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Auto Racing
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Racer Bobby Grim of Indianapolis who competed in the auto races at the Dane County Fairgrounds in June, 1952. Beside him on the right is a "Heavy Duty Wrecker Service" tow truck.
June 22, 1952
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Auto Racing
June 22, 1952
Racers coming into the first turn of the first five-mile heat at the Dane County Fair Grounds. Shows five racers and background crowd.
Midget Auto Racing at Angell Park, Sun Prairie
May 4, 1949
Harley Moore of Madison sits behind the steering wheel in his Technical Machine Service auto racer. Moore will race his car in the midget auto races held at Angell Park, Sun Prairie.
Madison Soap Box Derby Champion
July 20, 1952
Larry Laverty, a Mineral Point farm boy and the champion of the Madison Soap Box Derby, sits in his racer. He will go to Akron, Ohio to compete in the All American Derby.
Madison Soap Box Derby
July 15, 1948
Soap Box Derby racer Bobby Holmes seated in car outdoors on grass.
Madison Soap Box Derby
June 28, 1952
A.J. Farnham, superintendent of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railroad's Madison division, admires Phil Peckham's soap box derby racer which was designed to resemble the Milwaukee Road's...
Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsor
June 28, 1952
Soap box derby racer Johnny Rothman (left) talks over "victory plans" with his sponsor Roy A. Gannon, of Gannon Real Estate Company, at the realtor's office.
