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West High School

Date: 02 15 1939
Description: View of Regent Street side of West High School from Vista Road.
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Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 26 1952
Description: Olson youth with his calf at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Champion Wisconsin Cattle Judging Team

Date: 10 17 1931
Description: Group portrait of four boys that make up the Champion Wisconsin Cattle Judging Team.
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Lewis Arms and Helen Berry

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Description: Lewis Arms hugs Helen Berry playfully. He is wearing his Navy uniform.
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Auto Mechanics Class

Date: 11 27 1934
Description: Auto Mechanics Class at East High School. The students left to right are Raymond Cattell, Leif Breiby, Clarence Elsa, Leslie Hoppe, and instructor Orian Dh...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 1954
Description: Fritz Ragatz waiting in line to race his WMTV-sponsored car on Midvale Avenue at the Madison soap box derby.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 24 1954
Description: David Laverty, age 11, inspects a Soap Box Derby car with his friend, Bobby Swenson, 12. The boys are from Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
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East High School Automotive Mechanics Class

Date: 11 06 1944
Description: Automotive Mechanics class at East High School. Carl La Belle welding a fender with David Beale looking on.
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East High School Automotive Mechanics Class

Date: 11 05 1944
Description: Automotive Mechanics class at East High School. Ralph Preez and Bob Mattison are checking a set of headlights.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Class B racers line up for the Madison soap box derby race on Midvale Boulevard.
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Group portrait of champions in the Madison city swimming meet finals, each one a winner of one or more events.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Mary Jane Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
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Wisconsin Vacation Family

Date: 06 11 1958
Description: John and Margaret VanGemert with their family all ready to head out on a vacation at a Wisconsin resort.
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Two Boys Sitting in a Tree

Date: 07 11 1930
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...
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East High School Automotive Mechanics Class

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Automotive Mechanics class at East High School. Pictured are Irving Smith with a power driven valve seat grinder, and Bob Koltes checking his work.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: A youth baseball player awaits the pitch. Shown (left to right) are: catcher Ronnie Millard and batter Dean Adams.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Frank Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) and Larry Bergman (of 744 Gwinnett Court) sharing a swing at Brittingham Park.
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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. Jean Wirka is being shown how to check oil in her car by her son, John, 14. Her other son, Eddie, 11, is watching the process.
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Wisconsin State Journal Paper Carriers

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Group portrait of 110 Wisconsin State Journal paper carriers taken prior to leaving for Blue Mounds State Park for the annual all-day outing.

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