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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A nighttime view of the Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | This was the first boat & sled-type wind sled built on Madeline Island. Built by Elmer Nelson for Howard Russell between 1950-1951. Had a 9-cylinder R-680-... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Midvale neighborhood under construction near Madison's southwestern city limits. The view is focused on the area bounded by Tokay Boulevard,... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Color photograph of two men operating a Farmall 300 tractor and a McCormick baler in a field. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Nakoma, showing a Nakoma bus when the route first started. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of downtown Madison's Park Hotel. The Prescription Pharmacy also occupies a portion of the ground floor. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Bus traveling down Mifflin Street on Capitol Square. Moseleys, Woldenbergs and Walgreen's Drugs are on the right. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Air view of University Avenue at Midvale Boulevard. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "The St. Cloud district sales organization looks over the 29-car trainload of McCormick harvester-threshers bound for 47 dealers wh... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Construction workers erecting a billboard for Hines Lumber using a crane mounted on the back of an International heavy-duty truck. The billboard is sitting... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Color photograph of an International SM Model Mounting Metro-Van featuring the Metro-Lite Body. The truck was owned and operated by Advanced Cleaners and ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of a truck driver at a loading dock with an International S-110 light duty pickup truck with panels. The truck was owned and operated by Parkway Deliv... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Post Office. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Wheeler Hall at Northland College, during winter. A group of people are on a bridge over the Bay City Creek, surrounded by trees, in the foreground. Wheele... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Cross Plains, with countryside surrounding and hills on the horizon. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | An air view of Madison's downtown area with the Wisconsin State Capitol and new State Office Buildings. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Atwood Avenue, looking west towards Winnebago Street and "Schenk's Corners." |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of Tank Cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques Porlier. Later... |
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