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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion
July 1951
1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street.
Madison Soap Box Derby Champion
July 1951
City champion Roddy Botts posing in his winning soap box derby car, Aeolus, named for the Greek god of the winds.
Madison Soap Box Derby Finish Line
July 26, 1947
Crowd and officials watch Soap Box Derby contestants at the finish line on East Gorham Street.
Akron Soap Box Derby
August 1951
Madison, Wisconsin Champion Roddy Botts with a volunteer at the starting line of the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs.
Akron Soap Box Derby
August 1957
Van Steiner (15 years-old) of Argyle, Wisconsin, the 1957 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, crouching next to his Wisconsin State Journal-sponsored car at the All-American Soap Box Derby,...
Akron Soap Box Derby
August 1951
Timed overhead photograph showing Madison, Wisconsin city champion Roddy Botts coming in second place in his first heat at the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs. He lost to the Akron city ...
