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Boy Scout Sled Race
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Group of boy scouts lined up for Klondike Derby sled race, where the boys pulled the sleds, on Monona Golf Course. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane County area participated in "Operation Klondike" which tested the boys in first aid, ice rescue, fire building and compass knowledge.
January 24, 1953
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Boy Scout Sled Race
January 24, 1953
Boy scout sled team participating in the Klondike Derby sled race. The boys are pulling the sled on the Monona Golf Course, with Nichols School in the background. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane Co...
Boy Scouts Klondike Derby
January 13, 1952
A group pulls a home-made Alaskan-type sled during the Boy Scouts Klondike at Glenway Golf Course.
Boy Scouts Klondike Derby
January 13, 1952
Three boy scouts prepare soup over a campfire during the Boy Scout Klondike Derby at Glenway Golf Course.
Boy Scouts Klondike Derby
January 13, 1952
Dr. David Williams, center left, looks over first aid equipment prior to the Boy Scouts Klondike Derby at Glenway Golf Course. In the background are other men and a large group of scouts.
Madison Boy Scouts with Governor Walter Kohler
January 24, 1951
Five Madison Boy Scouts present the 1951 Boy Scout calendar to Governor Walter Kohler. Included in the photograph, from left, are: Governor Kohler; Air Scout Dick Merkel; Cub Scout Douglas Backus;...
Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps
October 1953
Instructor Stan Stitgen of the Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps gives marching cadence lessons during a junior corps rehearsal. Students include, left to right: Lavern Wohlin, 318 ...
