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Remodeling of Building on East Mifflin Street

Date: 07 30 1946
Description: Remodeling of Montague building at 8-12 East Mifflin Street for expansion of Manchesters Department Store and the Madison Room restaurant. Businesses prev...
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Telephone Switchboard

Date: 08 13 1946
Description: Telephone switchboard being rebuilt at the Madison Exchange of the Wisconsin Telephone Company.
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Men Making Telephone Switchboard Cables

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: Eleven male workers and one supervisor making telephone switchboard cables in the basement of the Wisconsin Telephone Company building.
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Telephone Toll Switchboard

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: Seven workers (two peeking through from behind the switchboard) and one supervisor rebuilding the telephone toll switchboard at the Wisconsin Telephone Com...
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Telephone Exchange Switchboard

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: Five men are rebuilding the "Fairchild" exchange switchboard at the Wisconsin Telephone Company building. Four women telephone operators in the background ...
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Couple with Trailer Home

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: A man and woman posing with their dog outside their house trailer set in a secluded yard, surrounded by trees and bushes. Taken for Western Electric.
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Women's Fur Hats Window Display

Date: 08 24 1946
Description: H.S. Manchesters Inc. window display featuring fur hats for back to college. Display contains sign saying: "Furs go to your head."
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Inland Lakes Boat Works Boat Storage

Date: 10 03 1946
Description: Ten row boats in storage inside a building at Inland Lakes Boat Works, 1501 Monroe Street.
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Inland Lakes Boat Works Workshop

Date: 10 03 1946
Description: Inland Lakes Boat Works basement workshop at the Stadium Garage, located at 1501 Monroe Street. The view includes three men and one woman constructing boat...
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West Main Street Side of Park Hotel

Date: 10 14 1946
Description: West Main Street side of the Park Hotel, including one automobile. Taken for Wisconsin Telephone Company.
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Rear of Park Hotel

Date: 10 14 1946
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company construction site at rear of Park Hotel taken from southwest showing rear of the hotel and the 115 West Main Street building wi...
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University of Wisconsin Co-Op Show Window

Date: 10 18 1946
Description: Window display in the window of University Co-op, 702 State Street, featuring Paris belts, garters, and suspenders; and Signet ties.
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The Flame, Lord Calvert Liquor Window

Date: 10 18 1946
Description: Lord Calvert liquor display in the window of Julian's Flame Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, 540 State Street, with neon sign.
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Wrecked Studebaker at Accident Scene

Date: 10 19 1946
Description: Accident scene involving a Findorff cement truck and a Studebaker coupe that were involved in a head-on crash on Highway 12 & 18 near the Royal Airport, sh...
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Findorff Cement Truck at Accident Scene

Date: 10 19 1946
Description: Accident scene involving a Findorff cement truck and a Studebaker coupe automobile in a head-on crash on Highway 12/18 (East Broadway Street) near the Roya...
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Holmes Tire and Supply Company

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street.
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street. View from the rear showing a large truck tire near a display.
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Warehouse Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of stockroom in Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street.
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Edgewood College Science Experiment

Date: 05 16 1942
Description: Three Edgewood College (Sacred Heart Academy) women performing an experiment in Marshall Hall science laboratory, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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Department Store Demonstration

Date: 04 15 1942
Description: A woman irons to demonstrate how to use the Pres Kloth (an ironing aid) in Manchester's Department store, 2-6 East Mifflin Street.

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