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People at Racetrack

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Description: Racetrack crowded with people.
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Bowling

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Description: People bowling at an alley.
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Junior Prom

Date: 04 15 1910
Description: Elevated view from stage towards a large group of young people in formal attire standing in a decorated gymnasium. People are also up in the balcony. Capti...
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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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Grandstands at Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of crowd of people outside of the grandstands at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds.
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Men Riding Racehorses

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Description: Two men riding horses in front of the stands at the racetrack. A few people are in the grandstand.
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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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Couples Watching Tennis Match from International Scout Pickup

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Description: Color advertising photograph of two young couples watching a tennis match from inside an International Scout pickup. Other people are looking on from chair...
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Tennis Club House and Courts

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Description: People use outdoor tennis courts while others watch from beneath the shade of a clubhouse awning. Others in the foreground also look on while sitting on r...
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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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Grandstand at the Outagamie County Fair

Date: 1907
Description: The grandstand at a fair full of spectators, and a line of people standing in the foreground at the edge of the track.
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Bucky Badger and Friends

Date: 09 08 2019
Description: Bucky Badger mascot with people at Camp Randall.
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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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Dane County Fair

Date: 08 23 1930
Description: People in grandstand are overlooking the track from the right. There is a man standing in the center of the track making announcement over a public address...
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Car Racing

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Description: Elevated view of a race car on the track moving past a stationary vehicle in the foreground. Behind a second fence is a large crowd of people observing the...
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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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Tennis Players on Court

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a line of people, some holding tennis rackets, posed in a line behind a net on a dirt tennis court between North 3rd and 4th Street. Hous...
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Spooner Rodeo

Date: 1961
Description: A crowd of people in the background behind a fence are watching a man bull riding at the Spooner Rodeo. Two rodeo clowns are moving in front of the bull.
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Boxing Match at University of Wisconsin Field House

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of a full crowd at the Field House, including people sitting on the floor in chairs watching the boxers in a boxing ring in the center of the...

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