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Wrestling Every Thursday at Ben Heil's

Date: 1930
Description: Poster for wrestling event at Muskego across from Muskego Beach featuring Hessel vs. Reinhardt, Dennis vs. Freeman, Shadock vs. Masked Unknown and Ackley v...
Poster

Wrestling Poster at the S.S. Armory

Date: 1930
Description: Poster for wrestling event at the S.S. Armory featuring Magy vs. Ackley, Stone vs. Smith, Dennis vs. Hessel, Ramsey vs. Hooper and Lorenzo vs. Anderson. Ev...
Photograph

State High School Wrestling Tournament

Date: 02 24 1961
Description: Action shot of wrestlers Loren Nordahl of Amery High School (on top) and Phil Robbins, Richland Center High School, during the state tournament at the Fiel...
Photograph

Jimmy Demetral Readies His Trophies

Date: 09 22 1964
Description: Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral posing proudly between two large ornate trophies that he would provide and present annually to the player voted m...
Photograph

Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: After lunch, a "wrestling match" breaks out between Tom Brew and another scout while Gene Maddrell and Greg Bruhn shout encouragement.
Photograph

Smelt Carnival Wrestling Match

Date: 04 1939
Description: A man, wearing galoshes, is standing in a sports ring and dumping fish out of a box labeled Lester Fisher Fisheries. People are in the background behind th...
Photograph

Welfare Fund Donations for Air Force Pilot's Son

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral donating to a fund established for the welfare and education of the 3-month-old son of an Air Force p...
Photograph

Wrestling Show Benefits Empty Stocking Fund

Date: 12 18 1958
Description: Wisconsin State Journal sports editor Henry J. McCormick (left) accepts $150 cash from wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral for the paper's Empty Stock...
Postcard

First Lesson in Wrestling

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "First Lesson in Wrestling, Camp Highlands, on Plum Lake, Sayner, Wisconsin." A teacher begins a class in wrestling with a group of st...

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