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| 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... |
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| Description: | A man wearing goggles drives a Blitzen Benz automobile on the sand along a shoreline. The Blitzen Benz was first built in 1909 by Benz & Cie. |
| 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 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. |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of nine Madison street department workers who have prepared the derby hill for the Soap Box Derby for the past seven years. Kneeling, left t... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Fifteen derby boys and four adults from Mineral Point who came to Madison for the Madison Soap Box Derby are standing in front of their school bus. Larry L... |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | The Haddys are famous in local dirt track racing. Their son, Tim, kneels in front of a sprint car. |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Madison, Wisconsin Champion Roddy Botts with a volunteer at the starting line of the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs. |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of citizens of Akron welcoming city champions and visiting celebrities to the All-American Soap Box Derby in front of the Mayflower Hotel. A ... |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of spectators in the grandstands at Derby Downs watching three racers participate in the All-American Soap Box Derby. |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Timed overhead photograph showing Madison, Wisconsin city champion Roddy Botts coming in second place in his first heat at the All-American Soap Box Derby ... |
| Date: | 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Fritz Ragatz waiting in line to race his WMTV-sponsored car on Midvale Avenue at the Madison soap box derby. |
| Date: | 07 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of four employees of Hult's Garage who will be in charge of transporting soap box derby racers and returning vehicles after the race. Left to righ... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Parks Department building the ramp on Midvale Avenue for the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Vie Cramer, Don Ke... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Seven Madison street department workers preparing the route of the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Clark Evarts, William Skolaski, Ed Westb... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | WIBA truck and two radio broadcasters on south Midvale Boulevard, the site of the Madison Soap Box Derby. |
| Date: | 07 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Two racers streak down the soap box derby track on E. Gorham Street as a large crowd watches from behind a fence along the sidewalk. |
| Date: | 07 23 1949 |
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| Description: | View from behind of a soap box racer in the starting gate at the top of the E. Gorham Street hill between N. Butler and N. Pinckney Streets. A man with a f... |
| 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... |
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