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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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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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Bowling

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Description: People bowling at an alley.
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Bowling

Date: 02 13 1969
Description: The Wonder Bread team, an all-female bowling team getting ready to compete.
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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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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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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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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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Cleveland Lunch Women's Bowling Team

Date: 11 11 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Cleveland Lunch women's bowling team, winners of the Class A title of the city tournament of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association....
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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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Bee's Tavern Women's Bowling Team

Date: 04 11 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Bee's Tavern women's bowling team, the champion team of the 1951 Madison Woman's Bowling Association. Pictured from left to right are...
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Bowling Group Instruction

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Description: A man holding a bowling ball gives bowling instruction to a group of people.
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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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Women's City Bowling Titleists

Date: 02 19 1952
Description: Group portrait of the five members of the Rohde's Steak House team and new team champions of the Madison Women's Bowling Association. Left to right are Dee...
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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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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling league staged its first annual dress up bowling session at the Plaza Alleys. Bowler Mae Schaefer dresses as a Halloween witch ...

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