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Bowling at the USO

Date: 1940
Description: A USO volunteer challenges an enthusiastic soldier to a friendly bowling match.
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UAW Local 75 Women's Bowling Team

Date: 02 1947
Description: Bowling team composed of members of Local 75, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company. Left to right: Myrtle Rohloff, Hilda Lange, Tillie Stowasser...
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Charmany Dairy Women Bowlers

Date: 02 21 1934
Description: Five Charmany Dairy women bowlers, holding bowling balls at the Madison Alleys, 121 N. Fairchild. They were winners of second place in class B at the Wisco...
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Female Bowler

Date: 04 15 1934
Description: Verona Langedyk holding a bowling ball at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys. Langedyk was a record setter at the Women's City Bowling Tournament.
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Two Women Bowlers

Date: 02 04 1934
Description: Ella Burmeister and Avis Kidd, holding bowling balls at the Madison Alleys, 112 N Fairchild Street, winners of the women's Wisconsin state doubles bowling ...
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Woman Bowler

Date: 02 20 1931
Description: Record setting woman bowler, Nora Kay, Janesville, standing next to Brunswick Balke Collender Co. chalk and towel stand at Madison Bowling and Billiard, 11...
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Pin Setter at Lathrop Hall

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Virginia Rae Miller, a pinsetter at the Lathrop Hall bowling alley, about to return a bowling ball. Traditionally, this work was done exclusively by men b...
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Kiwanis State Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 01 1947
Description: A bowler is delivering his ball at the Kiwanis State Bowling Tournament held at Schwoeglers, the Plaza, and Moderne Recreation, watched by other bowlers.
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Wisconsin Woman's Bowling Association Tournament

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: Group portrait of persons participating in the opening ceremonies at the Plaza Alleys of the first women's state bowling tournament since 1931. Left to rig...
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Women's Bowling Team

Date: 04 19 1949
Description: Group portrait of six members of the WIBC 600 Club Women's bowling team taken at a bowling alley.
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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Pictured are three members of the bowling group of the Junior Division of the University League at the Wisconsin Union alleys. From left to right are: Mrs...
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Cross Plains Bowlers

Date: 01 05 1950
Description: Mother and son bowling match. L to R back row: Mamie Zander; F. "Babe" Faust; Vi Brumm; Bernie Esser; Millie Adler. L to R front row: Neal "Peewee" Zander;...
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A Bowling Demonstration

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Jo Ann Walker, bowling instructor, demonstrates bowling technique to Catherine Greene and Elsa Tamminga at the Plaza Alleys as part of the YWCA winter acti...
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Setting Up Pins

Date: 02 19 1956
Description: Father and daughter Theodore and Janet Weiss setting up bowling pins on Dads Day at Milwaukee-Downer College.
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Drinking at the Lutheran Center Bowling Alley

Date: 01 14 1948
Description: A view from behind the bar in the Lutheran Center Bowling Alley of happy patrons enjoying a beer. One of the two bartenders is also enjoying a beverage.
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Bowling Class

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of a women's bowling group, St. Cecilia Junior Forester's, at Lark Lanes Bowling Alley, 2554 University Avenue.
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Young Adult Club Bowling League

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Mayor George Foster throws out the first ball at the start of the Young Adult Club (YAC) League at the Lark Lanes.
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Woman's Bowling League Bowlers

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Group portrait of ten bowlers from the Lucky Strikers and the Fearless Five teams in the Industrial Commission Girls loop of the woman's bowling league at ...
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Madison Bowling Association Presidents

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Portrait of Lillian Niebuhr, left, president of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association, and Frank Gottsacker, right, president of the Madison Bowling Asso...
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Ledgeview Lanes — Interior

Date: 05 29 1998
Description: "Jen Hillbert serves us food at Ledgeview Lanes. Perch are $7.95. We vote them 4.3 Stars." Left to right; Rudy Heinecke, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Kay Hren, C...

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