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| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest. |
| Date: | 06 22 1933 |
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| Description: | Harold Knudsen sitting on the National Junior Racer outside the Capitol Theatre, the prize for a contest conducted by the Fiore Coal and Oil Co., Phillips ... |
| Date: | 03 24 1933 |
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| Description: | Bobbie Thorpe is sitting in "Madison's smallest real car, a National Junior Racer" to be given away to the child with the most "votes." Votes can be obtain... |
| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | Chevrolet automobile advertising the Chevrolet Six Economy Drivers' contest with "Test your driving skills, economy drivers' contest, $75 in cash prizes, f... |
| Date: | 07 11 1930 |
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| Description: | Paul Vilbrandt and Herbie Van Abel sitting in a tree, 1217 W Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of Racine. They place... |
| 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: | 07 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Two racers streak down the soap box derby track on E. Gorham Street as a large crowd watches from behind a fence along the sidewalk. |
| 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 Madison soap box derby contestants are racing toward the finish line on South Midvale Boulevard as a large crowd watches from behind a fence. The 1953 ... |
| Date: | 08 11 1940 |
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| Description: | Thirteen year-old James Borden (standing in the middle) of Madison, Wisconsin, the 1940 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, waiting for his turn to... |
| Date: | 07 28 1940 |
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| Description: | Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp.... |
| Date: | 06 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the eleven Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers who won three-day trips to Chicago and Milwaukee in a subscription contest sponsor... |
| 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 1983 |
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| Description: | "Runners are poised to take off in the 5 mile Chili Run. There were 197 entrants, some from as far away as Libertyville, IL." |
| Date: | 03 1983 |
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| Description: | "The winner of the 5 mile Chili Run was Kevin Schrab of Juneau who leads runners on McArthur Road. Winning time was 26:21." |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Judges Jim Green and Bob Reger view the race from the East Washington Avenue finish line. Ozzie Johnson and Dick Meyer were other judges. Most cars finishe... |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Two contestants in the Soap Box Derby cross the finish line. James Eckels of Mineral Point is in the lead, beating out Dick Williams, Madison. |
| Date: | 05 1987 |
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| Description: | "Chuck Berhard gives instructions to runners at the American Legion Run." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a crowd of teenage boys racing down the street during the Hustler Harvest Festival. Both sides of the street are lined with crowd... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A group of boys is racing down Hustler's Main Street during the Harvest Festival. The finish line is in the distance at the far end of the street. Crowds s... |
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