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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 01 22 1958
Description: The cover picture for the Badger Spelling Bee pamphlets to be mailed by the Wisconsin State Journal to schools in the program. The pupil posing behind a la...
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State Street Winter Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Winter scene with people walking in the snow past a lamppost down State and Henry Streets, Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the backgr...
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Little Badger Boxing Classes

Date: 03 19 1949
Description: David Walsh lands a punch to the face of Bobby Theel during the Little Badger boxing classes at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse. The referee is Vern...
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Badger Bus Coach

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: A Badger Bus Company bus picking up passengers on Fairchild Street due to the Union Bus Station being closed because of a Northland Greyhound Bus strike.
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Wisconsin Badger Football Game

Date: 10 13 1951
Description: Full back Alan Ameche "The Horse" (#35) gains 11 yards and a first down against Ohio State early in the 3rd quarter. End Hal Faverty (#81) is trying to get...
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Operation Badger Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Pvt. Gregory Becker, Beaver Dam (left), leader of the forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits, is presented with numerous gifts to present (inclu...
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Badger Kennel Club Trophy

Date: 07 01 1954
Description: Mrs. Walter J. (Charlotte) Kohler presents a sterling silver bowl donated by she and her husband to William E. Marshner, president of the Badger Kennel Clu...
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Nakoma School Spelling Contest Finalists

Date: 04 07 1950
Description: The six finalists in the recent Nakoma School contest to pick a champion for the city finals of the State Journal's Badger spelling bee look up misspelled ...
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Bucky Badger

Date: 12 24 1952
Description: Five foot animated Bucky Badger, sponsored by the Wisconsin Conservation Department to be sent to California for the Rose Bowl Tournament and Rose Parade. ...
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Badger Candy Kitchen and E.W. Parker

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards the Badger Candy Kitchen (left) and E.W. Parker Jewelry (right). The facades of both buildings have similar decorative...
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Badger Spelling Bee Winner

Date: 04 25 1952
Description: Beth Knope, 13-year-old champion of the Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, with Walter W. Engelke, the principal of Nakoma school, ...
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Badger Boys' State Representatives

Date: 06 13 1950
Description: Three Madison Badger Boys' State representatives pose for a portrait at Olin Terrace overlooking Lake Monona. They are, from left to right: Owen Roberts, W...
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Dahlia Flower Show Judges

Date: 09 04 1955
Description: Dahlia show judges stand behind champion dahlias at the Community Center, sponsored by the Badger State Dahlia Society. Shown are left to right: Willard A....
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Wisconsin Symbols "Bucky Badger" and "Husky Musky"

Date: 12 24 1952
Description: Two Wisconsin symbols, the University of Wisconsin's "Bucky Badger" and the state's sports fishing logo, "Husky Musky," will be aboard the special train ca...
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Homecoming Pep Rally

Date: 11 11 1949
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of nearly 4,000 students standing in a drizzling rain to cheer for a Badger victory at the UW Homecoming Pep Rally.
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Badger Fans at Airport

Date: 11 18 1950
Description: Part of a crowd of 150 waiting at the fence at the Truax airport terminal as the Badger football team's chartered airplane returns at 8:20 PM after losing ...
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of several people sitting and standing under a tree in front of a beach area at Devil's Lake State Park. People are swimming and wading in the water...
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UW vs. Ohio State Football Game

Date: 10 12 1946
Description: Wisconsin fullback Earl Maves (35) dashed 36 yards for a touchdown to start the Badger scoring in the third quarter with Wisconsin halfback Don Kindt (11) ...
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Badger Bonspiel

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Admiring table decorations at the Badger Bonspiel banquet, held at the Hoffman House, are (seated left to right) Marion Leifer and Elizabeth Morton. They a...
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University of Wisconsin vs. Illinois Baseball Game

Date: 05 15 1954
Description: Jim Temp, Badger first baseman, makes a catch to put out the runner, Illinois pitcher Jim Flynn, during a baseball game between the University of Wisconsin...

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