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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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State Street Looking Toward Bascom Hall

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of State Street looking toward Bascom Hall and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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State Street from Campus

Date: 1954
Description: State Street from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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State Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: A view down State Street looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Rat Poison Distribution by Boy Scouts

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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...
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Dane County Courthouse Being Razed

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of the Dane County Courthouse as it is being razed. Much of it is still intact in this image. Lake Monona and Monona Bay are in the distance.
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 09 1947
Description: President Harry S. Truman, standing at the rear of a railroad car.
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Young Child on Picket Line

Date: 1950
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...
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United Nations Protest

Date: 10 1956
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...
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Making Friends

Date: 1950
Description: A small raccoon sniffs the head of an unsure-looking baby sitting in a car seat outdoors on a sidewalk against the side of a building.
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Ticket Seller

Date: 1950
Description: A man operating a ticket booth in the Wisconsin Dells. He is playing a card game, probably solitaire, on the counter.
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Woman on Motor Scooter

Date: 1958
Description: A motor scooter in an advertisement with female model sitting on a Cushman Road King motor scooter.
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Weather Radar

Date: 1950
Description: Meteorologists using radar equipment outdoors.
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Threshing Grain

Date: 1950
Description: A stationary McCormick-Deering thresher in action at the E.J. Shuster Farm.
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Children's Picnic at the Beach

Date: 1950
Description: Woman with children grilling hot dogs and wieners at the beach.
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Window Shopping

Date: 1950
Description: A woman and young girl review the latest fashion merchandise in a retail window display.
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Falk's Drug Store

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view from street of O.N. Falk's Drug Store, on Main Street.
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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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Mifflin Street at Capitol Square

Date: 1955
Description: Bus traveling down Mifflin Street on Capitol Square. Moseleys, Woldenbergs and Walgreen's Drugs are on the right.
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Unitarian Church's Work Day

Date: 1950
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...

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