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| Date: | 10 15 1934 |
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| Description: | Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison. |
| Date: | 08 22 1927 |
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| Description: | Charles Lindbergh, a former University of Wisconsin student, speaking to a large crowd at Camp Randall Stadium after his history-making trans-Atlantic flig... |
| Date: | 10 15 1934 |
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| Description: | Babe Ruth, wearing dressing gown, stands in the doorway of a train and signs autographs for clamoring fans, with a train porter in uniform standing by. |
| Date: | 10 15 1934 |
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| Description: | Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, standing in the doorway of a train car and signing autographs. |
| Date: | 07 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Mildred Rand is crowned "East Side Merchandise Queen" by City Councilman Herbert C. Schenk at the annual festival of the East Side Business Men's Associati... |
| Date: | 01 24 1951 |
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| Description: | The members of the U.W. football coaching staff are shown meeting with Jack Dempsey, former world's heavyweight boxing champion during a dinner at the Park... |
| Date: | 01 24 1951 |
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| Description: | Three smiling men are posing in a pretend boxing stance at the Park Hotel. On the right is former world heavy weight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey. On the ... |
| Date: | 08 22 1927 |
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| Description: | Charles Lindbergh meeting local dignitaries, with the crowd of admirers behind him seated in the stadium. Partly obscured to his right is Governor Schmedem... |
| Date: | 08 22 1927 |
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| Description: | Charles Lindbergh speaking to a crowd at a stadium. |
| Date: | 06 24 1953 |
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| Description: | Charlie ("Jolly Cholly") Grimm, manager of the Milwaukee Braves, is shown second from left autographing a baseball before the Rotary luncheon at the Lorain... |
| Date: | 10 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Former P.O.W. George R. Hansen posing for a photograph after a football game between Wisconsin and Marquette at Camp Randall. The game climaxed a day of ho... |
| Date: | 01 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Robert (Red) Wilson (left), one of Wisconsin's all-time football and baseball greats and a catcher for the Chicago White Sox, acts as catcher behind bat ho... |
| Date: | 01 28 1954 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin sports alumni and professional baseball players "Red" Wilson and Harvey Kuenn take a tour through the Veterans Hospital, talking an... |
| Date: | 12 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Alan Ameche, University of Wisconsin All-American football fullback and winner of the Heisman Memorial trophy, with his wife Yvonne and their t... |
| Date: | 04 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Cassius Clay (left), and Amos Johnson of the Marines spar during their match during the Pan American Games finals tournament at the University of Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 12 07 1961 |
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| Description: | Members of U.W. basketball team presenting a cake to their new basketball teammate, Pat Richter, at a party in honor of his being named to the UPI All-Amer... |
| Date: | 08 16 1962 |
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| Description: | Jack Nicklaus beats Jack Allen, Maple Bluff Country Club champion, by one stroke at the West Madison Optimists' 2nd Annual Golf Exhibition held at Odana Go... |
| Date: | 01 21 1964 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Braves baseball player Henry Aaron, left, and manager Bobby Bragan sharing a joke. They are guests at the weekly Pen and Mike luncheon at Rohde's... |
| Date: | 09 10 1964 |
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| Description: | Rocky Marciano, retired undefeated heavy weight boxing champion, arrived in Madison for a day or two of rest. He is grinning as he is getting ready to shak... |
| Date: | 09 22 1964 |
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| Description: | Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral posing proudly between two large ornate trophies that he would provide and present annually to the player voted m... |
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