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Ole Bull Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1874
Description: Ole Bull Residence at 130 East Gilman Street. Family on lawn playing croquet with house in background. Later, the house was known as the Thorp House. It be...
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Kirkland — Croquet Grounds and Wine Cellar #139

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Description: A game of croquet between two women and a man. There is a building on the right, and a body of water in the background. Text at right: "Wanderings Among th...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor scene at the Dells Farm Resort. Five people pose while seated on lawn furniture outside the cabin. Another woman poses as she is about to hit a cro...
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Group of People Playing Croquet

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Description: People playing croquet on a lawn next to tennis courts. In the background on the left, people are relaxing under trees across the road. Cottages are in the...
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Main Lawn at Pine Glen Properties

Date: 1931
Description: View across lawn of a group of women and one man. The guests of the hotel are relaxing under the trees on the lawn of the resort. A man and a woman are hol...
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Tennis at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Two men playing tennis on the Birchcliff Hotel tennis court. Another group of guests are playing croquet on the lawn in the background. People relax on cha...
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Pine Grove Resort

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Description: Two women are playing croquet next to a cottage at Pine Grove Resort. A trellis with benches is at the foot of the sidewalk leading up to the porch. There ...
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People Playing Croquet Next to an Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: A group of a man, two women and two children playing croquet next to an automobile and a gazebo in a park.
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Scene at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Dells Farm Resort with an elevated view of a multi-room cottage with an outhouse located under the balcony on the right. Two women sit around a table in th...
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Cabin at Devil's Lake

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Description: View of individuals playing croquet outside of a cabin or hotel near Devil's Lake. In addition to those playing croquet, there are also individuals on the ...
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Rollie Jacobs Family at Bond and Batten Cottage

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait in an identified location of a group of European American people posing in the yard of a small wooden cottage. There are two men and...
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Men's Croquet Teams

Date: 04 21 1949
Description: Group portrait of two east side men's croquet teams, holding their mallets. Standing, left to right: Tommy Olson, referee; Wally Hoffman; Ole Olson; Marvin...
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City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye

Date: 06 29 1957
Description: Children playing croquet at a city playground. The boy is pointing to where he is aiming to hit his ball with the mallet. The caption reads: "I'm going tha...
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Women Playing Croquet

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Description: Two women play croquet in a shaded yard.
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Lakeside Croquet Game

Date: 1880
Description: Lakeside lawn set up for croquet game and garden pavilion at the estate, "Sunnybank." A man sits in the grass with two children. On the right in the backgr...
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Bechtel Family with Croquet Mallets

Date: 1879
Description: Bechtel family seated in yard with croquet mallets in front of them with brick house that has soldier coursing at windows and fan window at third story. Da...
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Ole Bull Residence

Date: 1872
Description: Ole Bull Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The family is playing croquet on the lawn. Later, the house was known as the Thorp House. It became the state's...
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Croquet Game at Westmorland Park Playgroud

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Girls and boys participate in a lively croquet game at the Westmorland park playground. They are, from left to right: Jay Voss, Jimmy Leahy, Jimmie Montgo...
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Father's Day

Date: 06 10 1952
Description: Claude Reigle explains croquet to his three children, Judy, 11, Kenny, 9, and Pamela, 7. They are posed in front of a stone wall at their home at 1233 Semi...
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Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1905
Description: Family playing croquet in the front yard of a rural home.

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