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Henry Vilas Zoo Award Presented to Boy

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Two men are presenting a radio to a boy, Phillip Harris, as an award for naming the Vilas Zoo lion cubs. The names were "Thor" and "Yama." Left to right in...
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Mrs. Marie Haight and Mrs. W.C. Dunn

Date: 02 21 1945
Description: Mrs. Marie Haight, 437 North Ingersoll Street, on the left, and Mrs. W.C. Dunn, Shorewood Hills. Mrs. Haight, a teacher at Shorewood School, is being prese...
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Livestock Exposition Judging

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of one competitor parading her animal for the judges at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Competition, while Alice in Dairylan...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1948
Description: At right is Don Harless, Dane County traffic officer, presenting carry-all bags to winners of the sportsmanship award to Albert Martin, son of Mrs. Annabel...
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Doudna and Salisbury

Date: 12 03 1948
Description: "Bill Doudna, State Journal newscaster, was honored for his promotion of child safety on his 7:30 a.m. broadcast on WIBA." Robert Salisbury, directo...
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Earl C. Smith Giving a Speech

Date: 07 31 1941
Description: Earl C. Smith, president of the Illinois Agricultural Association, speaks into a microphone at an event to honor Mr. Clarence Dauberman for creating the fi...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Pierre Slightam (right), winner of the 11th annual Madison Soap Box Derby, is congratulated by Warren Jollymore, director of the Wisconsin State Journal...
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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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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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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Prizes

Date: 06 14 1950
Description: Hildur Hanson, receptionist in the "Wisconsin State Journal" editorial rooms, looks over the 25-piece tool kit which will be awarded for the best construct...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Prizes

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby racer John Bock of 19 Paget Road, right, is shown prizes to be awarded to the top racers by Jean Behling, staff writer for the "Wisc...
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Madison Rifle Club

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Group portrait of seventeen members of the Madison Rifle club holding their rifles. They repeated as champion of the Southern Wisconsin Rifle League by win...
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Emil Frautschi Receiving Award

Date: 10 03 1951
Description: Professor Conrad Emmons, left, Madison Rotary president, presents an honor scroll to Rotarian Emil Frautschi, right, who was honored by the club.
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FDR at White House Correspondents Dinner

Date: 03 22 1945
Description: At the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association, President Franklin Roosevelt congratulates Raymond Brandt, the winner of the Clapper Aw...
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Dane County 4-H Leaders

Date: 02 02 1952
Description: Three Dane County 4-H leaders are given gold wrist watches by William J. Kimball, Madison, County 4-H Agent, as awards for outstanding club work in state c...
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Harold E. Frye, JCC Man of the Year

Date: 03 05 1952
Description: Harold E. Frye, vice-president and general manager of the Forbes-Meagher Music Company, is shown at center as he received the Outstanding Man of the Year a...
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Charles Kuralt

Date: 1990
Description: Charles Kuralt standing at a podium on the night he received the Pope John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service at Viterbo College.
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Goodman Brothers Bowlers Award

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Two bowlers are given new Elgin wrist watches from the Goodman Brothers as an award for rolling the high individual single games in the Madison Bowling Ass...
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...

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