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| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby winner Larry Jacobson accepting his trophy from Ralph A. Hult of Hult's Capital Garage. The derby took place on Midvale Boulevard. |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Soap box racers head down a hill on S. Midvale Boulevard as a large group of spectators are watching from behind a fence. 1953 was the first year Madison's... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Two soap box racers leave the starting gate on their way down the hill on S. Midvale Boulevard. A few spectators can be seen on both sides of the starting ... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | View down the hill at the Madison Soap Box Derby on South Midvale Boulevard during a soap box derby race. One car is visible on the track and a large crowd... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Two Madison soap box derby contestants are racing toward the finish line on South Midvale Boulevard as a large crowd watches from behind a fence. The 1953 ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1954 |
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| Description: | More than 1,000 persons attended the ninth annual Kennel Club Dog Show held at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Karen Ann Reppen finds this puppy more interest... |
| Date: | 01 03 1954 |
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| Description: | People watching Cato Vik, a Norwegian student at the University of Wisconsin, take Class A honors and set a new hill record of 157 feet in the ski jumping ... |
| Date: | 03 27 1954 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin student, Dave Hubbard, from Rockford, Illinois, is playing jacks while kneeling on the floor. He is competing in a tournament at th... |
| Date: | 03 27 1954 |
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| Description: | Sue Fehland from Wausau and Mary Heiser from Freeport, Illinois, are watching Ken Hauser from Ridgewood N.J., who is taking a turn at jacks while kneeling ... |
| Date: | 03 27 1954 |
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| Description: | Bruce Slagg of Evanston, Illinois, and Jane Forman (Alpha Phi social chairman) posing sitting behind the trophy, which is an oversized jack and a tennis ba... |
| Date: | 10 26 1957 |
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| Description: | "Free punki'ns" are being given to children by the Madison Sears store and the Y Men's Club of the YMCA. The pumpkins are to be carved and entered in a con... |
| Date: | 04 04 1958 |
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| Description: | 18-year-old Pat Stoycheff is shown with his mother, Mrs. George Stoycheff, in Gov. Vernon Thompson's office prior to his 8-day trip to Spain as "Young Colu... |
| Date: | 04 20 1958 |
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| Description: | The winner and the runner-up for the city spelling bee championship. In the foreground is Marc Williamson, East Junior High, who will represent Madison in ... |
| Date: | 04 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Three top-notch spellers and parents of two finalists are shown after the city spelling bee. Left to right: Cynthia Cottam, Midvale, second place; Marc Wil... |
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