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Elk's Club Bowling Tournament Officers

Date: 11 01 1946
Description: Group portrait of sixteen male Elk's Club bowling tournament officers.
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Charles J. Allen

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Charles J. Allen, president of the Madison Bowling Association. Mr. Allen was a barber by trade and a co-partner in a radio and appliance store...
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Kiwanis State Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 01 1947
Description: Thirteen members of Kiwanis at the State Bowling Tournament, eating and drinking beer at a table.
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Elks National Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Officials of the Elks Bowling Association of America. Left to right: William C. Conway, president of the Elks National Convention; John J. Gray, National s...
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National Bowling Officials

Date: 11 21 1948
Description: National officials who attended the Mid-West and Mid-Northwest convention of the "700" Clubs of America in Madison. Front row, left to right, are Charles A...
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Kiwanis Club Guests

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Connie Schwoegler, world's champion bowler, and Roundy Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, wearing "world champion" hats at a Kiwanis Club ...
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Carl Minch, One of Madison's Oldest Active Bowlers

Date: 02 25 1952
Description: Portrait of Carl Minch, Belleville, who at 82 years of age is one of Madison's oldest active bowlers, pictured here at the Playdium Alleys in Madison. Minc...
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Madison Bowling Association Doubles Winners

Date: 02 28 1952
Description: Portrait of Charles (Chuck) Carey, top, and Les Higbie, winners of the doubles title at the Madison Bowling Association tournament.
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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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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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Madison Men's Bowling Association Officials

Date: 07 14 1953
Description: Officials of the Madison Bowling Association (men) who met to plan the 1953-54 season including the association's annual tournament and the 1954 state meet...
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Madison Bowling Association Golf Jamboree

Date: 07 28 1953
Description: Madison Bowling Association members who participated in the Association's 20th annual Golf Jamboree at the Nakoma Golf Club. Left to right, they are: Charl...
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Goodman Brothers Bowlers Award

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Two bowlers are given new Elgin wrist watches from the Goodman Brothers as an award for rolling the high individual single games in the Madison Bowling Ass...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Bowling Tournament

Date: 02 03 1956
Description: Officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars state bowling tournament hold onto a bowling ball before the "first throw." Left to right: Ralph Pauls, Madison C...
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White Cabin Cafe Bowling Team

Date: 06 26 1956
Description: Group portrait of the White Cabin Cafe bowling team, honored as the first Madison bowling team to win both the net and handicap championship of the Wiscons...
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Madison Bowling Association Golf Jamboree

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Eight bowling officials are posed at Nakoma Golf Club on the event of the 32nd Madison Bowling Association golf jamboree. Shown seated are: Art Pischke, We...
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Madison Bowling Association Secretaries Annual Fall Meeting

Date: 08 15 1956
Description: More than 113 secretaries of bowling leagues affiliated with the Madison Bowling Association gather at the Eagles Club for their annual fall meeting. Front...
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Craftsman Bowling League

Date: 09 04 1956
Description: Group portrait of the members of the Craftsman Bowling League as they launch the 1956-57 bowling season.
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Eagles Bowling Tournament Officials

Date: 01 21 1957
Description: Group portrait of officials for the annual Eagles state bowling tournament to be held at the Madison Eagles Club. Front row, left to right, are: Frank Gott...
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Madison Bowling Association Honors

Date: 04 27 1957
Description: Bob and Irwin Goodman honor the Madison Bowling League's retiring secretary, Eddie Toellner, and high-scoring keglers Peter Miller and John Poloni, with gi...

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