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| Date: | 08 31 1909 |
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| Description: | A coaching party of festively clad men, women, and children departing for the Annual Scottish Games sponsored by the St. Andrews Society. Some participants... |
| Date: | 07 31 1931 |
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| Description: | Bernice Hotmar, contestant for the Disabled American Veterans Aviation Ball queen, posing standing with an American flag. |
| Date: | 07 28 1931 |
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| Description: | Evelyn Noll, contestant for Aviation Ball queen, pointing to Morris O. Togstad Chapter No. 2 Disabled American Veterans of the World War flag. |
| Date: | 08 17 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grand Champion soap box coaster crossing the finish line. |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Marshall and Janet Straus are shown accepting part of the $13,500 in prizes Marshall won on the "Stop the Music" radio show. Presenting the prize certifica... |
| Date: | 07 24 1949 |
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| Description: | A crowd looks on as boys in derby cars await the start of the Madison Soap Box Derby at the starting gate on East Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother... |
| 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 20 1952 |
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| Description: | The starter, Glen (Pat) Holmes ,is holding the checkered flag at the starting ramp of the Soap Box Derby on Gorham Street as two cars prepare to take off. ... |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of spectators in the grandstands at Derby Downs watching three racers participate in the All-American Soap Box Derby. |
| Date: | 07 23 1949 |
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| Description: | View from behind of a soap box racer in the starting gate at the top of the E. Gorham Street hill between N. Butler and N. Pinckney Streets. A man with a f... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Two soap box racers leave the starting gate on their way down the hill on S. Midvale Boulevard. A few spectators can be seen on both sides of the starting ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1946 |
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| Description: | Paul R. Anderson of DeForest winning the final heat of the 1946 Madison soap box derby in his car the "Green Hornet." The race was held on Gorham street. ... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Two men sheering sheep on a stage surrounded by a crowd of fair-goers, possibly in a competition at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a number of young boys, and one girl, each crouched next to a sheep, displaying it to the crowd gathered around a pen at the Wisconsin Cen... |
| Date: | 04 01 1908 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers in a downtown street while a dog team exits for the race to Candle and back. |
| Date: | 03 21 1956 |
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| Description: | Three Madison service club champions stand behind flags commemorating nations during the Service Clubs' "Little Olympic" competition. Left to right: John B... |
| Date: | 04 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Badger Spelling Bee officials meet to discuss both the Madison finals and the state finals. Armand Ketterer, seated in center, principal of Franklin School... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down unpaved Main Street of a group of men racing after a pig during the Hustler Harvest Festival. On the right is the Nash Service Station and the M.... |
| 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. |
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