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| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across dirt road of two businesses. On the left is a two-story brick building with large windows which are painted with signs that say: "Habermann Buf... |
| Date: | 07 23 1945 |
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| Description: | Scenic view of Lake Katrina at Girl Scout Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Several girl scouts are below in the distance on a pier, and in the sh... |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Travelers stop by a spring in the woods for water with their early-model automobile. Two boys are standing at the spring, and a young girl stands above the... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across road toward a bridge and a factory. There are several boys standing on the bridge. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of a cabin and the tent grounds of Nordland Camp for boys, operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi Organization. A f... |
| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby starter, Glen (Pat) Holmes, watches as two racers go down the East Gorham Street hill in front of the crowd watching the race. |
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| Description: | View down steep hill at the shoreline looking toward two young boys sitting in a rowboat below. A group of people in a boat are in the distance along the o... |
| Date: | 07 23 1949 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| 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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| Description: | View down street with homes and shops on either side. In the street is a man on a horse, a dog, and two horses and carriages. On the left by Doctor Ruby's ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1940 |
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| Description: | Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp.... |
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| Description: | A view down railroad tracks near the Bridgeport depot. A woman with her hands behind her back poses on one track. Three boys wearing overalls pose on the m... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the post office and hotel. A group of boys and men pose at the front of the post office. Another man leans on the side of a wagon. A young ... |
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| Description: | The exterior of the Bridgeport Hotel. A man, boy, dog, and two women stand on the porch. |
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