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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
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Black Eagle Gas Station

Date: 1948
Description: The Black Eagle gas station, 907 South Park Street.
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Park Street at Olin Avenue

Date: 1948
Description: A view down Park Street at Olin Avenue. On the corner of Olin is Moore's Super Service Mobil Station and McCranner Drugs.
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O.N. Falk

Date: 1948
Description: Stoughton druggist, O.N. Falk, sorts the mail with a smile.
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Lascoff's Apothecary

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of Lascoff's Apothecary.
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Lascoff's Pharmacy Interior

Date: 1948
Description: View of the long and narrow Lascoff's Pharmacy. The dispensary is located in the rear of the store. A small waiting area is directly across from the prescr...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Stairway

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which is the fourth capitol built in 1906-1917, featuring outdoor stairway.
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Falk's Drug Store

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view from street of O.N. Falk's Drug Store, on Main Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Monona Bay

Date: 1948
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from the south side of Monona Bay.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus from Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1948
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...
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Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House.
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Presidential Election Campaigning

Date: 1948
Description: Men ride in a convertible with campaign signs proclaiming, "We Want Truman," and "Vets for Eisenhower."
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Aerial View of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House looking north on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with Lake Mendota in the background.
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Babcock Drive

Date: 1948
Description: Signpost for Babcock Drive with the Agricultural Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus in the background.
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Construction of Eagle Heights

Date: 1948
Description: Construction of the faculty housing project at Eagle Heights for the University of Wisconsin Madison.
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Alice in Dairyland and Elsie the Cow

Date: 1948
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, and Elsie the Cow and her calf Beauregard, stand on a parade float with two men in downtown Milwaukee, while a male o...
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Lawrence College, Main Hall

Date: 1948
Description: Lawrence College, Main Hall.
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General Store in Butte des Morts

Date: 1948
Description: Image of the old general and antiques store. Text reads: "House built as a store, allegedly by Augustin Grignon in 1848. Later operated as a general stor...
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Buettner Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards the opposite shoreline towards the Buettner mill on the left, and the river with a dam, on the right. In the backgroun...
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St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church in Cornucopia

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church.

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