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Photograph

Setting Rivits in Barrel Hoop

Date: 06 1949
Description: Workman at Hess Cooperage setting rivets in a barrel hoop.
Photograph

Installing Finishing Hoops

Date: 06 1949
Description: Joe Hess installing finishing hoops on a barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
Photograph

Joe Hess using Spokeshave

Date: 06 1949
Description: Joe Hess using spokeshave on a barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown.
Drawing

Benedict Goldenberger Shack

Date: 08 28 1885
Description: Sketch of the shack from which Benedict Goldenberger sold cider vinegar. Possibly on Murray Street.
Photograph

Gene Charmley and his Telescope

Date: 07 20 1945
Description: Gene Charmley, boy scout, applying rouge to the pitch lay upon which he is about to begin polishing for an 8-inch lens used in the reflector type telescope...
Photograph

Radio Station WIBA Building under Construction

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Exterior view of the new building for radio station WIBA under construction. There are piles of snow and building supplies around an entrance.
Drawing

House with Fence

Date: 08 1885
Description: Pencil on paper; wood clapboard house behind fallen fence with open gate. Three trees, small outbuilding with one-sided roof, a large tub and other equipm...
Photograph

Droster Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1940
Description: Children standing on barrels in front of Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue, run by Red Whitney. The children are Whitney's nieces ...
Photograph

Ideal Body Company Truck

Date: 
Description: Man holding a wooden barrel next to a truck modified by the Ideal Body Company parked on the street in front of the Ideal Body Company building on Park Str...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 
Description: View down the unpaved Military Road. Two boys stand in the street on the left near the State Bank of Dane building. Near the railroad crossing, there is a ...
Photograph

Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Artie Luetke and Dick Michels sitting on top of a sand barrel to watch the 1954 Madison soap box derby races.
Photograph

Goodrich Tire Building and Singer Store

Date: 
Description: Rear view of the Goodrich Tire Building at 327 State Street and the Singer Store at 325 State Street.
Photograph

McFarland Depot

Date: 1923
Description: View down railroad tracks of the McFarland train depot. Two men are on the platform, and a cow grazes in the grass on the left.
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Meet

Date: 02 03 1957
Description: Debbie Schorr, daughter of Madison ski jumper Werner Schorr, covers her head with a basket while watching final preparations for the Blackhawk Ski Club jum...
Photograph

Gray Gables Lake Kegonsa — F.G. Lane

Date: 1932
Description: View of a lakeside cottage with a man, woman and boy standing in front. A bench is on the left near the lake. Another cottage is on the right in the backgr...
Photograph

Auditorium Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: The Auditorium Hotel, a three-story building with a turret and stairs to the main floor entrances. A wrap-around balcony is on the main floor. Barrels unde...
Photograph

Main Street Looking South

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a storefront with large display windows and a barrel near the entrance. In front is a horse and buggy hitch...
Photograph

East Main Street Looking West

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street, with a railroad crossing at the far end of the street. On the left is a shoe repair store, lumber business, and a lunch room with a ...
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1911
Description: View down street towards the a central business district. There is a T intersection at the end of the main street. Storefronts with awnings line both sides...

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