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Driver Training Car

Date: 10 02 1939
Description: Dual Control AAA Driver Training Car. "Courtesy of your Nash dealer, Hughes-Neuman Motors, Inc. 601 University Avenue."
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AAA Driver Training Car

Date: 09 25 1938
Description: Pontiac automobile with sign "AAA dual control training car." The car was used in high schools to reduce accidents on Madison streets and is on display her...
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Damaged Automobile

Date: 09 13 1933
Description: Damaged automobile owned by Harry E. McElroy at Koch Motors, 317 W. Johnson Street. It was involved in accident on East Washington Avenue on August 20th.
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ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 09 1930
Description: Kayser Motors, Inc. displays a row of cars in their booth at the East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival.
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Presentation of the Moose Prize Car

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Mr. Larson presenting the Moose Whippet prize car to the winner at Whippet Knight Sales Company, 437 W. Gilman Street.
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Capital Buick Co. Machine Shop

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: The Capital Buick Co. machine shop, 750 E. Washington Avenue, with two mechanics repairing an automobile.
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International Truck Dealership and Service Center

Date: 09 08 1923
Description: Desks are along a wall of windows in a shop area, while trucks are lined up on the floor behind them, possibly at the International Harvester Company No. 3...
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International Truck Showroom

Date: 09 08 1923
Description: International trucks a showroom lined with windows, possibly at the International Harvester Company service station No. 3. A display sign in the center of ...
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New Chevrolet Automobile

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: Crowd of people looking at a 1949 model Chevrolet automobile at Hult's Capital Garage, 609 East Washington Avenue.
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Marshall Straus with New Kaiser Car

Date: 02 01 1949
Description: Marshall Straus, (right) being presented with a brand new Kaiser automobile that he received as part of his $13,500 worth of prizes he won from the "Stop T...
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Oldsmobile in Showroom with Salesman and Customers

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: A new Oldsmobile car on display, probably in the showroom of Pyramid Motor Company Incorporated, 434 West Gilman Street, with a salesman and possible custo...
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Parts Department

Date: 1937
Description: The parts counter and display at a General Motors dealership. Merchandise on display includes parts and accessories by Buick, Chevrolet, and Prestone, as ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsor

Date: 07 10 1952
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby entrant, 11-year-old Billy West, son of Mr. and Mrs. William West of Route 2 in Madison, is shown behind the wheel of a Willys car. ...
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Display Floor at Dealership

Date: 10 29 1924
Description: Display floor at dealership.
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Implement Dealership

Date: 11 09 1928
Description: Interior view of a dealership. There is a woodburning stove in the middle of the work space, and a tractor and an automobile are near the back of the room ...
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"Truck That Crossed The Sahara"

Date: 03 26 1929
Description: "Truck That Crossed The Sahara" is on display in a dealership. In the foreground is a map on an easel.
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Reproduction of a 1901 Oldsmobile on Display

Date: 03 11 1959
Description: A reproduction of a 1901 Oldsmobile at Pyramid Motor Company, 434 West Gilman Street. It is owned by Sears Roebuck and Company and is part of an open house...

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