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Clifford Motors Used Car Lot

Date: 03 10 1955
Description: Clifford Motors Used Car Lot, 1210 East Washington Avenue. Also included in the view is the United Real Estate office building, 1212 East Washington Avenu...
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Hudson Auto Co. "Motor School"

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Hudson Auto Co., 1134 E. Washington Avenue, holding a "motor school" to teach the use of Sun diagnostic equipment. Group of men in background, and front e...
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Kaysers Stadium Garage

Date: 04 12 1947
Description: View across street of Kaysers, Inc. Stadium Garage and Pure Oil Station, 1501 Monroe Street, at the corner of Regent Street.
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Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Exterior view of the Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service building at 1501 Monroe Street.
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Chevrolet Salesmen's Meeting

Date: 01 19 1949
Description: Group of salesmen for the Chevrolet Company at a sales meeting. Advertising banners are visible on the walls.
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New Chevrolet Automobile

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: Crowd of people looking at a 1949 model Chevrolet automobile at Hult's Capital Garage, 609 East Washington Avenue.
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Kayser Motors

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Five automotive technicians work on engines inside the engine rebuilding department at Kayser Motors.
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Two men from Hult's Chevrolet consult with two youth on plans for a Soap Box Derby racer.
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Oldsmobile 88 in Front of Pyramid Motor Company

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Pictured is an unidentifed man standing next to an Oldsmobile 88 parked in front of Pyramid Motors Company Incorporated, 434 West Gilman Street.
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Chevrolet Mechanics Dinner

Date: 09 26 1949
Description: Men sitting at the speakers table at a dinner given in honor of service mechanics of area Chevrolet dealers at the Park Hotel. Left to right: Donald F. Kno...
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Kayser Safety Parade

Date: 10 07 1949
Description: A person is sitting in the driver's seat of a Ford convertible in the foreground, with a banner that reads: "25 FORDS Free" on the side. In the background ...
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Kayser Safety Parade

Date: 10 07 1949
Description: Three men are standing by a Dane County Police Ford station wagon during the Kayser Safety Parade in the 700 block of East Washington Avenue. Businesses in...
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AAA Dual Control Training Car

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: The Madison board of education's summer driving program for high school students acquires another American Automobile Association (AAA) dual control car, a...
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Cars Parked along Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of several cars parked along Main Street. Business signs read: "Hollingsworth's Drugs," "Harter Motor Company," "American Cafe" and "Coca-Cola."
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Business District

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the business district. Signs read: "Ford authorized sales and service" and "Kodaks."
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National Food Store Dodge Award

Date: 01 18 1952
Description: Mrs. J.E. Stallard, writer of the winning sentence starting "I like to shop at National Food Stores because..." is shown with her husband, Professor Stalla...
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Packard Convertible Automobile

Date: 07 15 1953
Description: Four men and "the Caribbean," a new Packard convertible automobile, parked in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Main Street Looking Toward Canning Factory

Date: 1922
Description: View down street towards a Ford sales and service center on the left, and a canning factory in the background. A man stands near a parked car, and behind h...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down retail street. Cars are parked along the curbs. The stores include: Victrola's dealer, a cafe, a recreation parlor, a restaurant, a clothing stor...
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Gillespie-Blumer Motors

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Lester J. Blumer (right), treasurer of Gillespie-Blumer Motors, Inc., gives the keys of a 1954 Chrysler Windsor to Harold W. Herne. Mr. Herne is purchasing...

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