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| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of State Street looking toward Bascom Hall and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A view down State Street looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A young child, Frank Hill, walking the picket line at a strike with an older man. The adult's sign reads: "Construction Workers organize for hours, wages a... |
| Date: | 10 1956 |
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| Description: | Glenn Turner is holding the United Nations flag, and his wife is carrying the flag of the state of Wisconsin. A supporter is holding the American flag. One... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A man operating a ticket booth in the Wisconsin Dells. He is playing a card game, probably solitaire, on the counter. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman and young girl review the latest fashion merchandise in a retail window display. |
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| Description: | Howard Morey (left) was associated with most of the airports in Madison. Prior to World War II he managed Madison Municipal Airport and when the military t... |
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| Description: | The staff of Hanifans' Flying School at Shullsburg where the enrollment during the 1950s was largely comprised of students on the G.I. Bill. |
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| Description: | The new passenger terminal at Truax Field, also known as Madison Municipal Airport. At the back is an outdoor observation deck and a view of the original W... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | View across intersection of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station at Blair and Wilson Streets. Three tall chimneys from the MG&E plant can be seen ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a parade on the Capitol Square, celebrating a visit by Adlai Stevenson, Democratic candidate for President. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A gas station attendant puts on his coat outside the White Grocery and Filling Station in Madison. A sign near the pumps reads, "Please Give Me Ten Seconds... |
| Date: | 11 1951 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society employee Joyce Hancock examines a replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper. |
| Date: | 11 1951 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society employee Joyce Hancock with a model of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | State patrol officers line up beside their patrol cars at Old District 1 State Patrol Field Headquarters on Highway 12. They appear to be receiving instruc... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west up State Street toward the University of Wisconsin. Frozen Lake Monona is on the right. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Lake Mendota is on the far right. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | View up State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol taken from the West Johnson Street intersection. Businesses include the Orpheum Theatre, Arenz, an... |
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| Description: | A uniformed police officer is holding hands with three children. They are standing in a crosswalk at the corner of Spring and Main streets. Behind them on ... |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. "Proxmire for Governor" car parked illegally at Capitol." |
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