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| Date: | 04 02 1987 |
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| Description: | Three school children are posing for a video camera portrait, one attraction at a school fair sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). |
| Date: | 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Butch Quirk with a Cub Cadet tractor. Original magazine caption states: "Scientific farmer Quirk uses tractor hood as desk top as he records variety of cor... |
| Date: | 06 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Curlee Seals, Jr. discussing plans for his 1949 Soap Box Derby racer with three members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce, Curlee's sponsor for the... |
| Date: | 04 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Barbara North of 1003 Jenifer Street, the spelling champion of the Madison Lutheran School, sits at a desk while reading a newspaper. A dictionary lies ope... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 02 1950 |
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| Description: | Jerry Wagner of Mineral Point accepts a check from Harlan C. Nicholls, a cashier at the First National Bank of Madison, for the sportsmanship award of the ... |
| Date: | 03 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Spelling champions from twenty-three Madison public and parochial schools will take part in the city spelling finals of the Wisconsin State Journal ... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Two men from C.C. Collins and Sons, Inc. look over a color chart for their racers with two boys they are sponsoring in the soap box derby race. Left to rig... |
| Date: | 06 20 2008 |
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| Description: | "Brittany was the cook and waitress at Rusty's Pub-N-Grub." From left to right: Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, and Brittany. Jim Wid... |
| Date: | 03 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Susan Hamre, Lowell School, one of nine individual Madison school spelling bee champions. The other students included Joyce Hoffman, St. Bernar... |
| Date: | 05 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Jeffrey Hansen (left), Harold Joyce, and winner James R. Green, finalists in the oratorical contest sponsored by the West Side Optimist C... |
| Date: | 05 25 1957 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's outstanding junior historians are honored at ceremonies in the Wisconsin State Capitol Building. The students, left to right, are Linda Lund, F... |
| Date: | 05 05 1958 |
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| Description: | East High School student Carol Moir, second from right, is honored at an Elks banquet for outstanding high school youth. She is shown with her parents, Tho... |
| Date: | 03 31 1959 |
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| Description: | Four Madison Newspapers, Inc., carrier salesmen (or newspaper home delivery boys) looking over possible awards for new subscriptions, such as prizes, cash,... |
| Date: | 06 16 1959 |
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| Description: | Seven young attendees at the 4-H Club Week in Madison were interviewed about their future plans. Margot Numan of Symen graduated from high school and plann... |
| Date: | 03 23 1960 |
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| Description: | Contest judge Mrs. Daisy Breyer (left) and Central High school art teacher Mrs. Merrie Wisiol (right) admire the painting of Beverly Fries, a fifth-place w... |
| Date: | 05 16 1968 |
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| Description: | Wilbur J. Cohen, at the podium during his swearing-in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, makes a remark that causes his wife Eloise, President ... |
| Date: | 05 14 1960 |
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| Description: | Top two winners of the 1960 Madison championship spelling bee are shown with the master pronouncer. Left to right: Susan Towner, runner-up; Otto Ritzenthal... |
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