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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A team of oxen pulls a pallet of what appear to be cement blocks on a skid at the Eastern States Exposition, while onlookers gather on either side to watch... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Formal portrait of the Lake Mills Fire Company preparing for a race in which volunteer companies in harness pulled their fire hose carts. Ralph Engsberg, ... |
| Date: | 08 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Cross Plains baseball team, who tied for the Western section title in the Home Talent Baseball League. |
| Date: | 08 21 1950 |
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| Description: | Class E fleet sailboats get underway in the first official test of the preliminary races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Associati... |
| Date: | 08 24 1950 |
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| Description: | "Jay-Flight" (H-6), the C Class sailboat owned by John and Jerry Frautschi, sons of Mr. amd Mrs. Walter (Dorothy) Frautschi of 31 Paget Road, made the best... |
| Date: | 08 24 1950 |
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| Description: | "The Albatross IV," a sailboat owned by Terry Lentz of Pewaukee, is shown with its crew during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland La... |
| Date: | 08 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Class A and Class E sailboats are shown maneuvering to round a buoy in strong wind during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Y... |
| Date: | 08 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Class C sailboats participate in the championship race of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association. |
| Date: | 08 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Class C sailboats heel to port in a stiff breeze during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association. |
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| Description: | Several views of the University of Wisconsin-Madison tub race. Several men race in wooden tubs while others watch from boats or a dock. |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | The car and driver that won the Madison Soap Box Derby in 1957 at the starting line. The car is called "Phillipson Garage" and the driver is Van Steiner of... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Van Steiner, winner of the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby, holding the trophy. Left to right: Larry Steiner, father of the winner; Don Knowles, general manage... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Finish line on East Washington Avenue of one of the heats at the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the starting ramp for the Madison Soap Box Derby on East Washington Avenue, including the first block of South Butler Street. Van Steiner ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Don Knowles, general manager of Holt's Capital Garage and cosponsor of the race, presenting trophy to the winner Van Steiner. Buildings in the background a... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | The winner of the 1957 Soap Box Derby, Van Steiner, receiving champion's kiss from Barbara Harned, wife of "Wisconsin State Journal writer, who was a forme... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | The Marine Corps Reserve built platforms on their jeeps to move the soap box cars back up the East Washington Avenue hill. They are shown loading the Porta... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison Junior Boy Scout Drum & Bugle Corps march in the pre-Soap Box Derby race parade on East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Soap box derby contestants parade up East Washington Avenue before the race to receive their entry prize, a tool kit. |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Soap Box Derby staging area and starting line on 100 and 200 blocks of East Washington Avenue between South Butler and South Pinckney Stre... |
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