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Dane County Jail - Bathroom

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Dane County Jail woman's bathroom, with bathtub and toilet, showing unfit conditions.
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Spreading Rat Poison in Dump

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: James L. Clarke (left) city health inspector, and Lewis B. Kelly (right) president of the Solvit Chemical Corp., are shown as they prepare to scatter the b...
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Phosphorus Removal

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: An example of a pilot plant to remove phosphorus from sewage effluent by engineering professors William L. Lea and Gerard A. Rohlich.
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City of Madison's New Leaf Loader

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Pictured is the city of Madison street department's new $4,000 leaf loader during operations in the 12th Ward. The suction unit, which is like a huge "vacu...
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Plumbing Showroom

Date: 1935
Description: A plumbing showroom with tiled model kitchen and bathroom displays. There are oil burning heaters, water heaters, and water softeners also displayed.
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Wisconsin Canners Association

Date: 03 23 1954
Description: A food machine from Bridge (Food) Machine Company is demonstrated during the Wisconsin Canners Association Production and Technology Conference regarding p...
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Man in Street Department Office

Date: 1976
Description: An older man is standing in an office, possibly a weigh station of the Philadelphia Street Department. He is at a bench with papers and various office supp...
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Garbage Truck Emptying into Incinerator

Date: 1976
Description: A garbage truck is backed up and emptying refuse into what is likely an incinerator. A man is standing at the open driver's door, and another man is sittin...
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Sanitation Workers Carrying Trash to Garbage Truck

Date: 1976
Description: View down sidewalk of two African-American sanitation workers carrying cans and sacks of trash to a garbage truck, is stopped in a residential neighborhood...
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Men Pushing Trash Cans Towards Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: View from lawn in a residential neighborhood of three men pushing trash cans on hand carts towards a garbage truck. Behind the garbage truck is an Internat...
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Man Emptying Trash Barrel into Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: An African-American man is dumping a barrel of trash into an International Harvester Scout with a dump body driven by another African-American man. They ar...
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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...

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