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Madison Summer Playground Program
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Glenn "Pat" Holmes (left) and Frank Blau, directors of the Madison summer playground program, are shown checking equipment out to the 30 playgrounds which will be included in the summer program.
June 23, 1950
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Baseball Game at the Franklin School Playground
July 28, 1950
Boys play baseball at the Franklin School playground. The activity is part of the summer program sponsored by the board of education recreational division at thirty city playgrounds.
Children Playing a Game of Washers at Olbrich Park Playground
July 10, 1950
Three boys playing a game of "washers" at the Olbrich park playground, one of the thirty parks included in the summer playground program sponsored by the Board of Education Recreation Division. Pic...
Children on Swing at Sunset Park Playground
July 10, 1950
Children play on the heavy duty swing at Sunset Park playground. A summer recreation program at the city's parks is supervised by the city's board of education recreation division.
Madison Playground Scenes
June 28, 1950
Sherry Klein (right) playing a game of checkers with Janice Wirioff at the Milton-Charter park playground as Edward Lambert, Kenneth and Shirley Bloom are looking on.
Madison Playground Scene
July 26, 1950
Children stand around a picnic table while doing activities at the Lakeview playground.
Madison Summer Playground Activities
August 16, 1950
Mrs. Irene M. Borman, playground director at the Milton-Charter park for twelve years, sitting at a sand box with youngsters Joane Bruno, Kay Kerwin, and Tony Balsamo.
