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Blackbourn Receives All-Star Award

Date: 09 22 1946
Description: Lisle Blackbourn Jr., former Milwaukee Washington high school star playing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was awarded a trophy as the most outsta...
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City High School Track Meet

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: Members of the court of honor shown presenting an award to Radcliffe Sloggett, who set a new city record in the 100-yard dash in the city high school track...
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Central High School Students Honored

Date: 03 02 1949
Description: Central high school honor students June Cleary, winner of the DAR Good Citizenship award for her school, and Walter Northrup, recipient of the Veterns of F...
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Wisconsin High School Football Awards

Date: 12 05 1949
Description: Three trophy winners from Wisconsin High posing for a group portrait with their trophies. Bob Spoentgen, left, was voted most valuable player. Coach Harold...
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West High School Relays

Date: 04 08 1950
Description: Terry Stracka of Hartford receives one of his Class B first place medals at the West High School Relays. From left to right, the individuals are: Misses Ga...
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Thomas McCormick Memorial Award Winner

Date: 12 09 1951
Description: Tom Haen, who excelled in football, basketball and high jumping, as well as being an excellent student, poses with the traveling trophy as the first winner...
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Angel Food Cake Blue Ribbon Winner

Date: 1921
Description: High school student Harold Enge poses with his blue ribbon winning angel food cake during an International Harvester Company Short Course. Additional cakes...
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Badger Spelling Bee Finalists

Date: 04 03 1954
Description: Three finalists in the all-city Spelling Bee pose with Bob Dick, master pronouncer. Left to right are Patricia Jewson, Nakoma entry, who placed third; Jam...
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Madison East High School Honor Students

Date: 06 08 1954
Description: Retiring Madison East High School principal Foster Randall presents honor cards to two of the school's graduating honor students, Robert Allman and Barbara...
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Wisconsin High School Trophy

Date: 06 10 1954
Description: Harrison (Sandy) Smith, left, receives the Boy's Why Club Trophy from Coach Hal Metzen at Wisconsin High School's annual awards program. Smith was an outst...
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Wisconsin High School Football Banquet

Date: 11 11 1954
Description: Principals at Wisconsin High School's annual football banquet at the Eagles Club are (left to right) Jim Schneiders, toastmaster; Co-Captains Dave Ragsdale...
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High School Curling Champs

Date: 02 25 1956
Description: Four members of the Wauwatosa High School curling team wearing Scottish tams while squatting around two curling stones and two brooms and admiring their aw...
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High School Wrestling State Champions

Date: 03 10 1956
Description: Group portrait of ten wrestlers who became high school state champions in their weight classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Left to ...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: LaCrosse Central High School graduates were on hand at the field house to make the Lucky Bucky Badger figurine presentations to each member of the LaCrosse...
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Elda Strahm

Date: 1935
Description: Elda Strahm, 13, poses outside her home with many prize ribbons which she won at the Green County and Wisconsin State Fairs. Another girl stands on the lef...
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Monona Grove High School Senior Recognition Night

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Two award winners at the Monona Grove High School senior recognition program. At left is Whit Eades with his parents, Col. and Mrs. W.E. Eades. Whit was th...
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Monona Grove High School Senior Recognition Night

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Two members of the Monona Grove Education Association talk with Carlene Strand (center) who was the winner of the Association's scholarship at the Monona G...
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Madison Downtown Rotary Club Scholarshop Awards

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Walter Renk (right), president of the Madison Downtown Rotary Club presents scholarship awards to five Madison high school seniors. Left to right are: Lee ...
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Wisconsin High School Football Banquet

Date: 11 04 1959
Description: Wisconsin High School football team award winners with their coach at the school's grid banquet. Left to right are: Pete Pauley, most valuable player; Fran...
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Edgewood Football Banquet

Date: 12 13 1959
Description: Recipients of special recognitionc awards at the annual Edgewood football banquet include, first row, left to right: Mike Rieder, Frank Balistreri, and To...

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