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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Counterbalance on a Sailboat

Date: 1959
Description: Two boys on the class-C scow sailboat "Bobalong III," with one boy balancing off the side while standing with one leg on the bilge keel.
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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera...
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Three Elizabeths

Date: 1912
Description: Elizabeth Hull, Elizabeth Baker, and Elizabeth Nisbet standing at the tennis court net at Coole Park Manor.
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Girls' Gym Class

Date: 1900
Description: Girls playing basketball outdoors at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Fans at Baseball Game

Date: 1960
Description: Close-up of fans shouting at a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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Boy with Rifle

Date: 05 1928
Description: Boy idling away time with a rifle under a tree on the grounds of a rural school.
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Hotdog Cookout

Date: 05 15 1965
Description: Girl Scouts cooking hotdogs over an open fire. The Great Blue Heron council weekend campout was held at Hartland Sportsman's Club grounds.
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Boy with Radio Kit

Date: 10 02 1954
Description: Boy with radio kit, experimenting with a two tube radio receiver.
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Skateboard Handstands

Date: 04 06 1985
Description: Young men performing skateboard handstands on downtown sidewalks.
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Foosball Game Room

Date: 12 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of young people playing foosball in The Game Room, a former pizza restaurant, owned by Rosemary Mantekas at 2655 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.
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Pick-Up Football Game

Date: 04 08 1967
Description: Young boys play football.
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Skate Boarders

Date: 08 16 1977
Description: Skateboarders take a break.
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Basketball Team

Date: 1908
Description: Basketball team poses for a group portrait.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Shindig at the Teenbeat Club

Date: 1968
Description: Color advertising photograph of teenagers and band members gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club owned by Steve Miller ...
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Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
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West High School Football Team

Date: 10 03 1930
Description: Group portrait of Madison West High School football squad.

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