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| Date: | 04 22 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 28 1948 |
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| Description: | La Verne Haak, chairman of the Madison Youth Council's second annual spring clean-up campaign, is shown with equipment to be used for the project. His tool... |
| 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: | 07 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Ted Ryan being weighed with his racing car. Their combined weight was just under the 250-pound limit. Left to right are Weighmaster Frankie Meyers, 1948 Ma... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Two boys, Verne and Fay Canon, pose outdoors. Verne sits in a small tree and rests his feet on the front tire of a bicycle, while Fay stands and rests his ... |
| Date: | 07 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Alvin Boss, owner of Boss Pattern and Model Works, poses with his son Dick who is seated in the soap box derby racer he will race in the upcoming race. |
| Date: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | City champion Roddy Botts posing in his winning soap box derby car, Aeolus, named for the Greek god of the winds. |
| Date: | 04 06 1954 |
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| Description: | Three paper carriers for the Wisconsin State Journal wear their delivery bags and stand with their bikes against a garage door. The boys are brothers, the ... |
| Date: | 07 21 1956 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby contestants check through the inspection lane at Hult's Capital Garage. A Madison entry, Roger Boeker, gets his helmet and shirt. At right i... |
| Date: | 04 12 1957 |
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| Description: | Larry Bolen, of 1233 Jenifer Street and a senior at East High School, works after school at a local service garage to earn spending money. |
| Date: | 05 05 1959 |
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| Description: | The Welch brothers welcome home their new baby sister, Andrea. Shown (L-R) are Stephan (3), Daniel (5), and Jon (7). Their parents are Richard and Alice We... |
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