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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Joe Fedele Receives Badge

Date: 10 17 1932
Description: Captain Leo Kinney, Captain of Detectives, pinning a detective's badge on Joe Fedele, member of Post's Junior Detective Club, an organization sponsored by ...
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Chimney Sweep George Stahl

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Portrait of George Stahl, chimney sweep, with a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a tall hat and carrying a bag and a rope around his shoulder. He is standing...
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Nancee Hat Shop

Date: 09 07 1935
Description: Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance.
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Hill's Department Store

Date: 08 13 1957
Description: Exterior night view night of Hill's Department Store window, 202 State Street, displaying twelve ladies' "fashion tailored" long sleeve shirts. Advertised...
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Sibyl Hats

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff...
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Women Golfers

Date: 05 11 1932
Description: Group portrait of women golfers in street clothes outdoors at the Nakoma Country Club, 4145 Country Club Road.
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The Nickles Sisters

Date: 07 23 1934
Description: The Nickles sisters posing at the Nakoma Country Club golf meet. Merle Nickles, defending state women's golf champion is coaching her younger sister, Marge...
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Weather Radar

Date: 1950
Description: Meteorologists using radar equipment outdoors.
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 1914
Description: Starting to raise "Wisconsin" statue onto the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madison, 1906 - ). The gilded bro...
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Doctor of Laffs

Date: 09 27 1930
Description: Man in a tophat, suit, and cape holding a doctor's bag. His hat reads: "Doctor of Laffs."
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Rundell's Men's Hat Window

Date: 04 17 1946
Description: Display window at Rundell's Inc.,15 East Main Street, featuring Paragon men's hats.
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Tom Mix Promoting Safety Display Window

Date: 04 27 1946
Description: Display window at Karstens Inc., 22-24 North Carroll Street, featuring Tom Mix safety display for the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department. The display inclu...
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Harry S. Manchester's, Inc., Salyna Window Display

Date: 04 08 1946
Description: Window display at Harry S. Manchester's, Inc., featuring four mannequins wearing sportswear made from Salyna, "a washable, wonderful spun rayon fabric."
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Capitol Tog Shop "Moc-San" Shoe Window

Date: 04 08 1946
Description: Display window at Capitol Tog Shop, 231 State Street, featuring men's "Moc-San" shoes.

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