Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.10.004
Accession#:
2002.10
Credit Line:
Donated by LeRoy West Jr.
Object Name:
Plaque
Title:
1951 Soap Box Derby City Champion Plaque
Date:
7/1/1951 0:00:00
Description:
Square laminated wood plaque with pointed bottom and beveled edges featuring gold—colored metal. Has hemisphere of globe topped by soap box derby car figure (decorative scrollwork under wheels) and curved plexiglass strip across equator reading: "THE T. H. KEATING AWARD / 1951 SOAP BOX DERBY / THE GREATEST AMATEUR RACING EVENT IN THE WORLD". Badge—shaped metal plate screwed at top reads: "SOAP BOX DERBY", with stars above, stripes and soap box derby car below — in red, white, and blue paint. Blue metal "CHEVROLET" logo screwed onto plaque beneath globe. Bottom is silver—colored metal plate reading "CITY CHAMPION / LE ROY WEST JR / JUNEAU, ALASKA". Name engraved separately. Metal mounting hook on back.
Notes:
LeRoy West, Jr. raced Soap Box Derby. See doc file.
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1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ
1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ
1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ1951 Soap Box Derby City Champ