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| 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: | 06 22 1952 |
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| Description: | Racers coming into the first turn of the first five-mile heat at the Dane County Fair Grounds. Shows five racers and background crowd. |
| Date: | 06 22 1952 |
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| Description: | Racer Bobby Grim of Indianapolis who competed in the auto races at the Dane County Fairgrounds in June, 1952. Beside him on the right is a "Heavy Duty Wrec... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Two men from C.C. Collins and Sons, Inc. look over a color chart for their racers with two boys they are sponsoring in the soap box derby race. Left to rig... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Al Decker, manager of Cushman Hobbyland at 2628 University Avenue, and Johnny Schaffer measure a sign for the company to see if it will fit on the racer th... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Soap box derby racer Johnny Rothman (left) talks over "victory plans" with his sponsor Roy A. Gannon, of Gannon Real Estate Company, at the realtor's offic... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | A.J. Farnham, superintendent of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railroad's Madison division, admires Phil Peckham's soap box derby racer which was... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Roddy Botts, the 1951 soap box derby champion, is shown dressed in his champion's uniform and holding the trophy for the city champion in the 1952 race. In... |
| Date: | 07 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Alvin Boss, owner of Boss Pattern and Model Works, poses with his son Dick who is seated in the soap box derby racer he will race in the upcoming race. |
| Date: | 07 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Robert Timlin of the Timlin Lumber Company gives some pointers to Kenny Kelm, who will be sponsored by the lumber company in the upcoming soap box derby ra... |
| Date: | 06 03 1952 |
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| Description: | One of the prizes for the thirteenth annual Madison Soap Box Derby is a twenty-piece Stanley tool set awarded by the Shell Oil Company. Looking at the tool... |
| Date: | 08 04 1951 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby champion, 15-year-old Roddy Botts (second from left), with his family mapping the route they will take on their motor trip to the na... |
| Date: | 07 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby entrant, 11-year-old Billy West, son of Mr. and Mrs. William West of Route 2 in Madison, is shown behind the wheel of a Willys car. ... |
| Date: | 07 16 1952 |
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| Description: | Fifteen-year old Jerry Stockland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. (Marilla) Stockland of 520 Christianson Avenue, is shown sitting in his racer with proud sp... |
| 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 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Carlos Bast (right) stands with representatives of his two sponsors for the Madison Soap Box Derby. J.J. Werner and Jack Meyers of Prescription Pharmacy of... |
| Date: | 07 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Madison park commission crew, responsible for the construction of the starting ramp and finish line platform for the Madison Soap Box... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Ralph Hult, president of Hult's garage and the co-sponsor of the Madison Soap Box Derby, poses with the top winners. At left is champion Larry Laverty who ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Larry Laverty, a Mineral Point farm boy and the champion of the Madison Soap Box Derby, sits in his racer. He will go to Akron, Ohio to compete in the All ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby starter, Glen (Pat) Holmes, watches as two racers go down the East Gorham Street hill in front of the crowd watching the race. |
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