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| Date: | 07 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Phil Lenhart and Warren Slightam, Soap Box Derby winners, are awarded sports jackets (letterman jackets) by Johnny Casey, manager of the boys' department a... |
| Date: | 10 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Two men are installing a KAYSER'S banner on the side of the WFOW radio station truck for the Kayser safety parade on East Washington Avenue. The parade is ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A screen-printed poster advertising the Union Craft Committee's "Pumpkin Carving Contest," held on "October 29 at 7:30 pm in the Memorial Union Trophy Room... |
| Date: | 11 10 1949 |
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| Description: | Three men, acting as judges for the Community Center Photographic color slide contest, view slides while seated at a table. They are, left to right: Robert... |
| Date: | 11 26 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. LaVone Wipperfurth of 2526 E. Dayton Street receiving a $200 prize check from J.R. Warren, Milwaukee, branch manager of Pillsbury Mills. Mrs. Wipper... |
| Date: | 01 08 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the 20th Annual Creative Writing Contest, held from February 15-22. |
| Date: | 02 12 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising a black and white photography contest sponsored by the Union Crafts Committee. Winning photographs would be exhibited in the Union Galle... |
| Date: | 12 12 1949 |
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| Description: | The winners of the Madison Civic Music Association essay contest for high school students pose for a portrait. Left to right: Francis Axley, 3515 Sunset ... |
| Date: | 04 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the winners of the American Legion Essay Contest, a school official, and officers of the American Legion Auxiliary. Seated, left to right... |
| Date: | 04 21 1950 |
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| Description: | Paul W. Gauger, speech instructor at Wisconsin High School, who is to be the master pronouncer at the spelling championship for the 21 Madison schools. |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on. |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Badger Spelling Bee champion Arlene Brown stands before seated judges Mrs. Robert Taylor and Morton Schroeder, as Master Pronouncer Paul W. Gauger looks on... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | The audience at the Badger Spelling Bee audience, comprised of parents, teachers and students, sitting in an auditorium. The 1950 Badger Spelling Bee was s... |
| Date: | 05 03 1950 |
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| Description: | Six grade school pupils defeated six Rotary adults 37 to 31 at the Rotary Club Spelling Bee at the Hotel Loraine. The spellers, Rotarians, and school child... |
| Date: | 06 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Hildur Hanson, receptionist in the "Wisconsin State Journal" editorial rooms, looks over the 25-piece tool kit which will be awarded for the best construct... |
| Date: | 06 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Girl costume winners in the Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade pose for a portrait with their bikes on a football field. Pictured left to right are: Mar... |
| Date: | 06 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Boy costume winners in the Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade pose for a portrait with their bikes on a football field. Pictured left to right are: Jon... |
| Date: | 07 02 1950 |
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| Description: | The Badger Kennel Club sponsored an essay contest on "Why I Should Own A Dog" and awarded purebred Cocker Spaniel puppies to winner Janice Emanuel and runn... |
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