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Robert Grilley Receiving Prize

Date: 07 14 1935
Description: Robert Grilley, holding his model airplane, receiving first place mahogany plaque in Junior Division of "Jimmy Allen" model airplane races at Royal Airport...
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President Frank Presenting Scholarship

Date: 05 20 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank presenting $4,500 Emily Jane Culver Scholarship to Charles Pfeiffer of Racine. They are standing next to the ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 24 1955
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby champion, David Laverty of Mineral Point, posing with the plaque and his brother Larry who is a past champion. In the background is ...
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Child Salon of Art Winner with John Steuart Curry

Date: 05 07 1944
Description: John Steuart Curry, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, and Wesley Kanuse with his painting of his brother, Kendall Kanuse. Kanuse won the major a...
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Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony

Date: 02 01 1945
Description: Axel Olson with his sons Earl and Richard inspecting the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to son and brother Sgt. Truman O. Olson. Truman ...
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Junior Livestock Exposition Banquet

Date: 10 23 1946
Description: Three grand champion winners are shown at the Junior Livestock Exposition Banquet in the Loraine Hotel. Seated left to right are: Dorothy Disch, Evansville...
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Junior Livestock Exposition Banquet

Date: 10 23 1946
Description: View of a portion of the nearly 300 boys and girls who attended the Junior Livestock Exposition Banquet at the Loraine Hotel.
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Bicycle Safety Week

Date: 04 29 1947
Description: Two men presenting a bicycle safety award to a young boy in front of a NBC WIBA radio microphone.
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Boy Scout Recognition

Date: 02 24 1948
Description: Scout Charles Anderson is being presented with a $500 check by Edward Fischer, Sheriff of Dane County, safety director and past commander of the Veterans o...
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City High School Track Meet

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: Members of the court of honor shown presenting an award to Radcliffe Sloggett, who set a new city record in the 100-yard dash in the city high school track...
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Lee Baron, "Outstanding Young Man"

Date: 01 18 1949
Description: Lee Baron, of Baron Brothers Department Store, being congratulated by his boss, Joe Rothschild, on being selected Madison's "outstanding young man" of 1948...
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UNICO Scholarship Winners

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Emil Santacrosse, left, national vice-president of UNICO, shown presenting scholarship awards to Josephine Raimondo of Central High School, and John Troia,...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Pierre Slightam (right), winner of the 11th annual Madison Soap Box Derby, is congratulated by Warren Jollymore, director of the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1949
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...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 28 1949
Description: Phil Lenhart and Warren Slightam, Soap Box Derby winners, are awarded sports jackets (letterman jackets) by Johnny Casey, manager of the boys' department a...
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Madison Lutheran School Spelling Champion

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Barbara North of 1003 Jenifer Street, the spelling champion of the Madison Lutheran School, sits at a desk while reading a newspaper. A dictionary lies ope...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Badger Spelling Bee champion Arlene Brown stands before seated judges Mrs. Robert Taylor and Morton Schroeder, as Master Pronouncer Paul W. Gauger looks on...

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