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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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Lieut. Walter Thompson Recieving Kemper Foundation Award

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Lieut. Walter Thompson, an officer with the Madison police force, receiving the $650 Kemper Foundation fellowship check to attend the traffic police admini...
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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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Showing Off Prize Ribbons

Date: 06 09 1950
Description: Three male members of the Disch family show off ribbons won for raising prize sheep.
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Severson Milk Company Drivers Receive Safe Driving Awards

Date: 08 12 1949
Description: Three drivers for the Severson Milk Company, Albion, receive awards for safe driving at their annual supper held at the Heidelberg Hofbrau restaurant in Ma...
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Madison Businessmen's Association Past Presidents

Date: 08 16 1949
Description: Four past presidents of the Madison Businessmen's Association were honored at the group's annual summer outing and dinner at the Nakoma Country Club. Left ...
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Red Cross Awards

Date: 09 19 1949
Description: Charles F. Esser (right), first aid chairman of the Dane County Red Cross, presenting certificates of first aid for fifty-two members of the county traffic...
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Wisconsin State Journal Carrier Boys

Date: 10 05 1949
Description: Ten top-notch Madison's Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys who received the Inland Daily Press Association certificates of merit for outstanding service ...
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Davis Campbell in Truck

Date: 01 03 1939
Description: Davis Campbell, Decatur Cartage Company's safe driver, leans out the driver's window of an International truck.
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Walgreen Employee Honored

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Robert A. Knoll (left) receives a gold watch in honor of his 25 years of service with Walgreen Drug Stores. It is being presented by E.A. Rintelmann. Mr. K...
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Wisconsin Freshman Football Player of the Year

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin head freshman coach George Lanphear (left) recognizes Dave Hansen of Eau Claire as the freshman Player of The Year.
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Twenty Year Award To Sergeant Leo H. Imhoff

Date: 11 24 1949
Description: Special tribute was paid to Sgt. Leo H. Imhoff, second from the left, for his 20 years of service in the National Guard at the annual Military Ball which C...
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Wisconsin High School Football Awards

Date: 12 05 1949
Description: Three trophy winners from Wisconsin High posing for a group portrait with their trophies. Bob Spoentgen, left, was voted most valuable player. Coach Harold...
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Founder's Day Banquet

Date: 01 29 1950
Description: Three members of the board of curators of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin sitting and standing at a banquet table. They are, from left: Professor...
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Madison Artists' Exhibition Winners

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: Richard Grossenbach, University of Wisconsin senior student from Madison, and Professors Robert Grilley and Roland Stebbins, University of Wisconsin, were ...
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Big Ten Most Valuable Player Robert Wilson

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin football star Captain Robert "Red" Wilson is recognized as the Big Ten Conference "Most Valuable Player" for 1949 and awarded the C...
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Winners of DAR Good Citizenship Award

Date: 02 28 1950
Description: Group portrait of four Madison high school students, winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizenship Award. Pictured from left t...
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Viroqua Hero

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: Vernon county farmer Edwin Lerum became the first recipient of a new Wisconsin award for heroism in traffic safety when Governor Rennebohm presented him th...
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"Outstanding Young Man of the Year"

Date: 03 07 1950
Description: Warren Jollymore, Wisconsin State Journal staff member, receives Madison's Junior Chamber of Commerce "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award from...
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Railroad Safety Award Presentation

Date: 03 22 1950
Description: Walter S. Alcumbrac, Madison superintendent of the Madison division of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, (right) receives a plaque for the bes...

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