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Moderne Recreation Bowling Alley

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Interior view of the Moderne Recreation Bowling Alley lanes, 317 West Gorham Street.
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Two-Lane Bowling Alley at Old-Point-Comfort College

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Description: View of a two-lane bowling alley surrounded by brick walls and windows at Old-Point-Comfort College.
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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 session at the Plaza Alleys. Bowler Mae Schaefer dresses as a Halloween witch ...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 10 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Pictured are Hildegarde Baer, Ruth Ansfield, Luc...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 10 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress-up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Included are Bea Hein, Lorene Kerie, Kelly Butte...
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UAW Bowling Team Captains

Date: 1946
Description: Nat Ferral and Vernon Brady, CIO bowling team captains, pose for a picture sitting on a bench at a bowling alley. Ferrel was captain of the all African Ame...
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Isaiah Pyant Bowling

Date: 1945
Description: Down-lane view of Isaiah Pyant, member of C.I.O., bowling. A few men are visible in the background walking past, looking on and sitting on a bench.
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Madison Bowling Season Begins

Date: 09 06 1960
Description: The 1960-1961 Madison bowling season begins at leagues around Madison. Members of the Greg's Five bowling team shown are (seated), Gary Adler and (standing...
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Man Holding Slipover Bowling Shoe

Date: 04 10 1945
Description: A man, possibly inventor Leo Kay, holding a slipover bowling shoe, which attaches to a regular street shoe.
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A Bowler in Action

Date: 12 31 1946
Description: A member of the Local 75 men's bowling team releases the ball down the alley.
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Madison Bowling Association Golf Jamboree

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Eight bowling officials are posed at Nakoma Golf Club on the event of the 32nd Madison Bowling Association golf jamboree. Shown seated are: Art Pischke, We...
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A Bowling Demonstration

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Jo Ann Walker, bowling instructor, demonstrates bowling technique to Catherine Greene and Elsa Tamminga at the Plaza Alleys as part of the YWCA winter acti...
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UAW Local 75 Women's Bowling Team

Date: 02 1947
Description: Bowling team composed of members of Local 75, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company. Left to right: Myrtle Rohloff, Hilda Lange, Tillie Stowasser...
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Elks Bowling Team

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Six men in prison stripes pose with bowling balls.
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Bowling League Champions

Date: 04 02 1958
Description: Bowling champions congratulate Vic Koss on a 300 game rolled at the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes Major Bowling League. It was his come-back after suffering a heart at...
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Ladies' Golf-Bowling League

Date: 03 13 1959
Description: Among the bowling enthusiasts at the Ladies' Golf-Bowling League luncheon are (seated): Marion Lange and Nadine Gibson. Standing left to right are: Edna Gr...
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Bertha Eichelberger Bowls in Five Leagues

Date: 01 30 1987
Description: A woman smiles for the camera as she poses with her bowling ball. The caption reads, "Bertha Eichelberger bowls in five leagues every week." She is wearing...
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Professional Bowling Association

Date: 03 09 1965
Description: The Madison Bowling Association (MBA) hosted Wisconsin's first professional bowling tournament at the North Gate Bowl. Shown chatting prior to the event: J...
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"Your Next Strike!"

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Description: Advertisement for Ole's men's clothing store. It shows a bowling pin with a smiling face and waving arms dressed in a bowling shirt with the embroidered na...
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The "Tractors" Bowling Team

Date: 1926
Description: Five men standing behind a bowling ball and pin display for a gropu portrait. The men are members of the "Tractors" bowling team, Harvester Club Bowling Le...

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