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"Crippled" Children in Bus

Date: 12 27 1930
Description: Disabled children in Hillington bus going to a free show at the Capitol Theatre. The bus driver and another man are standing beside the bus.
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Knights of Columbus Women's Group

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Large group of Knights of Columbus women, standing in front of buses made to look like railroad cars. They are returning from a convention held in Racine.
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Knights of Columbus Women's Group

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Large group of Knights of Columbus women, standing in front of buses made to look like railroad cars, returning from a convention held in Racine.
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Bus Passengers

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Description: Interior view of passengers riding a Madison City Railway Company bus.
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Earth Day March

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: People walking near a bus before the first Earth Day march. One man is holding up an ecology flag. In the background people are standing on the sidewalk un...
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Badger Bus Coach

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: A Badger Bus Company bus picking up passengers on Fairchild Street due to the Union Bus Station being closed because of a Northland Greyhound Bus strike.
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Flooding at Nakoma Bus Stop

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ...
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Marquette School Girl Scouts Ready for Trip to Milwaukee

Date: 04 11 1950
Description: Twenty-one members of the Marquette School Girl Scout troop pose by a bus for a trip to Milwaukee.
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Operation Badger Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Pvt. Tom Voigt, Ixonia (at right), one of forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits sworn in at Madison, shakes hands with his father, Ray Voigt (r...
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Fairway Golf Practice Range

Date: 02 27 1957
Description: Four golfers with stand with their hands in their pockets while watching a fifth golfer, Frank (Moon) Molinaro power off a drive. The other four include, l...
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Pedestrians in a Snowstorm

Date: 12 29 1954
Description: Winter scene with pedestrians standing on the sidewalk near a downtown street waiting for bus transportation in a snowstorm. Probably at Capitol Square.
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Youth For Christ Delegates

Date: 12 31 1959
Description: 26 of the 33 Madison area youths who attended evangelist Billy Graham's three-day Youth for Christ Convention in Washington, D.C. posing for a group portra...
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Veteran Bus Driver Ends Career

Date: 08 1960
Description: Elmer Markin, veteran Greyhound Bus driver, completes his last trip in his 35-year career. Markin helps a passenger exit from the bus at the Madison Union ...
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Group of Men in front of Josie's Lounge

Date: 1971
Description: Group of four men, including William Dyke, third from right, posing outdoors across the street from Josie's Lounge, an Italian restaurant located at 906 Re...
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Scandinavian Trade Delegation Visits Madison

Date: 04 04 1964
Description: A Scandinavian trade delegation of 25 Norwegian businessmen and journalists visit Madison to publicize the inaugural flight of Scandinavian Airlines System...
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The Wink 01

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Description: A man wearing eyeglasses and a hat travels on a bus.
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The Wink 02

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Description: A man winking while sitting on the bus.
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On the Sherman Avenue Bus

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Description: Two men enjoying a conversation while sitting together and riding on the Sherman Avenue bus.
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Cadillac Taxi and Driver

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Description: View from sidewalk of Bob Bender standing near the driver's side door of his dark 1950s model Cadillac taxi on the Capitol Square. He is wearing a leather ...
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Freedom Rider Protestors

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Two Universtiy students wave a Confederate flag on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in protest of the 114 Freedom Riders boarding bu...

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