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Highway Speed Limit Sign

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: A highway speed limit sign on Olin Avenue in Madison displays the urban speed limit of 25 miles per hour prior to leaving the Madison city limits.
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Speed Skaters

Date: 01 25 1959
Description: Outdoor group portrait of 23 children and teen city speed skating champions for 1959.
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Madison Speed Skaters Display New Uniforms

Date: 02 18 1956
Description: Members of the Madison Speed Skating club in their new Cardinal uniforms during a practice session at Vilas Park. The image shows 17 speed skaters posing i...
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Speed Boat Display

Date: 09 25 1938
Description: Speed boat display at the East Side Business Men's Association fall festival, featuring Harry Vogt's "Miss Madison" and the governor's trophy.
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Speed Skater Patricia Gibson

Date: 01 16 1951
Description: State champion speed skater Patricia "Pat" Gibson of Madison poses on the ice of Monona Bay while wearing a skating outfit.
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Roger Steeper

Date: 01 31 1954
Description: Portrait of Roger Steeper in speed skating stance. Roger was a double winner in the 3rd & 4th grade class at the City Speed Skating Races at Vilas Park. He...
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Bill Carow

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Bill Carow of Madison wins the Senior Men's Speed Skating Championship while representing the West Allis Skating Club.
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Truck for Speed Queen Appliances

Date: 01 04 1943
Description: Semi-trailer truck with lettering on the side: "Speed Queen Washers Ironers, Barlow & Seelig Mfg. Co., Ripon, Wis." There are storage tanks in the backgrou...
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Speed Skating Champs

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: Portrait of two of the winners from the city speed skating finals at Vilas park, Carol Stokes and Kathy Stokes.
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Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Group portrait of the 1958 city speed skating champions who won their races in the finals at Vilas Park.
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Highway Speed Limit Sign

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: The Madison city limits sign on Olin Avenue at Wingra Creek displays the start of the 25 miles per hour speed limit leaving the rural section of road.
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1951 Madison Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 28 1951
Description: Group portrait of the boys' and girls' 1951 Madison speed skating champions in the midget, cub, junior, intermediate, and senior divisions.
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Pat Gibson Wins National Outdoor Speed Skating Championship

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Pat Gibson, a University of Wisconsin student, wins the National Senior Women's Speed Skating Title for the second successive year.
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Two Gardners with Trophy

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Louis Gardner seated with Chicago paper and Louis L. "Speed" Gardner holding Sperry trophy.
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High-Speed Press Operation at Democrat Printing Company

Date: 02 06 1958
Description: Workman operating a high-speed press at the Democrat Printing Company. The press can print by the off-set process two colors and black on a poster size she...
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Sperry Trophy Presentation

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Dave Taylor presenting Sperry Trophy to Louis L. "Speed" Gardner with Herman and Louis Gardner looking on.
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Pat Gibson, Women's Speed Skating Champion

Date: 02 20 1956
Description: Pat Gibson, World Senior Women's Speed Skating Champion, receives a W blanket award from the Student W Club. Jack Nowka is at left and Jack Mansfield is be...
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Sperry Trophy Presentation

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Dave Taylor presenting Sperry trophy to Louis L. "Speed" Gardner with Herman and Louis Gardner looking on.
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Bill Carow Olympic Skater

Date: 02 05 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1956 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team.
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Madison Speed Skating Champs

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: Group portrait of the winners in the boys division of the speed skating championship races at Vilas Park. Front row, left to right: Mike Bailey, Jim Sperli...

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