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| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | A lineup of racers await their turn to race at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. Larry Meicher of Madison stands by his racer, "The Iceberg." The are at the... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Phil Peckham of Madison is ready to start his winning heat during the 1954 Madison soap box derby. Members of the Marine Corps Reserve are shown operating ... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | David Laverty of Mineral Point sitting in his racer at the starting line at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. He was a runner-up in the class B, and his bro... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Roger McFadden of New Glarus is shown in his racer at the starting line at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. He lost by a few inches to the champion, Phil P... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Some of the crowd watching the 1954 Madison soap box derby, including the Wilbert Rung family of Madison. |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Artie Luetke and Dick Michels sitting on top of a sand barrel to watch the 1954 Madison soap box derby races. |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Four local kids watch the races at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. From left are Mary Ann, Richard, and Dolores Crotsenberg, and John Dyreson. |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Judges Jim Green and Bob Reger view the race from the East Washington Avenue finish line. Ozzie Johnson and Dick Meyer were other judges. Most cars finishe... |
| Date: | 07 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Ronnie Dommershausen, the "hard-luck guy" of the race, is shown just before his brake and steering apparatus jammed. He got as far as runner-up in Class A.... |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Two contestants in the Soap Box Derby cross the finish line. James Eckels of Mineral Point is in the lead, beating out Dick Williams, Madison. |
| Date: | 06 29 1989 |
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| Description: | Two boys and a man are looking into the cockpit of a race car. Caption reads: "A CLOSE LOOK — David Berner (left), 11, of West Allis, and Jay Gmeindl, 9, o... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Two youths are sitting in what appears to be a homemade racecar on a residential street. There is a 1913 license plate on the front of the car. A house is ... |
| Date: | 07 1983 |
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| Description: | View from the stands of an automobile race at Road America near Elkhart Lake. Large striped tents are in the background on the right. |
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| Description: | Driver's side view of an International Scout SS-II on a racetrack. In the background are spectators watching the race from behind a fence. |
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