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Telephone Company Truck

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Black Earth telephone company maintenance truck in front of the local office.
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South Park Street

Date: 06 06 1938
Description: South Park Street (Hwy 12 & 14 & 18), looking North from the intersection at Olin Avenue. The view includes Moore's Wadhams Mobilgas Service Station, 1129 ...
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Bus and Streetcar Accident

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Bus and streetcar accident at Regent Street and Mills Street, looking north on Mills.
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Nakoma Houses

Date: 09 01 1931
Description: View from intersection with Odana Road towards two Nakoma houses, 702 Seneca Place, and 706 Seneca Place.
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U.S. Post Office

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: U.S. Post Office, located at 215 Monona Avenue.
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Snow-Covered State Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene of the 500 block of State Street, south side, at Frances Street.
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East Washington Avenue Tree Removal

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: East Washington Avenue at First Street showing the trees lining the boulevard and the sides of the street. Residents are protesting the proposed removal of...
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Children Playing in Flooded Street

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Children in swimming suits playing in a miniature lake created by heavy rains in the area of Fox and Prospect Avenues.
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Madison Snowstorm

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: View of the Capitol Square during the year's record snowstorm, taken from under the canopy of the Park Hotel showing the corner of South Carroll and West M...
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Wilson and Bassett Streets

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Description: View from intersection towards a residence at the corner of Wilson and Bassett streets. A sign on the corner reads: "Street End No Thru Traffic."
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E.B. Fred Hall

Date: 1954
Description: View across road of E.B. Fred Hall, the first home of the bacteriology department, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is set behin...
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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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Winding Country Road

Date: 1971
Description: View down a winding, hilly country road. A full moon is in the background, just above the horizon line.
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Suburban Inn

Date: 04 1981
Description: View across street of parked cars along curb in front of the Suburban Inn, formerly the Park Hotel, on the 300 block of Broom Street. Next door on the righ...
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Middleton Street View

Date: 05 1958
Description: View down sidewalk of the business district.
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Street Sign

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Street sign for intersection of Larkin Street and Plymouth Circle, shown before there were streets to go with the sign. Location near Hoyt Park pavilion.
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Matthew Witt's Second Home

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Description: View from street of the second home of Matthew Witt, photographer, located on the corner of Julius Street and American Legion Drive. Two motorcycles are pa...
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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A view from Bedford Street of the smouldering ruins of the Hotel Washington. A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a parked firetruck. Water being us...
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Levi B. Vilas House

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Description: Exterior view from street of the Levi B. Vilas house at 521 North Henry Street, after the porch and steps were remodeled by Arthur O. Fox, brother of Mrs. ...
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Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View up Wisconsin Avenue at West Dayton Street towards the razing of Manchester's Department Store. There are construction workers working near two cranes ...

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