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New Aluminum Canoes

Date: 06 29 1946
Description: A truckload of twenty-eight aluminum canoes in front of Madison Marine Service, 2102 Atwood Avenue. They were transported from Long Island, New York. The B...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: Three athletes who tied for the class A high jump event at the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. Left to right: Dick Kellman, Madison W...
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University of Wisconsin Men's Basketball

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin basketball game against Northwestern University. Jake Fendley had just laid up a shot.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Weigh-In

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Ted Ryan being weighed with his racing car. Their combined weight was just under the 250-pound limit. Left to right are Weighmaster Frankie Meyers, 1948 Ma...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Officials

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Soap Box Derby officials and judges for the 1949 derby are pictured in a group portrait. Left to right, they are John Hubbins, cashier of the American Exch...
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Big Ten Most Valuable Player Robert Wilson

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin football star Captain Robert "Red" Wilson is recognized as the Big Ten Conference "Most Valuable Player" for 1949 and awarded the C...
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Ice Slide at Truax Field

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Children play on an ice slide created by two residents of the barracks apartments at Truax Field. A swing set is in the background.
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UW Crew On Yahara River

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: A University of Wisconsin rowing crew prepares for a workout in the Yahara River aboard a scull. Trachte metal boat houses line the shore at right, and the...
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Penn Park Sand Castles

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Six children are shown playing and building sand castles in a sand box at Penn Park. Left to right, they are Dulcie Snell, Tommy Smith, Joe Valenza, Tony ...

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