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Donald Krueger in Burned Motorboat

Date: 07 20 1934
Description: Canoers paddle by to observe Don Krueger standing in the bow of the burned-out "Baby Gar Wood" speedboat after six University of Wisconsin women students w...
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Shoveling Dirt

Date: 08 13 1931
Description: Greg Kabat, University of Wisconsin football player, shovels dirt from the back of a truck at Camp Randall.
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Boxing Class for Children

Date: 01 31 1948
Description: Group portrait of 12 boys enrolled in the 11 o'clock boxing class held at the University of Wisconsin boxing quarters on Saturday mornings with two instruc...
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University of Wisconsin Students Play on Canoe in Lake Mendota

Date: 1917
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students play on a canoe in Lake Mendota near the campus.
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University of Wisconsin Students on Lake Mendota Pier

Date: 1917
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students stand on a Lake Mendota pier while others paddle a canoe.
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University of Wisconsin Students on Pier

Date: 1917
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students stand on a Lake Mendota pier watching others swim.
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Little Badger Boxing Classes

Date: 03 19 1949
Description: Eight boys watching a boxing match from outside the ring during the Little Badger boxing classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Sittin...
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Summer Vacation Jobs for Youth

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: Bob Trotalli, a recent graduate of West High School, has a summer job as a life guard at the Willows Beach on Lake Mendota. He is shown talking to Betsy Mi...
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Jackie Allen and Ted Peterson Tennis Match

Date: 07 16 1949
Description: Jackie Allen, left, shakes hands with top-seeded Ted Peterson, Northwestern University, before their tennis match. Jackie, 13, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 1957
Description: A player attempts a shot at the Wisconsin State high school basketball tournament, held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Boys Rewarded for Honesty

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Four boys shown with Gene Rankin who manages the concessions at the University of Wisconsin Field House. Rankin rewarded them with free popcorn for turning...
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High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: St. Croix Falls cheerleaders stand along the sidelines in the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse at a high school basketball tournament. They are, from lef...
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High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Onalaska cheerleaders stand along the sidelines in the University of Wisconsin Field House during a state high school basketball tournament. From left are:...
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Seventeenth Annual Radio Music Festival

Date: 05 06 1950
Description: Professor E.B. Gordon is shown surrounded by some of his 90,000 "radio children," 3,500 of whom sang for him Saturday at the University of Wisconsin stock ...
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Seventeenth Annual Radio Music Festival

Date: 05 06 1950
Description: Professor E.B. Gordon conducts at the seventeenth annual radio music festival. Professor Gordon has a radio class of 90,000 boys and girls who are enrolled...
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WIAA State Prep Track Meet

Date: 05 27 1950
Description: A new state record was established when Shelvy Bandy of Beloit (left) won the Class A 200-yard low hurdles at the WIAA prep track meet held at Camp Randall...
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WIAA State Prep Track Meet

Date: 05 27 1950
Description: Portrait of Shelvy Bandy of Beloit, who set a new state record when he won the Class A 200-yard low hurdles at the WIAA prep track meet held at Camp Randal...
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WIAA State Prep Track Meet

Date: 05 27 1958
Description: Jerry Witt (left) of Marshfield scored his second win of the day when he beat Don Lewandowski of Milwaukee Pulaski (right) in the Class A 200 yard dash at ...
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WIAA State Prep Track Meet

Date: 05 27 1950
Description: Outdoor portrait of Jerry Witt of Marshfield, who won both the Class A 100 and 200 yard dash at the WIAA prep track meet held at Camp Randall on the Univer...
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YMCA Boys Basketball School

Date: 11 30 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin basketball coach Harold "Bud" Foster talks with three boys about the first annual YMCA boys basketball school. The boys are, from l...

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