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Clothing Drive Contest

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Pupils of the Highlands-Mendota Beach School ran a clothing drive contest among school rooms and collected well over a truckload of clothing. Pictured are ...
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Winners of the Firemen's Poster Contest

Date: 11 09 1948
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the Madison Fire Fighters union poster contest, held in conjunction with the annual Firemen's ball. Left to right in the f...
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Essay Contest Winners

Date: 12 12 1949
Description: The winners of the Madison Civic Music Association essay contest for high school students pose for a portrait. Left to right: Francis Axley, 3515 Sunset ...
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Marshall Boys Basketball Champions

Date: 02 14 1950
Description: Marshall high school gained basketball title honors in the Madison Suburban League for the sixth time in the 24-year history of the circuit. Coach Leonard ...
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Nichols School Poster Contest for Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 03 31 1950
Description: Nichols School poster contest for the Red Cross Blood Drive. At rear is Clifford Olson, chairman and sponsor of the contest for the Blooming Grove and Mono...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Speaking for Democracy Speech Contest

Date: 11 14 1951
Description: Portrait of three of the winners in the "Speaking for Democracy" high school speech contest. From left are: Sandra Johnson, Cambridge High School, fifth pl...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Group portrait of four University of Wisconsin women in formal dress, finalists in a contest for prom queen. Left to right: Phyllis Berg, Nancy Wetzel, Nan...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Shelia O'Neil (left), a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, holds up a fish (yellow perch) as part of her "Fishing for Votes" campa...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: At extreme right is Lois Hunter, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, with three Chi Omega sisters dressed in hunter's caps and ca...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Champion Beth Knope, winner of the 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, is shown, left, clutching the Wisconsin State Journal trophy and shaking hands with Jou...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of Beth Knope, winner of the 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, holding her trophy and standing between her teacher Floy Kendrick, on the left, and h...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of eight finalists in the Badger Spelling Bee. First row, l to r: Kay Krogem, Jefferson, 8th place; Champion Beth Knope, Madison; Beverly H...
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Madison Advertising Club Essay Contest Winners

Date: 03 25 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Madison Advertising Club Essay Contest winners. Cynthia Curreri (first place) is standing and Gretchen Usher, Barbara Nemetz and Bonn...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 24 1954
Description: The four finalists, one of whom will represent Madison in the district division of the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Federa...
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Madison Spelling Bee Officials

Date: 03 25 1954
Description: Madison Spelling Bee Officials prepare for the up-coming spelling bee. They are, from left to right, Francis Clawson, Rev. Sig G. Sandrock, Nancy Stoufenra...
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Spelling Bee Winners

Date: 04 10 1954
Description: Portrait of the eight Badger state spelling bee finalists. Seated left to right, are Frances Peterson, Lafayette county; Robert Suszycki, Mauston; David He...
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Spelling Bee Winners

Date: 04 10 1954
Description: Badger Spelling Bee champion Robert Suszycki of Mauston posing with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Suszycki, and his teacher Howard Mackin.
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Sectional Wrestling Champions

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Group portrait of individual champions of the Madison High Schools Sectional Wrestling Meet. Wrestlers include, first row, left to right: Ray Hamel, Wiscon...
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West High School Relays

Date: 04 07 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Platteville High School high hurdle shuttle relay team, winners of their event at the West High School Relays event. Left to right: J...

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