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Madison Steam Dye Works

Date: 06 16 1933
Description: Madison Steam Dye Works, 116 S. Pinckney Street.
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Chanticleer Ballroom Bandstand

Date: 03 25 1931
Description: Bandstand at the Chanticleer Ballroom showing the WIBA microphone above. Corner of Airport Road and Highway 12.
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Eagle's Club Dance Hall

Date: 04 05 1946
Description: Interior view of the dance hall at the Eagle's Club, 23 West Doty Street. There are chairs and a piano on the stage. Just above the stage is a large "W," a...
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F.W. Woolworth's Interior

Date: 10 27 1955
Description: Interior of the new, self-service Woolworth's variety store at 2-8 West Mifflin Street. The view is toward the front from the balcony, showing main floor s...
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Manchester's, Inc., Corset Window Display

Date: 03 08 1953
Description: Gossard corsets, girdles and bras display in Manchester's, Inc., store window No. 3, 2 East Mifflin Street.
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Hill's Department Store Window Display

Date: 10 06 1955
Description: Display of Customagic slip covers on a sofa and chair in a show window of Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street.
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Alarm Clock & Study Desk

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Carved wooden combination alarm clock & study desk made by John Muir about 1862, while a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on display in the ...
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Employees of Bob Cooper Glass Company

Date: 10 1946
Description: Two employees of the Bob Cooper Glass Company, 755 East Washington Avenue, unloading a crate of glass from a company truck at an undisclosed location.
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WIBA Christmas Mail

Date: 12 17 1947
Description: Mailman delivering Christmas letters and packages to a man at NBC - WIBA radio station.
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Mothers of young children view display of "New Uses of Familiar Things" at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week. Pictured left to right: Susan Ma...
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Streetcar in Milwaukee

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Description: Streetcar and two operators. The side of the car reads, "Wells Street" and West Side Street Railway Co." Original Falk caption reads, "Photos borrowed from...
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Street Cleaner and Streetcar

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Description: A street cleaner sweeps the tracks in a residential neighborhood, as the streetcar and its operator and passengers wait. Original Falk caption reads, "Phot...
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Bowler Stan Thaden

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: Portrait of Stan Thaden, who was participating in an American Bowling Congress tournament in Detroit. He recently rolled the first 700 game of his career.
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm hanging a dedication plaque on the wall of the Governor's suite in the new Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue. Shown looking on...
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Berg's Sporting Goods Window

Date: 12 11 1948
Description: Berg's Sporting Goods window at the corner of 2123 Atwood Avenue and Division Street, featuring Thompson boats and Evinrude motors.
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Penn Electric Recreational Basketball Team

Date: 03 05 1949
Description: Penn Electric recreational basketball team won all of its games for the season, and advanced to the first round game of the 24th annual municipal city bask...
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Boy Scout Christmas Tree Lot

Date: 12 08 1950
Description: Charles Amacker, left, and Kenneth Greve, members of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps, stand in front of the Corps' Christmas tree lot located in the 11...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Weigh-In

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Dick Dummershausen, seated in his racer, is weighed prior to the Madison Soap Box Derby. The official weighmaster is Joe Marx (right) from Toledo Scales Co...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down road of horses, wagons and buggies parked in front of buildings. Three men stand near a hotel on the right. A church building is in the backgroun...
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Hendrickson's Modern Home Furnishing Store

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Exterior view of Hendrickson's Modern Home Furnishing Store at 2570 University Avenue, taken for the store's grand opening. The VA hospital is in the backg...

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