Date: | 07 03 1955 |
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Description: | Bobbie Geppert, son of Dr. Geppert, inspecting his Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig soap box racer entered in the Soap Box Derby. |
Date: | 07 19 1947 |
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Description: | Pierre Slightam, age 13, left, and his brother, Warren, age 11, 427 West Wilson Street, are putting the finishing touches on their Soap Box Derby racers. T... |
Date: | 04 13 1948 |
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Description: | The Soap Box derby racer of Pierre Slightam is being guarded by the sister of the builder, Lucretia, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Francis Slightam. The pictur... |
Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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Description: | Jimmy Christiansen is shown posing with the body of his derby car while three friends observe. Left to right: Florence Brown, John Brown, Gary Sachs, and J... |
Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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Description: | Soap Box Derby racer Bobby Holmes seated in car outdoors on grass. |
Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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Description: | Soap Box Derby racer Virgil Johnson, posing with his car outdoors on a porch. This image was taken before Virgil smoothed and painted his car. |
Date: | 07 24 1949 |
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Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby Sportsmanship Award winners with County Traffic Officer, Charles O'Brien, presenting awards to Dickie Wold of LaFarge and Frank Bryl... |
Date: | 08 16 1949 |
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Description: | Luanne Unbehaun of Richland Center is shown modeling the new clothes she selected at Baron's Department Store, 14-18 West Mifflin Street, as her gift for b... |
Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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Description: | The car and driver that won the Madison Soap Box Derby in 1957 at the starting line. The car is called "Phillipson Garage" and the driver is Van Steiner of... |
Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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Description: | Soap box derby contestants parade up East Washington Avenue before the race to receive their entry prize, a tool kit. |
Date: | 07 22 1951 |
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Description: | Five of the winners in the Soap Box Derby competition pose with their prizes. Left to right are Billy McFarland, Darlington, winner of the best upholstery ... |
Date: | 04 18 1952 |
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Description: | Boys gathered at a meeting that "kicked off" the 1952 Soap Box Derby that is sponsored by the "Wisconsin State Journal" and Hult's Chevrolet. |
Date: | 07 19 1936 |
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Description: | Eldon Raemisch, age 14, in his championship car, No. 32. The Madison Soap Box Derby was held on Wilson Street in 1936. Eldon's car was the heaviest... |
Date: | 08 18 1935 |
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Description: | Roger Gabbei, age 12, competed in the Madison soap box derby held on Gorham Street. He carried a spare wheel in case of a crackup. Roger won the class B ti... |
Date: | 08 18 1935 |
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Description: | Fred Raemisch, 16, of 2234 E. Johnson Street, sitting in his championship soap box derby car, #41. This was the first official soap box derby held in Madis... |
Date: | 06 11 1952 |
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Description: | Bobby Bing, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. (Mary) Bing, 4306 Tokay Blvd, works on his car for the Soap Box Derby. Watching him are his two younger sisters, Gay,... |
Date: | 07 16 1952 |
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Description: | Bruce Bright, a contender in the upcoming soap box derby, is fitted with a racing helmet by his sponsor in the race, C.A. Perkins of the Perkins Sheet Meta... |
Date: | 07 1954 |
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Description: | Fritz Ragatz waiting in line to race his WMTV-sponsored car on Midvale Avenue at the Madison soap box derby. |
Date: | 07 23 1949 |
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Description: | Two racers streak down the soap box derby track on E. Gorham Street as a large crowd watches from behind a fence along the sidewalk. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | Thirteen year-old Philip Lenhart of Madison, Wisconsin, sitting in his new and improved soap box derby car. In the 1950 Madison race held on July 23, 1950,... |
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