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| Date: | 01 16 1937 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of eleven of the fifteen girls elected to the President's Birthday Ball, Queen's Court of Honor. |
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| Description: | Actor Jack Carson and two boys competing in an ice cream eating contest at the State Fair. The boys are identified as John Schroeder of West Bend and Jacki... |
| Date: | 09 19 1952 |
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| Description: | Four mothers sitting with their babies waiting to be "weighted in" at the American Legion Hall as contestants in the Legion baby show and child talent cont... |
| Date: | 04 30 1949 |
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| Description: | Officials at the Badger Spelling Bee. Right to left: Mary Frances Boyd, master pronouncer, and three judges: Professor Lois Nemec, University of Wisconsin;... |
| Date: | 07 15 1949 |
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| Description: | The tournament committee for the Wisconsin women's golf association tournament gathers beneath a tree for a group portrait. The tournament was to be held a... |
| Date: | 05 03 1952 |
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| Description: | Badger Spelling Champion Beth Knope with her family. Her parents Pearl S. and Sidney E. Knope, are shown seated on either side of Beth, while her 6-year-o... |
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| Description: | Spectators stand beneath the shade of trees and umbrellas while watching competitors in the Samoset Resort outdoor putting contest. |
| Date: | 04 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the eight Badger state spelling bee finalists. Seated left to right, are Frances Peterson, Lafayette county; Robert Suszycki, Mauston; David He... |
| Date: | 07 1984 |
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| Description: | Water barrel fight: two groups with dueling hoses suspend a barrel in air. Children and adults look on with excitment. |
| Date: | 04 15 1961 |
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| Description: | Contestants are lined up at the western Dane county spelling bee held in Middleton. The winner was Rachel Pautz of Verona and the runner-up was Angela Padr... |
| Date: | 08 22 1961 |
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| Description: | Betty Anderson is serving her daughter Lori a piece of the "500 Cake" which won the Grand Prize in the Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a crowd gathered along a pier for Regatta Day. Boats are docked alongside the pier on the left. |
| Date: | 03 13 1955 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting and smiling, and wearing a crown. She is holding an opened package, and next to her is a bag advertising Coca-Cola. Caption reads: "'... |
| Date: | 02 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Ruthy Saunders (center, 831 Prospect Place) and her painting "Prayer" won the first-place prize in the centennial art competition at Grace Episcopal Church... |
| Date: | 04 04 1958 |
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| Description: | 18-year-old Pat Stoycheff is shown with his mother, Mrs. George Stoycheff, in Gov. Vernon Thompson's office prior to his 8-day trip to Spain as "Young Colu... |
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