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Coach Willis Jones and Basketball Player Ray Lenahan

Date: 03 15 1945
Description: West High School basketball coach Willis Jones talking to team player Ray Lenahan, 438 Virginia Terrace, at the state basketball tournament.
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Municipal Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 17 1949
Description: Group portrait of Frankie's Tavern Cagers, winners of the Madison Municipal Basketball tournament. Front row, left to right: Bob Burns, manager Frankie Lo...
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: A.F. Ketterer, principal of Franklin elementary school is at his desk looking over Wisconsin State Journal Badger Spelling Bee material with two of h...
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Southern Wisconsin Shuffleboard Tournament

Date: 04 18 1949
Description: After four weeks of qualifying play, the champion of the Southern Wisconsin shuffleboard tournament was to be declared the following Sunday afternoon and n...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 30 1949
Description: Officials at the Badger Spelling Bee. Right to left: Mary Frances Boyd, master pronouncer, and three judges: Professor Lois Nemec, University of Wisconsin;...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 30 1949
Description: Roy Matson, Wisconsin State Journal editor, standing to the right and presenting a championship trophy to Charlotte Kreul of Fennimore, Wisconsin. W...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Announcer

Date: 07 07 1949
Description: A man, probably Ross Gordon or Pat Hernon, stands at a WKOW microphone while acting as the announcer for the Soap Box Derby.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Announcer

Date: 07 09 1949
Description: A Soap Box Derby announcer (either Lon Landman or Dwaine Tucker) sitting at a WIBA microphone.
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State Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: The tournament committee for the Wisconsin women's golf association tournament gathers beneath a tree for a group portrait. The tournament was to be held a...
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Community Center Photographic Club

Date: 11 10 1949
Description: Three men, acting as judges for the Community Center Photographic color slide contest, view slides while seated at a table. They are, left to right: Robert...
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Baking Contest Winner

Date: 11 26 1949
Description: Mrs. LaVone Wipperfurth of 2526 E. Dayton Street receiving a $200 prize check from J.R. Warren, Milwaukee, branch manager of Pillsbury Mills. Mrs. Wipper...
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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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Madison Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Date: 04 21 1950
Description: Paul W. Gauger, speech instructor at Wisconsin High School, who is to be the master pronouncer at the spelling championship for the 21 Madison schools.
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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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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
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...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Badger Spelling Bee champion Arlene Brown stands before seated judges Mrs. Robert Taylor and Morton Schroeder, as Master Pronouncer Paul W. Gauger looks on...
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WIAA State Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 16 1951
Description: Four Madison West players consult with their coach during a Friday evening game at the WIAA state high school basketball tournament.
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JCC Safety Contest

Date: 04 29 1951
Description: Top prize winners in the JCC safety slogan contest posing with a new bicycle and contest officials. Left to right: Harry Tobias, chairman of the contest; S...

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