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Madison Soap Box Derby Parade

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Soap Box Derby Parade of Youth showing the Beaver Dam float and those from nearby communities. The Uptown Liquor Store and other businesses along the 100 b...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Van Steiner, winner of the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby, holding the trophy. Left to right: Larry Steiner, father of the winner; Don Knowles, general manage...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Elevated view of the starting ramp for the Madison Soap Box Derby on East Washington Avenue, including the first block of South Butler Street. Van Steiner ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: The winner of the 1957 Soap Box Derby, Van Steiner, receiving champion's kiss from Barbara Harned, wife of "Wisconsin State Journal writer, who was a forme...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Elevated view of Soap Box Derby staging area and starting line on 100 and 200 blocks of East Washington Avenue between South Butler and South Pinckney Stre...
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Christmas Seal Display

Date: 12 02 1950
Description: A group of girl scouts from Troop 99 of Bashford Methodist Church singing Christmas carols at a Christmas holiday display at a Madison law firm featuring t...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Cub Scout Pack 329 from Emerson School lines up on Doty Street for the Memorial Day parade around Madison's Capitol Square. Monona Tire Company on the corn...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsor

Date: 07 16 1952
Description: Fifteen-year old Jerry Stockland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. (Marilla) Stockland of 520 Christianson Avenue, is shown sitting in his racer with proud sp...
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June Dairy Month on Capitol Square

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: 4-H members, some of them dressed in old-fashioned costumes, serving homemade cakes and donated ice cream at an ice cream social on the Capitol Square. Pro...
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Bishop O'Connor Returns from European Trip

Date: 09 28 1959
Description: Several thousand Catholic students turn out to welcome Bishop O'Connor back from his two month trip to Europe.

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