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U.W. Engineering Students Beard Contest

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: Badger Beauty member and beard contest judge Lynette Estes is touching the bearded chin of contest competitor Wayne Everts. Everts is wearing a derby hat, ...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The last five spellers left in the Iowa county championship spelling bee all look a bit worried as they wait for the final rounds of the bee, held in the D...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The original caption states: "A confident winner, Julie Matthews stands before the microphone minutes before winning the county spelling title and a chance...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: A happy Julie Matthews (right) receiving a hug from her mother, Mrs. Harlan Matthews (left) of Platteville, after winning the Iowa County Spelling Bee. Jul...
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Miss Madison Coronation

Date: 05 06 1961
Description: The newly crowned Miss Madison, Charlotte Ann Gibson, sitting in the middle at the crowning ceremony in the East High School auditorium. At the left is fir...
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Polly Erickson Retains City Women's Golf Title

Date: 06 27 1961
Description: Polly Erickson, wife of the University of Wisconsin basketball coach John Erickson, won her second straight women's city golf championship. Flight winners ...
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Jean and Harrison Hatch, Tennis Champions

Date: 08 05 1961
Description: Jean and Harrison (Hatch) Echols posing while holding their tennis rackets. Individually and combined, they won five championship trophies at a city tennis...
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Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: Mrs. S.J. Chakelan is in her kitchen preparing a Beef Tenderloin with Bordelaise Sauce. The recipe won the third grand prize in the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 08 22 1961
Description: Betty Anderson is serving her daughter Lori a piece of the "500 Cake" which won the Grand Prize in the Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest.
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Wisconsin State Journal's Young Columbus

Date: 03 27 1964
Description: Kirby Toberman, The Wisconsin State Journal's 1964 Young Columbus, is shown receiving a passport holder and gift pen and pencil set from State Journal Publ...
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Mrs. Alice Ferguson and Miss Loreen Jacobson Will Judge Recipes for the 9th Annual Wisconsin State Journal Cook Book

Date: 06 30 1964
Description: Two well-known Wisconsin cooking experts, Mrs. Alice Ferguson (sitting) and Miss Loreen Jacobson (standing), will be the judges for the 9th annual Wisconsi...
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West High Homecoming Queen and Court

Date: 10 10 1964
Description: The West High School Homecoming Queen and her Court prepare to appear at the school's homecoming game versus Kenosha Bradford High School. Shown (L-R) are:...
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U.W.'s Queen Candidate

Date: 06 03 1965
Description: The original caption states: "Carole Williamson, a junior at the University of Wisconsin, will represent Wisconsin in the 11th annual National College Quee...
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Semi Finalists for University of Wisconsin Homecoming Queen

Date: 10 13 1965
Description: Three of the 20 semi-finalists for the 1965 U.W. Homecoming Queen are shown with the trophy prior to selection. Left to right: Judy Campbell, Linda Cowan,...

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