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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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Lewis Arms on a Motorcycle

Date: 09 1960
Description: View from behind of Lewis Arms riding his 1946 Harley-Davidson Flathead motorcycle on the sidewalk of the 1800 block of Beld Street. On the back of his ja...
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Tommy Thompson Riding a Motorcycle

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Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle as he rides on John Nolen Drive. Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol b...
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Motocycle Trip to Alaska

Date: 09 11 1952
Description: Bill Mickle, left, and Edwin Smythe posing with the motorcycle on which they traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska on a recently completed 12,000 mile summer vacat...
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Illegal Beagle Tied To Police Motor Cycle

Date: 04 08 1960
Description: A stray dog is sitting on a sidewalk while leashed to the back of a three-wheeled motorcycle. The illegal beagle was apprehended by Patrolman Allison Alfor...
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

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Description: View down East Washington Avenue towards a motorcycle with a sidecar. It is parked outside the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown). The motorcycle...
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Early Motorcycle in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1910
Description: Side view of a motorcycle parked in a driveway along East Washington Avenue, near Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership (not shown). There are several automobil...
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Madison Metered Parking for Motor Scooters

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: One motor scooter parked in a metered parking stall on Langdon street between the Memorial Union and the armory. The specially sized stalls were marked as ...
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Parked Motorcycle on Madison Street

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: An illegally parked motorcycle on Park Street in Madison. The photograph was taken to show that riders don't always use the newly marked smaller stalls int...

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