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| Date: | 07 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of nine Madison street department workers who have prepared the derby hill for the Soap Box Derby for the past seven years. Kneeling, left t... |
| Date: | 07 23 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 heading down the course from the starting ... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby champion, David Laverty of Mineral Point, posing with the plaque and his brother Larry who is a past champion. In the background is ... |
| Date: | 04 13 1948 |
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| Description: | The Soap Box derby racer of Pierre Slightam is being guarded by the sister of the builder, Lucretia, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Francis Slightam. The pictur... |
| Date: | 07 26 1948 |
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| Description: | The 1948 runner-up of the Soap Box Derby is Tommy Smrekar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smrekar, Ft. Atkinson. He is shown sitting in his racer, "The Prospe... |
| Date: | 07 11 1949 |
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| Description: | Arnold Pederson, age 13, with his Soap Box Derby racer and sponsor, Leo Welch, owner of the Ace of Clubs restaurant located at 3520 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby winners from a record entry of seventy-six boys. Left to right: Runner-up Dickie Lindauer; Pierre Slightam, winner, with Ralph Hult, preside... |
| Date: | 07 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby Sportsmanship Award winners with County Traffic Officer, Charles O'Brien, presenting awards to Dickie Wold of LaFarge and Frank Bryl... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | The car and driver that won the Madison Soap Box Derby in 1957 at the starting line. The car is called "Phillipson Garage" and the driver is Van Steiner of... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison Junior Boy Scout Drum & Bugle Corps march in the pre-Soap Box Derby race parade on East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 05 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Three Dane County Traffic Officers with the racer, Tommy Petersen, who their association is sponsoring in the Madison Soap Box Derby race. The officers, le... |
| Date: | 04 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Two boys who are partners for the Madison Soap Box Derby race. On the left is John Paul Byrns, who is too young to race but is a partner with Jimmy Statz, ... |
| Date: | 06 13 1952 |
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| Description: | Bobby Dommershausen, entrant in the 1952 Soap Box Derby, is pictured with members of the Sertoma club which sponsored him. Sertoma members shown left to ri... |
| Date: | 07 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of four employees of Hult's Garage who will be in charge of transporting soap box derby racers and returning vehicles after the race. Left to righ... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Parks Department building the ramp on Midvale Avenue for the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Vie Cramer, Don Ke... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Three former Madison soap box derby champions give pointers to one of the 1954 entrants, Terry Frambs of Baraboo. Behind the racer, left to right, are 1947... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Phil Peckham of Madison receives the first place trophy from Ralph Hult, president of Hult's Capital garage that co-sponsors the Madison soap box derby. Ph... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | A lineup of racers await their turn to race at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. Larry Meicher of Madison stands by his racer, "The Iceberg." The are at the... |
| Date: | 07 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Roger McFadden of New Glarus is shown in his racer at the starting line at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. He lost by a few inches to the champion, Phil P... |
| Date: | 06 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Two contestants in the Soap Box Derby cross the finish line. James Eckels of Mineral Point is in the lead, beating out Dick Williams, Madison. |
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