Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
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Description: | A man distributes rat poison, which was invented by Dr. Link, to a Boy Scout to place in rat-infested areas. They are standing in front of the Village Hall... |
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 stationary McCormick-Deering thresher in action at the E.J. Shuster Farm. |
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... |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | People gather around a table of food for the First Unitarian Society's "Work Day". The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the construc... |
Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | An unidentified pilot seated in the cockpit of a Stinson sport airplane at Richland County Airport. He had flown there to attend the airport dedication. |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | A Wisconsin Central Airlines pilot walking toward a twin-engine Lockheed 10A airplane parked on the runway at Truax Field. |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon.... |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | An apple-picker stands among the branches of a tree, on a ladder with a pouch slung over his shoulder and belted around his waist. |
Date: | 09 29 1950 |
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Description: | A group of skilled workmen in front of the First Unitarian Society meeting house on one of the work days they donated to the project. The building was desi... |
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Description: | Workers erecting scaffolding outside the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the... |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ... |
Date: | 1956 |
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Description: | Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is on the left. Three men are working... |
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: | 1955 |
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Description: | The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities. |
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... |
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