Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby champion, David Laverty of Mineral Point, posing with the plaque and his brother Larry who is a past champion. In the background is ... |
Date: | 07 08 1945 |
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Description: | August Carsten, a builder of one of the few roll-away model trains and villages in the country, is shown at the main control of the electric operated model... |
Date: | 06 18 1947 |
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Description: | Ed Gesteland, who is fourteen years old, is shown working on his Soap Box derby racer in the basement of his home at 4221 Wanetah Trail. Behind him, with h... |
Date: | 07 19 1947 |
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Description: | Pierre Slightam, age 13, left, and his brother, Warren, age 11, 427 West Wilson Street, are putting the finishing touches on their Soap Box Derby racers. T... |
Date: | 07 24 1947 |
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Description: | Dane County Judge Fred Evans inspecting Pierre Slightam's racer, the Doodlebug, in his role as chief judge for the Derby. A dog is standing nearby. |
Date: | 07 26 1947 |
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Description: | Weigh-in for Soap Box Derby entrants. Pierre Slightam, in striped shirt, has his car the Doodlebug weighed. The floor of the car was made from an old iro... |
Date: | 07 27 1947 |
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Description: | Pictured left to right: Robert Hecklinger, District Manager Chevrolet Motor Company; LeRoy Young, runner up; Lawrence Brilliott, father of city champion Di... |
Date: | 12 12 1947 |
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Description: | Mrs. Emil (Irene) Reiterman, 723 South Shore Drive, pictured with two prizewinning teams of roller canaries which she and her husband, Emil Reiterman, have... |
Date: | 12 13 1947 |
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Description: | Portrait of Mrs. John L. (Mary) Gillin, 2211 Chamberlain Avenue, seated in a chair knitting for the State Journal Empty Stocking Club. |
Date: | 12 1947 |
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Description: | Family portrait of a man, woman, infant, and young boy (wearing argyle sweater), looking at an airplane model. |
Date: | 01 20 1948 |
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Description: | George E. Koehler, son of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Koehler, 109 Chestnut Street, won a trip to Washington, D.C., for his bird watching and bird census work. He is... |
Date: | 04 09 1948 |
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Description: | Building Soap Box Derby racers in the workshop of the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue, are Virgil Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnso... |
Date: | 04 22 1948 |
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Description: | Frank Meyers measuring the floorboard of his 1948 Soap Box Derby racer to see that it compares exactly with the full-scale plans he drew before starting to... |
Date: | 05 06 1948 |
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Description: | Roddy Botts, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Chellis Botts, shown adding a small piece of wood to the body of his 1948 racer. He had the most original design in the... |
Date: | 04 13 1948 |
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Description: | The Soap Box derby racer of Pierre Slightam is being guarded by the sister of the builder, Lucretia, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Francis Slightam. The pictur... |
Date: | 05 28 1948 |
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Description: | Dane County traffic police with Jimmy Christensen pointing to his plans for a soap box racer. The traffic police are sponsoring Jimmy in the Soap Box Derby... |
Date: | 05 27 1948 |
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Description: | Freddy Fleury, 14, of 210 N. Paterson Street, talks over plans for his 1948 Soap Box Derby racer with Master Sgt. Wilfred W. Wall at the U.S. Army & Air Fo... |
Date: | 06 16 1948 |
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Description: | Several members of Local 311, Madison Firemen's union, are posed around Dick Lerwick, whom the union is sponsoring in the 1948 Soap Box Derby. Kneeling Ed... |
Date: | 06 29 1948 |
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Description: | Joe Puccio, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucian C. Puccio, working with a drill press in the shop of Henry Peiss to construct his soap box racer. The Ne... |
Date: | 07 10 1948 |
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Description: | Group portrait of eight veteran Soap Box Derby racers who will be making their second or third attempts to win the city championship. They are shown liste... |
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