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Woman and Horse in Lake Monona

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Description: Woman leading her white horse through shallow waters in Lake Monona. In the background is the downtown Madison skyline.
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Gymnastics Class

Date: 1915
Description: Five young women in a dance-like pose for a gymnastics class in one of Milwaukee's Social Centers.
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Vintage Gym Dress for Women

Date: 08 16 1944
Description: Maude Johnson dressed in a turn of the century dance class outfit.
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Women's Physical Education Class

Date: 1911
Description: A group of female students wearing sports uniforms, participating in exercises as part of their physical education curriculum. Lathrop Hall, University of ...
Print

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...
Photograph

American Legion Run

Date: 05 1987
Description: "Runners turned the corner at the intersection of McArthur Road & Bancroft Road."
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Chili Run

Date: 03 1983
Description: "Runners are poised to take off in the 5 mile Chili Run. There were 197 entrants, some from as far away as Libertyville, IL."
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Professors of Women's Physical Education

Date: 08 16 1944
Description: Professor Blanche M. Trilling, director of the physical education department, and Professor Abbie Shaw Mayhew, former director. Professor Trilling spoke ab...
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Virginia Jefferds New Teacher

Date: 09 08 1952
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Jack (Virginia) Jefferds, the new physical education teacher for girls at the Lapham and Longfellow Schools.
Postcard

Exercise at a Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a large group of school children exercising in the schoolyard. Boys and girls are on separate sides of the yard. All are the students are ...
Historical Essay

Indian Clubs for Physical Exercise

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Wooden Indian clubs used in the University of Wisconsin's Women's Physical Education Department classes, Madison, WI, c. 1900.(Museum object #1994.108.1-2)
Document

King's Gateway Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel of Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer color views of the hotel and neighboring Gateway Inn. There are ...
Photograph

Vera Pay, Exchange Teacher from London

Date: 09 17 1948
Description: Vera Pay, right, exchange teacher from London, England, is shown instructing four Emerson school physical education 6th grade girls who are wearing gym clo...
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YWCA Activities

Date: 09 28 1948
Description: Three members of the YWCA doing floor stretching exercises under direction of, extreme left, Mrs. Robert L. Nelson, 75 Randall Park, YWCA physical educatio...

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