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Business Man Watches Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A business man stands in a seafood store with a neon lobster sign. He is watching the construction of the World Trade Center through the window.
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Windshield Placement on "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Leo Cross and Albert Overholser place a "sweep-around" windshield onto an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfie...
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Windshield Placement on "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Leo Cross and Albert Overholser place a "sweep-around" windshield onto an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfie...
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Cab of A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: A factory worker wearing a mask and gloves uses a tool to perform work on the cab of an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck cab at International Harvester's Sprin...
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Interior Decorating in Homes

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: Lilac wallpaper sets the theme for colors in the master bedroom of the house of Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Greene at 201 Del Mar Drive. Draperies and bedspreads are...
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Interior Decorating in Homes

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: Off-white carpeting sets the mood in the living room of Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Greene's home at 201 Del Mar Drive. Walls and draperies are off-white and woodwor...
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Interior Decorating in Homes

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: There is a corner fireplace in the living room of the E.R. Welch house at 3620 Lake Mendota Drive. The fireplace forms a wall and conversation corner overl...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service Annual Meeting

Date: 10 15 1958
Description: Group portrait of attendees of the annual meeting of the Madison Visiting Nurse Service at the Blackhawk Country Club. Members of the decorating committee ...
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Rath Church Decorating Service

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: Portrait of Clemens Rath, head of Rath Church Decorating Service, 3331 University Avenue, standing beside a glass mosaic window made by the firm for St. Pa...
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Advance Registration for U.W. Freshmen

Date: 07 29 1959
Description: Joy Justesen of Sun Prairie poses in her room in the University's new dormitory, Chadbourne Hall, as she participates in the advance registration process f...
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Blooming Grove Fire Department Installs Alert Signs

Date: 09 29 1959
Description: Blooming Grove Fire Department Lt. John Robertstad installs an alert sign beneath the bedroom window of Lynn Stenrud to aid in rescue operations in the eve...
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Lawyers' Wives of Dane County Luncheon

Date: 10 10 1960
Description: A group of women plan the Lawyers' Wives of Dane County luncheon. Seated left to right are Marion Crownhart, reservations chairman; Helen McAndrews, teleph...
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Mathias Wissbaum's 100th Birthday

Date: 02 04 1961
Description: Mathias Wissbaum, who was born in Lancaster, Wisconsin, will spend his 100th birthday with his parakeet.
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Edwin Brunner, Family Court Judge

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: Edwin Bruner, the new Family Court Judge, who will take his oath of office Friday morning, is shown with his family in the glass-enclosed living room of th...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler uses a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded throu...
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Wisconsin Legislature Acting on Tax Repealer Bill

Date: 11 04 1963
Description: Assemblyman Paul R. Alfonsi (R-Minocqua) is framed by the oval window in a door of the Assembly chamber as the majority party floor leader addresses the As...
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Window Washing at New Holy Name Seminary, 702 S. High Point Road

Date: 09 15 1964
Description: Mothers of new seminarians volunteer to wash windows at the new Holy Name Seminary located at 702 S. High Point Road in Madison. The mothers came from Dioc...
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Ken Luedtke Campaign Sign Appears in Window of Madison Labor Temple

Date: 10 02 1964
Description: A campaign sign for Republican State Senator candidate Ken Luedtke is in the window of the normally Democratic leaning Madison Labor Temple located at 1602...

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