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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Architectural drawing of the Sunset Village neighborhood on the West side of the city of Madison. The poster description reads: A proposed master plan for ... |
| Date: | 09 24 1948 |
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| Description: | Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families... |
| Date: | 11 28 1971 |
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| Description: | Tot Lot, a play area for small children created from a vacant lot, funded by the Federal Urban Renewal Authority. |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | The playground director from the board of education's recreation division reads a story to children at the Wirth Court playground during storybook hour. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Mamie Arms climbing to the top of a swing set. |
| Date: | 08 05 1965 |
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| Description: | Kathy Kurtz, a playground leader at Cherokee Heights playground, playing tether ball with youngsters at her playground. |
| Date: | 04 1945 |
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| Description: | Graphite pencil and colored pencil drawing on drafting vellum of design for Glenwood Children's Park designed by Jens Jensen. Original drawing 33 x 29 inch... |
| Date: | 10 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School kindergarten children standing on the playground while playing cowboys and Indians. Three boys are wearing Indian headdresses. |
| Date: | 05 25 1928 |
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| Description: | ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) men clearing area for playground at Burr Jones Field at 1800 E. Washington Street. |
| Date: | 06 28 1951 |
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| Description: | Children playing outside the nursery school classroom at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| Date: | 07 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Playing in the sandbox at Olbrich Park are Mary Lou Whitney, Ann Spilde, Patsy White, year-old Noreen Kay Morehouse and some playmates. |
| Date: | 06 29 1957 |
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| Description: | Group of children on a city playground playing dodge ball (called "ball tag"). The boy on far left is finishing a toss. |
| Date: | 05 25 1928 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) men posing after clearing field for playground at Burr Jones Field, 1800 E. Washington Avenu... |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Children play on the heavy duty swing at Sunset Park playground. A summer recreation program at the city's parks is supervised by the city's board of educa... |
| Date: | 08 03 1954 |
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| Description: | Children wait their turn for a pony ride at Franklin playground. Left to right: Cinda Helleckson, Janice Schaub, Margo Kanvik, and Debby Aberle. The boy at... |
| Date: | 07 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Six children engage in folk dancing at Randall School playground on Regent Street, while one bystander observes from the background. Pictured dancing from ... |
| Date: | 10 29 1959 |
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| Description: | Susan Thomsen smiling from high atop a seesaw on a warm October day while playing at Yahara Place Park near her home at 502 Dunning Street. Houses in the b... |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Girls and boys participate in a lively croquet game at the Westmorland park playground. They are, from left to right: Jay Voss, Jimmy Leahy, Jimmie Montgo... |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Three boys playing a game of "washers" at the Olbrich park playground, one of the thirty parks included in the summer playground program sponsored by the B... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Fold-out map of the zoo inside a publication titled: "The Master Plan For Henry Vilas Park Zoo." Includes Lake Wingra, the lagoon, and the playground. |
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