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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Larry Laverty, a Mineral Point farm boy and the champion of the Madison Soap Box Derby, sits in his racer. He will go to Akron, Ohio to compete in the All ...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 17 1951
Description: Contenders in the western class of the Madison Saddle Club horse show are, left to right: Nancy Timmons, Janet Marlett, and Colleen Houghton.
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Madison Bicycle Safety Week Parade

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Fourteen-year old Darlene Kripps, center, is the winner of the award for best costume and decorated bike in the Bicycle Safety Week parade. Standing at her...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Weigh-In

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Dick Dummershausen, seated in his racer, is weighed prior to the Madison Soap Box Derby. The official weighmaster is Joe Marx (right) from Toledo Scales Co...
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Oscar Mayer Softball Team

Date: 08 01 1952
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Oscar Mayer softball team.
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McFarland Baseball Team

Date: 06 21 1953
Description: Group portrait of twelve members of the McFarland baseball team of the Eastern section in the Home Talent League. At the time they were unbeaten with seven...
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Midget Baseball Teams

Date: 07 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Piggly Wiggly "midget" baseball team.
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Blackhawk Country Club Junior Golf Lessons

Date: 07 23 1953
Description: Elevated long shot view of 13 young golfers practicing their driving stance as the golf pro is looking on.
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Waunakee Baseball Team

Date: 08 09 1953
Description: The baseball team of Waunakee Civic Club is shown with manager Vern Hackbart and bat boys.
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In the Starting Gate

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: View from behind of a soap box racer in the starting gate at the top of the E. Gorham Street hill between N. Butler and N. Pinckney Streets. A man with a f...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Soap box racers head down a hill on S. Midvale Boulevard as a large group of spectators are watching from behind a fence. 1953 was the first year Madison's...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Two soap box racers leave the starting gate on their way down the hill on S. Midvale Boulevard. A few spectators can be seen on both sides of the starting ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: View down the hill at the Madison Soap Box Derby on South Midvale Boulevard during a soap box derby race. One car is visible on the track and a large crowd...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Finish Line

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Two Madison soap box derby contestants are racing toward the finish line on South Midvale Boulevard as a large crowd watches from behind a fence. The 1953 ...
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Coach Hal Metzen with Players

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Wisconsin High School coach Hal Metzen poses on the University intra-mural field with three of his nine lettermen: Jim Schneiders, Doug Angevine, and Fred ...
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Americanization Pageant Color Guard

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a Boy Scouts color guard that participated in the Americanization Pageant. They are, from left: David Ross, David Langhammer, and...
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Group Portrait of Wyocena Baseball Team

Date: 09 10 1953
Description: Group portrait of Wyocena's 10-man baseball squad along with the coach, business manager, batboy, and scorekeeper. The photograph was taken after the team ...
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Rainbow Girls' Variety Show

Date: 10 22 1953
Description: Connie Platz (left) and Betsy Graham practice their dancing act for the variety show sponsored by the Order of Rainbow for Girls to be held at the Masonic ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Clinic

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: Two former soap box derby champions talk with two boys planning to enter the race. Pictured are (left to right): Pierre Slightam, Madison's 1949 champion; ...
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Madison City Track Meet

Date: 05 07 1954
Description: Participants cross the finish line of the 880-yard run at the city track meet held at Madison East High School athletic field. Larry Graham of West, right,...

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