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| Date: | 06 17 1952 |
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| Description: | Forbes-Meagher Music Co., 27 W. Main Street, won a trophy in a nation-wide window display contest. A.C. Cory (right) presenting the trophy to Harold Frye (... |
| 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 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Madison park commission crew, responsible for the construction of the starting ramp and finish line platform for the Madison Soap Box... |
| Date: | 07 22 1952 |
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| Description: | Fourteen-year old Darlene Kripps, center, is the winner of the award for best costume and decorated bike in the Bicycle Safety Week parade. Standing at her... |
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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: | 08 05 1927 |
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| Description: | An elephant appears to be in a tug of war contest with a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor. In the background is a large tent and a group of children wa... |
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| Description: | Five men compete in a foot race along a dirt road. Buildings are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | A New York University hurdle race takes place on the track at Ohio Field. Spectators watch from a grandstand to the right and buildings are visible in the... |
| Date: | 08 21 1964 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Harold Olson examines the beards of Leon Dunbar, Louis Christianson, Dick Toycen and Perley Entzminger. They are standing on the 500 block of Main Str... |
| 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: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. |
| Date: | 10 23 1923 |
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| Description: | A group of men, possibly fire fighters, appear poised to take part in a hook and ladder competition. A Red Baby truck and other vehicles are parked nearby.... |
| Date: | 01 31 1953 |
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| Description: | The "May-Bid" iceboat of Oshkosh is shown just after it capsized during the Hearst Trophy challenge series on Lake Monona. Boats from the Madison Four Lake... |
| Date: | 02 22 1953 |
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| Description: | Renegade III Class E iceboat with skipper and iceboat designer Elmer Millenbach in the cockpit. Other iceboats and the north shore of Lake Monona, includi... |
| Date: | 04 25 1953 |
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| Description: | An adult stands beside a Badger Spelling Bee contestant at a podium behind a WIBA microphone. |
| Date: | 08 08 1984 |
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| Description: | The winner of the sauerkraut eating contest, Don Bauer, standing triumphantly before his clean plate. A U.S. flag and a sign for the 34th Kraut Festival ad... |
| Date: | 05 23 1953 |
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| Description: | The finish of the 100-yard dash in a quadrangular track meet at Camp Randall stadium. At left is the winner, Harry Nash of Minnesota, followed by Wynn Good... |
| Date: | 05 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Top individual scorers in the Big 10 golf tournament. Shown left to right are: Doug Koepcke of Wisconsin, Don Albert of Purdue, and Lowell LeClair of Michi... |
| Date: | 06 09 1953 |
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| Description: | Two of the top winners in the annual youngsters' bicycle parade. Holding the trophy for the best decorated bike and best costume is Mary Coster, shown with... |
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