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The Excelsior Springs Golf Course

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Description: Groups of people walk across the fairway of The Excelsior Springs Golf course.
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Men Playing Baseball

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Description: Men are playing baseball in an open field in front of farm buildings and a small group of people.
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Eymard Seminary Outdoor Handball Alleys

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Description: People play handball in wooden alleys at Eymard Seminary. A forested area stands in the background and snow covers the ground around the handball court.
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Playing Shuffleboard at Lake Chautaugna

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Description: Several people play shuffleboard on an outdoor court at Lake Chautaugna. Spectators sit on benches and stand around the court to watch the games.
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"Lutherland," Beach Game at Beaver Brook

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Description: A group of people wearing swimming suits toss a beach ball on the sand at Beaver Brook. There are several swimmers, a dock, and several boats in the backgr...
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Lawn Bowling At Chautaugna Lake

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Description: Several people use a lawn bowling court at Chautaugna Lake. The court is surrounded by a border of shrubbery, and a dock on the lake is visible through tr...
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Wolgast-Ritchie Boxing Match

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: The Ad Wolgast-Willie Ritchie boxing match in the Milwaukee Auditorium. There were 8,000 people in attendance. Most of the audience members have turned to ...
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Playing Tennis

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Description: Spectators sit and stand to watch people play tennis on a fenced-in tennis court at Shelter Island Height. The court is surrounded by trees and several bui...
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Lake Mendota Boathouse

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Description: View from shoreline of a crew rowing a Pabst Shell on Lake Mendota near the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse, with two men in a canoe and people s...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse and Red Gym

Date: 1906
Description: View towards shoreline from Lake Mendota of University of Wisconsin-Madison varsity men's rowing crew. People are watching from the boathouse in the backgr...
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Women's Western Open Golf Championship

Date: 06 24 1955
Description: A group of men and women watching the golf match at the 26th Annual Women's Western Open golf championship at the Maple Bluff Country Club. A few people ar...
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Cyclists at Starting Line

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Description: Cyclists at the starting line of a race near the judges' stand. Each cyclist has a man standing next to him holding the bike upright for the start of the r...
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Athletic Games at Gilmore's Concert Garden, New York

Date: 12 1875
Description: Composite of engraved images of men involved in various athletic activities: fencing, weightlifting, juggling with clubs and cannon balls, wrestling, and b...

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