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| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which is the fourth capitol built in 1906-1917, featuring outdoor stairway. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Mal Whitfield approaches the finish line of a track race at the University of Wisconsin Stadium. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison's upper campus from Lincoln Terrace down Bascom Hill. The Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the dista... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Workmen overhauling the engine of a Wisconsin Central airplane in the airline hangar at Truax Field. Formerly known as Madison Municipal Airport, the field... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A Beechcraft 18 in the former Air Force hangar at Truax Field. This photograph was taken shortly after Wisconsin Central Airlines moved its headquarters fr... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A Wisconsin Central Airlines pilot walking toward a twin-engine Lockheed 10A airplane parked on the runway at Truax Field. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon.... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Construction of the faculty housing project at Eagle Heights for the University of Wisconsin Madison. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm and friends listening to broadcast. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Young man studying at a table in the library stacks of the Wisconsin Historical Society library. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The residence of "Cap" Barnes at 129 North Baldwin Street. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The Bodenstein house at 220 West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A private residence located at 612 South Brooks Street. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The Buell home, built by Charles E. Buell in 1894, which was called "Buell's Folly" locally. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The Butler house at 625 West Lakeside Street with a snow-covered lawn. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The Van Slyke residence at 510 North Carroll Street, built by Mr. N. B. Van Slyke in 1862, then owned by Darrell McIntyre. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of the Wisconsin State Capitol as viewed from the snow-covered Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
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