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| 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: | 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. |
| Date: | 07 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of winners in the annual Madison swimming championships gathered at B.B. Clarke beach. |
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| Description: | Several men and boys sail in a canoe near a foliage covered rock outcropping. The boat is decorated with two flags, an American flag and one reading "JULIA... |
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| Description: | Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac... |
| Date: | 08 02 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of fourteen champions of the 12 to 17 age division of the Madison swimming meet at B.B. Clarke beach. |
| 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 ... |
| 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.... |
| Date: | 07 12 1954 |
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| Description: | The East Washington Avenue bridge was chosen as the point where a simulated atom bomb struck Madison during a civil defense test, unbeknownst to four canoe... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | A lineup of racers await their turn to race at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. Larry Meicher of Madison stands by his racer, "The Iceberg." The are at the... |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Judges Jim Green and Bob Reger view the race from the East Washington Avenue finish line. Ozzie Johnson and Dick Meyer were other judges. Most cars finishe... |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Two contestants in the Soap Box Derby cross the finish line. James Eckels of Mineral Point is in the lead, beating out Dick Williams, Madison. |
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| Description: | View from Lake Mendota of five boys sitting on the railing of a boathouse at 216 Langdon Street, the home of Lucien S. Hanks family. From left to right are... |
| Date: | 01 03 1964 |
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| Description: | Jim Remington, 15-years-old, lands after his jump at the junior ski meet at Hoyt park, sponsored by the Blackhawk Ski Club. |
| Date: | 12 03 1990 |
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| Description: | A young boy is going down a snowy hill on a Sno-Tube during the blizzard. |
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