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| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | Water from firehoses has frozen into ice that coats power wires, trees, and pumps at the gas station next to the Hotel Washington, which burns in the backg... |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | A stream of water shoots into the front entrance of the burning, smoking Hotel Washington. The crumpled hotel sign still hangs on the balcony. |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | Firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze destroying the Hotel Washington. Most of the building has collapsed. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a parade marching down State Street. Large American flags hang from wires strung across the street. Madison Kipp employees, wearing suits ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Boys marching down a neighborhood street with toy guns. The leader is carrying a big stick. A boy in the back is carrying a flag. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Man, seen from waist down, pushing a small girl in a stroller in Vilas Park. He is carrying a camera in his right hand. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of about 29 employees manufacturing sausages at the Oscar Mayer & Co. plant. Caption reads: "This view of the sparkling Sausage Kitchen at Os... |
| Date: | 01 1949 |
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| Description: | Women preparing sliced bacon at the Oscar Mayer & Co. plant in Madison. At least fifteen women are working, most most of them wearing headscarves. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Two man and one woman are working in the laboratory of the Oscar Mayer Company plant. In the foreground the woman is writing in a book at a desk with a tel... |
| Date: | 01 1892 |
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| Description: | George Goodvillage and his wife posing on King Street. In the background is a row of commercial buildings. The building on the left is a Saddlery. The tele... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and Square. |
| Date: | 10 11 1967 |
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| Description: | Caption on reverse of wire photo: "She Digs In--An unidentified anti-war protester with designs painted on her face and carrying sign, "Sifting and Winnowi... |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Filling an ice house on Lake Wingra--Wisconsin." A large scaffold holds up the conveyor into the ice house, and a group of men are standing... |
| Date: | 07 04 1918 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of young men and women posing in costumes, which are mostly drapery suggesting a Greco-Roman style. One man is dressed as a Roman so... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Seven women in white uniforms measuring five children, including one infant. Caption reads: "Lincoln School, Madison, Wis. Weighing and Measuring Campaign ... |
| Date: | 05 18 1929 |
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| Description: | Tou Fong Chu, bride and Tsao Shih Wang, groom, working on a PhD in Political Science at the U.W., are posing with, left to right: Justice Marvin Rosenberry... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a house along Langdon Street, with Lake Mendota in the background. Caption reads: "Home of my sister Sophie and family at 10 Langd... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A large group of children and adults are standing outside the Wisconsin State Capitol building, many holding American flags. Some members in the foreground... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of construction on the Temple Beth El. Several cars are parked nearby, and a crane is in the background. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Beth Israel Center synagogue during construction. A worker is standing on the roof of the building, and construction materials are pil... |
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