballroom of the Loraine Hotel, sponsored by the Rotary Club, for Thomas E. Jones, U.W. track coach, who will be retiring af...
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Track Coach and Runner

Date: 05 18 1948
Description: Track coach and runner at the starting line.
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Wisconsin's Great Miler, Don Gehrmann

Date: 01 09 1950
Description: U.W. Madison track coach Guy Sundt, right, examining new track shoes with his star miler, Don Gehrmann, who once ran a mile race in 4:09.5 minutes.
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Don Gehrmann (left), who capped a great career by winning the mile and half mile races at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet held at Camp...
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West High Cross Country Banquet

Date: 11 22 1950
Description: Speakers for the banquet to honor West High School cross country runners posing for a portrait. They are, left to right: Rilley Best, UW track coach; Tom ...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: Charles Wetmore (right), president of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, presents the Class A trophy to Madison West High School track coa...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: Charles Wetmore (left?), president of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, presents a Class B trophy to the coach and members of the Glendal...
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University of Wisconsin Cross Country and Track Banquet

Date: 05 31 1956
Description: Harold Graham (standing, left), president of the Madison Exchange Club, talks to two members of the University of Wisconsin track team at the club's cross ...
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University of Wisconsin Track Athletes Exchange Club Banquet

Date: 06 07 1957
Description: U.W. track athletes are honored at the annual banquet sponsored by the Exchange Club. Shown left to right: Coach Riley Best, Ed Jacobsen, Sam Mylin, and Ro...
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Madison West Cross Country Invitational

Date: 10 13 1957
Description: Group portrait of members of the Port Washington High School cross country team, champions of the Madison West invitational meet. Left to right: Coach E.W....
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West Track Relays

Date: 04 16 1960
Description: Gil Frank, right, coach of Kimberly's Class B West Relays championship team, talks with two of his stars. Tom Rooyaakers, left, ran a leg on the Papermaker...
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West Track Relays

Date: 04 16 1960
Description: Charles R. (Rut) Walter (left) is the University of Wisconsin's new head track coach who moves to Madison from Northwestern University July 1. At right is ...
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Top Scoring Badger Trackmen Honored

Date: 05 22 1961
Description: The six leading scorers on the University of Wisconsin's track team posing with Coach Charles (Rut) Walter. Standing in the back row from left to right are...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 23 1953
Description: Madison West High school senior Tom Schulz is shown releasing the shot put on his record breaking toss of 56 feet 1 1/2 inches at the state high school tra...

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