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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
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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Canning Soft Drinks

Date: 1950
Description: A woman production line worker boxes cone-top cans of Tip Top soft drinks as they come off the production line.
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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Middleton Airport and Morey Airplane Co.

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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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Truax Field

Date: 1948
Description: Workmen overhauling the engine of a Wisconsin Central airplane in the airline hangar at Truax Field. Formerly known as Madison Municipal Airport, the field...
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Truax Field

Date: 1948
Description: A Beechcraft 18 in the former Air Force hangar at Truax Field. This photograph was taken shortly after Wisconsin Central Airlines moved its headquarters fr...
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Girder Climbing

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Description: Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners.
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Oiling the Machine

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Description: A man uses an oil can to lubricate equipment in a machine shop.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

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Description: Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments.
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Home Workshop

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Description: A man cuts a block of wood on a table saw in his workshop.
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Assembly Work

Date: 1950
Description: A woman looks over parts used as bases for miniature Christmas trees.
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Newspaper Print Shop

Date: 1950
Description: Sports editor and sports reporter from the "Wisconsin State Journal" confer with a printer over trays of lead type.
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Working the Linotype

Date: 1950
Description: A woman types text into a linotype machine.
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Cheese Wrapping

Date: 1950
Description: Women wearing white smocks or aprons wrap slabs of cheese for distribution.
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Precison Cutting

Date: 1950
Description: Two men operate a machine that uses wires to make equal portions out of a large slab of butter.
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S.S. Kresge Store on Main Street

Date: 1954
Description: S.S. Kresge storefront and Miller's clothing store on Main Street.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

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Description: Roof and hearth room of the Unitarian Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of the classroom space in the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. Window openings and the roof construction are shown....
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Roof trusses in auditorium of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the roof trusses during construction of the Unitarian Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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