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A performance by members of the Madison Turnverein, 1939

Madison Turnverein

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The turnverein movement was brought to Wisconsin by German immigrants. Turnerbund, or gynastics, was a popular form of physical exercise among German Turners who sought to make physical education a part of all American schools. In this image, men and women from the Madison Turnverein perform a circle formation.

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McVicar, Angus B. "Madison Turnverein." (31 May 1939).