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Riley-Bremer-Riley Garage

Date: 10 11 1930
Description: The Riley-Bremer-Riley Oldsmobile garage on E. Doty Street began as the Riley Livery Stable when horse-drawn transportation reigned and then transitioned t...
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Licari Tire Co.

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Exterior of the J.R. Licari & Son garage, located at 767 West Washington Avenue. The view also includes Trotters Billiards, located at 763 West Washington ...
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Car Towing Motorcycle

Date: 07 22 1935
Description: A man in a labcoat shows off a car hitched to a service motorcycle in front of Waters Motor's Co., 802 E. Washington Avenue.
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Gabbei Motor Co.

Date: 09 28 1934
Description: At Gabbei Motor Co. at 412 East Washington Avenue, one man works on the engine of a car while another machines a part in the company garage.
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Keating Garage Exterior

Date: 08 18 1934
Description: Keating Garage and Ford Sales and Service, 14-16 N. Fairchild Street with the Keating tow truck and employees in front of the garage doors.
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Hansen Auto Body Company Building

Date: 10 29 1933
Description: The Hansen Auto Body Company building, 113 - 123 South Blair Street with signs advertising the services of fender straightening and glass replacement.
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Torgeson Brothers Garage

Date: 12 01 1932
Description: Torgeson Brothers General Auto Repairing, 123 South Blair Street at Railroad Street, owned by Gust A. and Namen W. Torgeson. Signs along the side and front...
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Royal Auto Body Shop

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Vehicles parked inside the cavernous Royal Auto Body shop are attended to by workers.
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Auto Shop Interior

Date: 1925
Description: Three men standing in front of vehicles inside Theodore O. "Ted" Helleckson's first automobile repair shop in Madison, the West Side Garage, at 621 Univers...
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Retail Street

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Description: View down a dirt street. Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The shops include a post office, Ford repair shop, and furniture/rug store.
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: A busy commercial area. Cars are parked diagonally on either side of the street. There is a Chevrolet repair shop, gas station, hotel, Ford repair shop, an...
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Olson's Broadway Cities Service Station

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Exterior view of a large service station with three groups of gasoline pumps in front, located at 2629 West Broadway in Monona. The building has a sales ro...
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Olson's Broadway Cities Service Station

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Advertising portrait of Ole Olson. He is wearing a uniform and bow tie with emblem patches on his jacket and cap. He is holding a gas hose nozzle and is st...
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Goodyear Nelson Tire Service

Date: 03 1961
Description: Exterior view of the Goodyear Nelson Tire Service building at 1001 Applegate Road.
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Comstock Inc. Tire Building

Date: 03 1961
Description: Exterior view from street of the Comstock Inc. Tires building at 102 North Park Street. The business sells Firestone tires.
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Paint Blast at Pyramid Motors

Date: 09 29 1957
Description: Coroner Michael Malloy standing inside the blast-damaged Pyramid Motors garage at 434 West Gilman street and pointing at a paint can and hot plate that cau...

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