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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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Maple Bluff Camp

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a group of people posing by the lakeshore of Maple Bluff with tents in the background. One of the woman is holding an archery bow, two women...
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Bowling at Madison Alleys

Date: 04 18 1934
Description: Louis Fiore, Captain of the Phillips "66" team, bowls at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys, 112 N. Fairchild Street.
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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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George Oakey, Bowler

Date: 01 24 1934
Description: 66 year old George Oakey, bowler at Madison Alleys, 110 N. Fairchild Street, ready to throw his ball. He scored a perfect 300 game, a total of 1,406 in six...
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Frank Ross Bowls Perfect Score, 300

Date: 11 06 1931
Description: Frank Ross posing in bowling stance after bowling perfect game in the Cosmos league at the Plaza Alleys.
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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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Bowling Alley

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Description: Four lane bowling alley built and operated by F.W. Kehl in the basement of his dance studio at 113-115 East Mifflin Street. F.W. Kehl and all his sons had ...
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Men Planning a National Elks Bowling Tournament

Date: 09 04 1955
Description: Harold Lampert and E.N. (Pim) Quinn discussing their proposal to bring the 1958 Elks National Association bowling tournament to Madison in 1958. They will ...
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Bowling Trophy Display

Date: 01 17 1955
Description: Bowling trophy display for American Turners' 11th Annual National Men's and 7th Annual National Women's Handicapped Bowling Tournament, March 12-May 8, 195...
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First National Bank Party

Date: 11 06 1944
Description: Some of the crowd at a First National Bank party watching bowlers.
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Elks National Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Madison and Wisconsin Elks officials at the Elks National Bowling Tournament. Left to right: John Fay, La Crosse, state president; Matt Zwank, tournament m...
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Elks National Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Joseph F. Krizek, Berwyn, Illinois, an honorary life member of the Elks Bowling Association of America, is shown on the left with Ray Farness and Harold La...
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Elks National Bowling Tournament

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Madison Elks, at the scoring table, ready to take part in the 27th Annual Elks National Bowling Tournament at the Plaza Alleys, 319 North Henry Street. Lef...
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Elks National Bowling Tournament, Detroit Bowling Team

Date: 03 30 1947
Description: Pictured are members of the Stroh's Bohemian Beers Detroit bowling team, leaders in the Elks National Bowling Tournament. Left to right: Len Detloff, Charl...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Bowling League

Date: 1916
Description: Group portrait of the State Capitol Bowling League for 1916 and 1917.
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Bowler William Ott

Date: 04 19 1947
Description: William Ott posed with a bowling ball.
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University of Wisconsin Faculty Bowling

Date: 11 12 1947
Description: Five women at Lathrop Hall, 1016 University Avenue, participating in the recreation program for faculty and clerical staff at the University of Wisconsin-M...
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Madison City Bowling 1947 Champions

Date: 01 30 1948
Description: Group portrait of Bank of Madison bowling team, winners of the 1947 Madison bowling championship. Standing left to right: Sam Parisi, Auby Ehrman, Frank Go...
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Men's Bowling Tournament:

Date: 02 07 1948
Description: Officials at the Wisconsin State Bowling Association meet are: left to right, Charles Allen, president of the city association; Leonard G. Howell, Madison ...

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