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Farm Boys Playing Basketball

Date: 1929
Description: Boys practicing for winter basketball games on the farm of Marcus Johnson.
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Fans at Sporting Event

Date: 03 15 1957
Description: High school fans in the bleachers cheer on their team during a night game.
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Women's Volleyball Team

Date: 03 24 1937
Description: Group portrait of 13 women players and a coach, Lincoln School volleyball team.
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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Speed Skaters Posing with Trophy

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Description: Junior Girls Speed Skaters Co-Champs, Andrea Melin, of Superior, Wisconsin, and Linda Schubert, of West Allis, posing together with their trophy.
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West High School Basketball Team

Date: 03 15 1945
Description: West High School basketball team reserve players sitting on the team bench during a game at the annual state basketball tournament. Left to right are: Har...
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West High School Basketball Players

Date: 03 15 1945
Description: West High School basketball team reserve players sitting on the team bench cheering as their team has taken the lead during a game at the annual state bask...
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Hoyt Park Toboggan Slide

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: Three teenagers posing on the steps of the toboggan slide at Hoyt Park. Ascending the steps are Al Gay, Mary Homann, and Ruth Ann Gay. Two young boys are s...
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Fans and cheerleaders from Kimberly at the state high school basketball tournament. Cheerleaders in front, left to right, are Laverne Kamps, Joanne Lamers,...
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Four members of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club are shown on the ice. They are, from left to right, Ray White, Jeff Blume, Sally Williamson, and Jea...
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Monticello Boys Basketball Team

Date: 02 03 1950
Description: Group portrait of Monticello boys basketball team with Coach John Ponyicsanyi and Assistant Coach Urho Hill. Monticello played in the State Line League and...
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West High School Basketball Team

Date: 03 09 1950
Description: Group portrait of the West High School basketball team, dressed in uniform. Managers seated in front: George Fabian, left, and Jack Podell. Players seated,...
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Madison West-Kenosha Football Game

Date: 11 02 1950
Description: The Madison West High School running back picks up a first down in their football game against Kenosha at Breese Stevens Field. Kenosha players are Bob Gil...
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West High School Basketball Team

Date: 12 27 1950
Description: Group portrait of 15 players and 2 managers of the undefeated Madison West High School basketball team.
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Scrap Metal Parade

Date: 11 20 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler and Sonja Iverson, Cambridge High School drum majorette, standing on West Mifflin Street during the Cambridge scrap metal parade aro...
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Madison Central Basketball Team

Date: 12 04 1951
Description: Indoor group portrait of the Madison Central boy's basketball team.
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Madison West High School Track Relays

Date: 04 12 1952
Description: Portrait of Tom Mack (left) and Tom Schulz, both of Madison West, who won and set event records in the broad jump and shot put, respectively.
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Spelling Bee Champion Heading to National Finals

Date: 05 17 1952
Description: Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 spelling champion, Beth Knope, boards a train to attend the national finals. Saying goodbye are her parents Sidney an...
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Basketball Team in Alabama

Date: 02 18 1915
Description: School basketball team seated outside school with team basketball. Original caption reads, "Even though most of the country schools of Alabama have no luxu...

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