click zoom to display a high-res image
Milwaukee Turners Gymnasts
Image
Six group portraits of men in human pyramid formations using ladders and one group portrait of men posing as a group at the 30th National Turnerfest in Cincinnati. The portraits were taken outdoors and are dedicated to Georg Brosius. Mounted on a decorative mat.
1909
Brown, Joseph, 1851-1928
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W014BYB
WHi 89450
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Group Portrait of Men Gymnasts
April 20, 1928
Group portrait of men gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms.
Group Portrait of Women Gymnasts
April 26, 1928
Group portrait of women gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms with middy blouses.
Gymnastics Squad of the Milwaukee Turners
June 23, 1900
Milwaukee Turners squad at the Federal Gymnastics Festival in Philadelphia. They are dressed in their uniforms and George Brosius is wearing a suit. They are posing outdoors on the steps of a build...
Men of Milwaukee Turners at Gymnastics Festival
June 1913
Men from the Milwaukee Turners, lined up outside in a field at the 31st National Gymnastics Festival in Denver. They are in uniform, holding canes(?) with their hats at their feet. A man in a suit ...
Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners
September 21, 1886
Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an athletic uniform), Mr. Brosius wears a su...
Appleton Gymnasts
1892
Adult men, dressed in uniforms, posing in front of a painted backdrop with sporting equipment indoors at the Appleton Turners Festival. Their teacher stands on the right, dressed in a suit.
