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Bronzeville Bombers Bowling Team

Date: 04 05 1947
Description: Bronzeville Bombers just after coming through with a score of 2690, putting them in tenth place in the state CIO tournament on April 5. The five men are a...
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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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Wisconsin Men's State Bowling Tournament

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Pictured left to right are Robert Bruni, Edgerton; Edwin "Pat" Bruni, Edgerton, and Emil "Pete" Behrens, Cambridge, winners in the Wisconsin Men's State Bo...
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Bowling Doubles Champions

Date: 02 11 1949
Description: Group portrait of Jerry Grosse and Clarence Chivers, Madison's 1949 doubles champions, winners in the 44th annual men's city bowling tourament. The men are...
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Madison Womens' City Bowling Champions

Date: 03 03 1952
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Griffiths, a school teacher at Waunakee, who rolled a 608 series in the double competition of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association t...
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Madison Women's Bowling Champions

Date: 03 09 1952
Description: Portrait of Kelly Butterworth, a grade school teacher and athletic coach at Fall River, who rolled a 608 series in the double competition of the Madison Wo...
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Ross Baltzell, Championship Bowler

Date: 03 04 1952
Description: Portrait of Ross Baltzell of Mt. Horeb who bowled a 679 game in the Bowl-A-Vard Major League, and a 618 game in the Plaza Major League tournaments.
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Annual Bowlers Golf Jamboree

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: Arthur Pischke of West Bend (right), president of the American Bowling Congress, shakes hands at Nakoma Golf Club. Also shown, left to right are: Les Ogilv...
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Tony Tranchita

Date: 10 18 1957
Description: Tony Tranchita, a bowler in the Classic League at Schwoegler's Lanes, bowled a 296 game, a season record. He made 11 strikes, then hit only 6 pins on his f...
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National Match-Game All-Star Bowling Tournament Competitors

Date: 11 21 1957
Description: Portrait of Chuck Medcraft (top) and Marcy Olson (bottom), both of whom will compete at the Match-Game All-Star Bowling Tournament at Minneapolis.
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Gisholt Gals Bowling Team

Date: 02 05 1958
Description: Group portrait of five members of the Gisholt Gals Bowling Team who were the leading team in Class D of the Wisconsin Women's Bowling Association tournamen...
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Madison Bowling Association Champions

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Group portrait of the five members of the championship team of the 1958 Madison Bowling Association tournament. They bowl for Farmers Mutual. Their names a...
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Connie Schwoegler in All-Star Bowling Tournament

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Portrait of Connie Schwoegler, one of three Madison entries in the national All-Star bowling tournament in Buffalo, NY.
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Hal Panetti

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Portrait of Hal Panetti, one of three entries in the national All-Star bowling tournament in Buffalo, NY.
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Women's State Bowling Tournament

Date: 04 22 1959
Description: Portrait of Irene Sullivan, a Madison bowler who, with Peg Kufrin, is competing for the women's state Class C doubles bowling championship at the women's s...
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Women's State Bowling Tournament

Date: 04 22 1959
Description: Portrait of Peg Kufrin, a Madison bowler who, with Irene Sullivan, is competing for the women's state Class C doubles bowling championship at the women's s...
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Champion Bowler Art Hanson

Date: 12 09 1959
Description: Portrait of bowler Art Hanson, who rolled the highest scoring game (299) in Madison bowling for the season.
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Tournament dignitaries shown include (sitting) Howard Petran and Joseph Meyer; and (standing) Charlie Allen, Madison's American Bowling Congress director; ...
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen (center) posing with a bowling ball in his hands before throwing a strike while throwing out the first ball. On the left is Pat Lynaug...
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Bowling Champions of Champions Tournament

Date: 05 18 1961
Description: Captains of the bowling teams receive "Champion and Champions" awards and handshakes at the tournament site, the Plaza. Everett Freese (left), proprietor o...

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