Date: | 06 11 1945 |
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Description: | A driver sits in a small promotional race car with a "Calvert Special" logo on its side at Plymouth Liquors, 2717 Atwood Avenue. |
Date: | 06 22 1933 |
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Description: | Harold Knudsen sitting on the National Junior Racer outside the Capitol Theatre, the prize for a contest conducted by the Fiore Coal and Oil Co., Phillips ... |
Date: | 08 29 1932 |
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Description: | Giles Hanson seated in his racing car in front of a gas station with Purol Pep gas pumps. |
Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two boys in their racers on the starting ramp. Starte... |
Date: | 07 24 1947 |
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Description: | Dane County Judge Fred Evans inspecting Pierre Slightam's racer, the Doodlebug, in his role as chief judge for the Derby. A dog is standing nearby. |
Date: | 05 27 1948 |
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Description: | Freddy Fleury, 14, of 210 N. Paterson Street, talks over plans for his 1948 Soap Box Derby racer with Master Sgt. Wilfred W. Wall at the U.S. Army & Air Fo... |
Date: | 07 26 1948 |
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Description: | The 1948 runner-up of the Soap Box Derby is Tommy Smrekar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smrekar, Ft. Atkinson. He is shown sitting in his racer, "The Prospe... |
Date: | 07 25 1948 |
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Description: | Group portrait of sponsors of the Madison Soap Box Derby competition who will be cheering for champion Frankie Meyers at the international Soap Box Derby c... |
Date: | 05 04 1949 |
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Description: | Harley Moore of Madison sits behind the steering wheel in his Technical Machine Service auto racer. Moore will race his car in the midget auto races held a... |
Date: | 05 04 1949 |
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Description: | Clarence Zimbrich of Sun Prairie stands in the middle of a dirt road with his arms raised. He is a feed mill operator and vice-president of the Sun Prairie... |
Date: | 06 15 1948 |
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Description: | Curlee Seals, Jr. discussing plans for his 1949 Soap Box Derby racer with three members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce, Curlee's sponsor for the... |
Date: | 06 23 1949 |
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Description: | Cornelius "Connie" Ryan, Madison Soap Box Derby participant, receiving money from Jim Schmitz, a representative of Connie's sponsor, The Hub, 22 West Miffl... |
Date: | 06 23 1949 |
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Description: | Soap Box Derby participant, Warren Slightam, age 13, with Marshall "Marsh" Parkinson, yard manager of the J.J. Fitzpatrick Lumber Company, which is sponsor... |
Date: | 06 14 1949 |
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Description: | Two men from Hult's Chevrolet consult with two youth on plans for a Soap Box Derby racer. |
Date: | 06 29 1949 |
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Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby participant Pierre Slightam, age 14, with Robert J. Connor, Jr., assistant manager of C.C. Collins and Son, Inc., 2308 University Av... |
Date: | 07 05 1949 |
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Description: | Don Jean Goodwin (left), who is a racer in the Soap Box Derby, with his sponsor, Sol Epstein from Madison Delivery Service. |
Date: | 07 07 1949 |
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Description: | A man, probably Ross Gordon or Pat Hernon, stands at a WKOW microphone while acting as the announcer for the Soap Box Derby. |
Date: | 07 09 1949 |
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Description: | A Soap Box Derby announcer (either Lon Landman or Dwaine Tucker) sitting at a WIBA microphone. |
Date: | 07 11 1949 |
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Description: | Arnold Pederson, age 13, with his Soap Box Derby racer and sponsor, Leo Welch, owner of the Ace of Clubs restaurant located at 3520 East Washington Avenue. |
Date: | 07 24 1949 |
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Description: | A crowd watches as soap box derby cars get ready for a race and men check over the cars. A sign over the road reads, "Free Shellubrication" for Derby Entra... |
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