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| Date: | 01 23 1989 |
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| Description: | A man cowers in mock awe before Kodiak, a 14,000 pound Ford Silverado rigged with six-foot-tall tires and an extra heavy-duty suspension. The truck compet... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest. |
| Date: | 06 22 1933 |
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| Description: | Harold Knudsen sitting on the National Junior Racer outside the Capitol Theatre, the prize for a contest conducted by the Fiore Coal and Oil Co., Phillips ... |
| Date: | 03 24 1933 |
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| Description: | Bobbie Thorpe is sitting in "Madison's smallest real car, a National Junior Racer" to be given away to the child with the most "votes." Votes can be obtain... |
| Date: | 09 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Westinghouse representive, Charles Doctal, presenting trophy to Richard H. Puelicher, D S Stophlet salesman for winning a 60 day refrigerator sales contest... |
| Date: | 11 21 1931 |
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| Description: | Katherine Verikios, 10, 1135 E. Mifflin Street, wearing fur-trimmed coat. She won the Madison Label Saving contest and received a new Chevrolet. |
| Date: | 08 15 1931 |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of Seymour J. Johnson, Madison Horseshoe champion, holding a horseshoe at the horseshoe pit. |
| Date: | 06 01 1931 |
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| Description: | View of grade school championship golf match on the 4th green, with seven men and boys on the fourth green of Glenway Municipal Golf Course, corner of Spee... |
| Date: | 07 26 1930 |
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| Description: | Rolland Anders, 15, 3205 Milwaukee Street, and Roy Dennis, 14, 26 Bryan Street, sitting in a tree at the corner of Bryan and Thorp Street hoping to break t... |
| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | Chevrolet automobile advertising the Chevrolet Six Economy Drivers' contest with "Test your driving skills, economy drivers' contest, $75 in cash prizes, f... |
| Date: | 07 11 1930 |
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| Description: | Paul Vilbrandt and Herbie Van Abel sitting in a tree, 1217 W Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of Racine. They place... |
| Date: | 07 11 1930 |
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| Description: | Paul Vilbrandt, age 10, standing by a tree and ladder at the 1200 block of West Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of... |
| Date: | 01 30 1928 |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of Chris Ethun and Eunice Smith as Security State Bank team captains for an employee contest to bring in $100,000 in new deposits. They ar... |
| Date: | 08 17 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grand Champion soap box coaster crossing the finish line. |
| Date: | 06 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet. |
| Date: | 04 18 1944 |
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| Description: | Group of boys gather around a frog at a frog jumping contest. |
| Date: | 07 26 1947 |
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| Description: | Crowd and officials watch Soap Box Derby contestants at the finish line on East Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two racers coming down the hill with the crowd along ... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two of the more than 100 racers crossing the finish l... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two boys in their racers on the starting ramp. Starte... |
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