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| Date: | 06 24 1959 |
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| Description: | Six Madison area teenage members of the Youth Summer Theater rehearse a scene before 30 performances of "The Magic Shoes." The plays were performed at park... |
| Date: | 05 18 1959 |
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| Description: | As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th... |
| Date: | 07 09 1958 |
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| Description: | James, the three-year-old son of Philip and Mrs. Staudenraus, playing with a sprinkling can in the new University of Wisconsin library mall fountain. |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Frances Niles hands out a ball to three boys at the Milton-Charter park playgound. The boys are, left to right: Ross Parisi, Don Brashi, and Marvin Bloom. |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Irene M. Borman, playground director at the Milton-Charter park for twelve years, sitting at a sand box with youngsters Joane Bruno, Kay Kerwin, and T... |
| Date: | 08 30 1953 |
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| Description: | View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing. |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of kids play a paper game "Air Defense" with two playground directors at a table in Vilas Park. Sitting around the table, from left, are: Nancy Bri... |
| Date: | 07 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Boys play baseball at the Franklin School playground. The activity is part of the summer program sponsored by the board of education recreational division ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Laurie Stein, 5 year old daughter of photographer Edwin Stein, playing in a double hammock with her friend Sara. |
| 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: | 06 24 1952 |
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| Description: | Gilbert Peterson sits in a tree at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hill schools and parks. |
| Date: | 01 19 1956 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with Patty Kosinski, of 205 North Frances Street, posing on the 8-foot snowman she and her friends built. |
| Date: | 01 29 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of two of the winners from the city speed skating finals at Vilas park, Carol Stokes and Kathy Stokes. |
| Date: | 01 25 1959 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of 23 children and teen city speed skating champions for 1959. |
| 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 11 1955 |
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| Description: | Three children, Jackie LeTourneau, Debra Ranes, and Ester Thayer, playing in the tot lot at the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 06 24 1952 |
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| Description: | Constance Raznikow playing on a teeter totter at the Shorewood Hills Play School, a summer recreation program at Shorewood Hills parks and schools. |
| Date: | 04 24 1957 |
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| Description: | Teddy (age 8) and William Buenzli (age 10) of 1820 Vilas Avenue enjoy a spring day flying homemade planes at Vilas Park. |
| 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... |
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