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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 04 09 1948
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...
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Kayser Motors Inc. Service Garage

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Interior view of the "Specialized Lubrication" center at the Kayser Motors Inc. service garage, 701-702 East Washington Avenue.
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 04 22 1948
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...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 29 1948
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...
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Home Craft Week

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Joseph W. (Frances) Vilas, Maple Bluff, is shown working on a figurine, with a background of other pottery pieces she has made.
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Home Craft Week

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Bentley (Leonora) Courtenay, Fox Bluff, polishing jewelry which she has made.
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Business Men's Association Auction

Date: 09 08 1948
Description: The repair and conditioning committee of the West Side Business Men's Association that was in charge of preparing the auction site for the sale to benefit ...
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Cornerstone Laying at Queen of Apostles Seminary

Date: 10 31 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor applies a trowel of fresh cement to a base for the cornerstone of the new Queen of Apostles seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road. L...
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Recreation Leadership Club

Date: 12 02 1948
Description: Five University of Wisconsin students in the Community Leadership in Recreation curriculum are watching Prof. James Schwalbach demonstrate metal work in th...
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"Wisconsin State Journal" Staff Members

Date: 01 28 1949
Description: Dan Roth and August Knoche in the composing room arranging stories into page forms.
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Dorothea Schon, Scupltress

Date: 02 20 1949
Description: Dorothea Schon, Sun Prairie artist, at work in her studio on her sculpture of Christ the King. When it is completed, the four and a half by three foot wood...
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Kayser Motors

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Five automotive technicians work on engines inside the engine rebuilding department at Kayser Motors.
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Stake Driving Crew

Date: 05 31 1898
Description: The stake driving crew for the Sells Bros. & Forepaugh Circus. A group of men drive several stakes into the ground.
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Emerson School Sixth Grade Art Class

Date: 12 01 1949
Description: Sixth grade students at Emerson School make lamps in an art class. From left are: Patsy Downs, Wesley Lovejoy, Jerry Ott, and Darlene Butler.
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Emerson School Sixth Grade Art Class

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Sixth grade teacher Don Reppen of Emerson School oversees students as they cut a log to be used in making lamps. The students, left to right, are: Don Spri...
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Workers on Roof and Dormer of House Under Construction

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A familiar sight around Madison is workers framing in houses. Two workers are working on a roof and dormer.
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Madison Golf Course Manager

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: "Cully" Schlict, manager at the Blackhawk Country Club, re-winding the shaft of a driver in the clubhouse.
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Madison Vocational School Addition Cornerstone

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets...
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President Harry S. Truman Visit

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman visited Madison to be present at the laying of the cornerstone for the CUNA's Filene House, 1617 Sherman Avenue. He is pictured ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Prizes

Date: 06 14 1950
Description: Hildur Hanson, receptionist in the "Wisconsin State Journal" editorial rooms, looks over the 25-piece tool kit which will be awarded for the best construct...

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