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University Campus

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial of University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with Camp Randall in the lower right corner and Lake Mendota, looking northeast to Maple Bluff.
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Aerial View of Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on Shoreline

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial view of the Elizabeth Waters women's dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the upper right corner is Camp Randall. A long pier...
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Madison Softball Photographs

Date: 05 02 1949
Description: Members of the Philgas softball team watching play during a Mendota League game in Vilas Park.
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Water Sprayer on Ice Rink

Date: 12 1938
Description: A device spraying water to create an ice rink. The rink was 115 x 200 ft. and was opened sometime during Christmas week 1938. There are houses and pedestri...
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Buck Hill Falls Golf Course

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Description: Five men look on as another man takes a swing at a golf ball on Buck Hill Falls golf course.
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Aerial View of Middleton

Date: 1955
Description: An aerial view of Middleton. In the foreground is a baseball field, and beyond are houses, woods, fields, and Lake Mendota.
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Aerial View of Madeline Island Tennis Courts

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of Madeline Island including the tennis courts, houses, and the Old Mission Inn.
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Madison Cardinals Hockey Team Open Season

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Group [ortrait of the Madison Cardinal Hockey Team with their manager and coach. The team, part of the Fox Valley Hockey League, plays its home game at the...
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University of Wisconsin vs. Michigan State Track Meet

Date: 05 12 1956
Description: Runners crossing the finish line at the University of Wisconsin vs. Michigan State track meet. Michigan State's Edgar Brabham beat University of Wisconsin'...
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Wisconsin-Northwestern Baseball Game

Date: 05 18 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin baseball captain Jack Nowka scores a run against Northwestern in their game at Lowman Field near Lake Mendota. Wearing number thirt...
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Wisconsin-Northwestern Baseball Game

Date: 05 18 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin outfielder John DeMerit scoring the winning run in Wisconsin's win over Northwestern in their baseball game at Lowman Field near La...
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Wisconsin-Northwestern Baseball Game

Date: 05 18 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin baseball player Bob Torresani is mobbed by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer against Northwestern at Lowman Field near La...
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Exhibition Baseball Game on Kwajalein Island

Date: 02 22 1945
Description: The batter swings at an exhibition baseball game on a Naval Base on Kwajalein Island of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. Both teams had Big Leagu...
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Scene on Grounds, Meadow Brook Hotel, Highway Lucky 13

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Description: Elevated view over the volleyball court of the grounds at the Meadow Brook Hotel. A footbridge is across a stream on the right. A group of people are stand...
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International Scout used in American Golf Classic

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Description: International Scout used in the American Golf Classic in Akron, Ohio. Original caption reads, "Photo #W-6632-- An unusual use for International Harvester C...
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The Sayner Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of a tennis and a shuffleboard court, with Plum Lake in the background. Four men are playing doubles tennis, while other men are playing shuf...
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We Saw You . . . at Water Follies

Date: 08 1955
Description: Water comedian, Eddie Rose, of the Sam Snyder's Water Follies performing his routine jumping off a high-level diving board during a show at Breese Stevens ...
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Training Mothers to Teach Swimming

Date: 07 19 1960
Description: At right, Berthaida Fairbanks, physical education and Red Cross instructor, is standing on the side of a swimming pool training the women in the pool how t...
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Mary Burke preparing to toss bowling ball on grass bowling green

Date: 1993
Description: Mary Burke is standing on the grass bowling green, preparing to toss a black ball down the pitch during the 100th anniversary celebration for Forest Lodge...
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Scanning Bowling Green

Date: 1957
Description: Two couples standing at one end of the bowling green on the shore of Namakagon Lake, searching down the field. One woman is wearing a yellow-checked skirt...

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