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Bowling

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Description: People bowling at an alley.
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Bowling

Date: 02 13 1969
Description: The Wonder Bread team, an all-female bowling team getting ready to compete.
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Bowling Group Instruction

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Description: A man holding a bowling ball gives bowling instruction to a group of people.
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Female Bowler

Date: 04 15 1934
Description: Verona Langedyk holding a bowling ball at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys. Langedyk was a record setter at the Women's City Bowling Tournament.
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UE Winders Bowling Team

Date: 03 29 1947
Description: The Local 1131 UE Winders bowling team at the Milwaukee County Bowling Tournament. From left to right are Chester Chojnacki, Louis Mersho, team captain Car...
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Dean's Office Bowling Team

Date: 12 02 1932
Description: Dean's Office Nite Club (five male students) bowling team, each holding his bowling ball, at the Plaza Bowling Alley, 319 North Henry, left to right: Georg...
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Frank Ross Bowls Perfect Score, 300

Date: 11 06 1931
Description: Frank Ross posing in bowling stance after bowling perfect game in the Cosmos league at the Plaza Alleys.
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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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Automatic Foul Detector

Date: 11 12 1944
Description: Emil Andel of the American Bowling Congress demonstrates an automatic foul detector in a bowling alley.
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Woman in Wheelchair Bowling

Date: 02 14 1953
Description: Woman sitting in a wheelchair bowling.
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Seaman's Body Bowling Team

Date: 02 22 1947
Description: The Seaman's Body Local 75 bowling team.
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Madison Bowling Association Presidents

Date: 09 04 1952
Description: Portrait of Lillian Niebuhr, left, president of the Madison Woman's Bowling Association, and Frank Gottsacker, right, president of the Madison Bowling Asso...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Ad Colvin dresses as a mophead.
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Craftsman Bowling League

Date: 09 04 1956
Description: Group portrait of the members of the Craftsman Bowling League as they launch the 1956-57 bowling season.
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Women Bowling Teams

Date: 11 09 1943
Description: Group portrait of First National Bank women's bowling teams at Schwoegler's Bowling Alley, 437 West Gilman Street.
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Officials and Bowlers at the Champion of Champions Bowling Tournament

Date: 05 08 1961
Description: Bowling officials and bowlers gather at the "Champion of Champions" annual bowling tournament at the Plaza Alleys in Madison. Shown seated (left to right...
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Elks National Bowling Tournament, Detroit Bowling Team

Date: 03 30 1947
Description: Pictured are members of the Stroh's Bohemian Beers Detroit bowling team, leaders in the Elks National Bowling Tournament. Left to right: Len Detloff, Charl...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress-up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Pictured are Marie Schaefer, Millie Vick, Ramona...
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Super Bowl Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Super Bowl, a bowling alley in Appleton, Wisconsin, with five captioned illustrations along the left-hand side of the page promoting the soci...
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Birthday Bowling Party

Date: 12 11 1954
Description: Larry Elliott (left), Jim Anderson, Donald Carpenter, Bob Nielsen, and Richard Hoebel watch as Bill Hoebel tries his luck bowling with a boy-size bowling b...

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