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| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Two men sheering sheep on a stage surrounded by a crowd of fair-goers, possibly in a competition at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. |
| Date: | 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Van Steiner (15 years-old) of Argyle, Wisconsin, the 1957 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, crouching next to his Wisconsin State Journal-sponsor... |
| Date: | 08 11 1940 |
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| Description: | Thirteen year-old James Borden (standing in the middle) of Madison, Wisconsin, the 1940 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, waiting for his turn to... |
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| Description: | Prize-winning ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on display. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting corn in the contest. The ten ear... |
| Date: | 06 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the eleven Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers who won three-day trips to Chicago and Milwaukee in a subscription contest sponsor... |
| 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 28 1957 |
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| Description: | The winner of the 1957 Soap Box Derby, Van Steiner, receiving champion's kiss from Barbara Harned, wife of "Wisconsin State Journal writer, who was a forme... |
| Date: | 01 16 1965 |
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| Description: | Two class A iceboats, sailed by Jack Ripp and Bob Brockel, racing on Lake Mendota. They were participating in the Wisconsin Stern Steering Association rega... |
| Date: | 06 16 1953 |
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| Description: | 46 Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys, 17 from Madison and 29 from the area — all winners of a recent magazine subscription contest — leave Madison by bu... |
| 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: | 05 1911 |
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| Description: | Six young men, winners of the Wisconsin No. 7 corn contest, pose in front of tent. From left to right: Ray Peterson, Everett Palmer, Earl Ward, Herbert Ec... |
| Date: | 07 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby winner Alan Strauss holding his trophy and standing with his family on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the... |
| Date: | 07 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby cars lined up in their "service pits" before the race on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. |
| Date: | 07 18 1953 |
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| Description: | Willard Wendt of Lake Mills defeats Phil Schoenbeck, 1 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament h... |
| Date: | 07 28 1940 |
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| Description: | Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp.... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Two racers speed away from the starting ramp at the Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue starting at the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | John Crump of Lake Mills defeats defending champ Bruce Rodgers, 2 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association T... |
| 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 is racer Kenny Minett from Richland Center posing in his ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Finish line on East Washington Avenue of one of the heats at the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. |
| 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 ... |
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