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| Date: | 08 17 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grand Champion soap box coaster crossing the finish line. |
| Date: | 07 26 1947 |
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| Description: | Crowd and officials watch Soap Box Derby contestants at the finish line on East Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two racers coming down the hill with the crowd along ... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two of the more than 100 racers crossing the finish l... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two boys in their racers on the starting ramp. Starte... |
| Date: | 07 23 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two racers heading down the course from the starting ... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown is racer Kenny Minett from Richland Center posing in his ... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | A young man poses with his Soap Box Derby car indoors. The Derby was held on West Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Two racers speed away from the starting ramp at the Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue starting at the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | A contestant in Madison's Soap Box Derby in his racer on the starting ramp with crowd in the background. The Derby was held on East Washington Avenue leadi... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby race cars line up while participants and spectators look at the cars. Madison's Derby was held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wi... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 06 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Richard Lerwick, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Lerwick, 1813 Helena Street, shown outdoors near a fence posing in his racing car. He is preparing for the So... |
| Date: | 06 25 1948 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby entrants just before the big race. Approximately forty-five young boys entered the competition, in which the winner will receive the city ch... |
| Date: | 07 26 1948 |
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| Description: | The 1948 runner-up of the Soap Box Derby is Tommy Smrekar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smrekar, Ft. Atkinson. He is shown sitting in his racer, "The Prospe... |
| Date: | 07 25 1948 |
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| Description: | The Grand Champion Frankie Meyers receiving a trophy from Ralph Hult, president of the Hults' Capitol Garage, sponsor of the event. Looking on is Tommy Smr... |
| Date: | 07 25 1948 |
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| Description: | The Grand Champion Winner Frankie Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Meyers, 310 West Dayton Street, is shown sitting in his White Racer. |
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