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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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Engine Room, Arcade Manufacturing Co.

Date: 09 26 1933
Description: A.H. Hubbell Company workers build a "Complete Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Lining" brick wall around a boiler in the engine room at Arcade Manufacturing C...
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Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop Interior

Date: 02 06 1931
Description: Five bakers standing in the kitchen of Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop, 548 W. Washington Avenue, with large bags of Golden Loaf flour.
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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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Kidder's Radio Repair Department

Date: 10 23 1930
Description: Repairmen at Kidder's Radio repair department posing next to their workbench.
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Delivery Truck

Date: 04 05 1930
Description: Pyrofax bottled gas agent, Mitchell Sales Company's delivery truck. Two men wearing uniforms and hats are standing near the cab of the truck, and another m...
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: A man weighing a milk can on an old scale at the Pet Milk Company.
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Bottling Line at Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

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Description: Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness."
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Young's Cafe, Interior

Date: 08 05 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of Young's Cafe, 316 East Wilson Street. Joseph and Anna Young are standing in the cafe surrounded by bouquets on opening day.
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Young's Cafe

Date: 08 05 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of the interior of Young's Cafe, located at 316 East Wilson Street. Joseph and Anna Young are standing in the Cafe surrounded by bou...
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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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Durfee Brothers Roofing Company Burglary

Date: 10 30 1948
Description: John Ochalle, employee of the Durfee Brothers Roofing Company, who discovered evidence of a burglary at the company's place of business at 1804 South Park ...
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Brother and Sister Canning

Date: 1920
Description: A brother and sister use an Eau Claire steam pressure machine to run their canning business.
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Delivery for Stemp Typewriter Company

Date: 1933
Description: Stanley P. Stemp (owner), third from the left, and three employees stand on the sidewalk next to an Ed Klief Transfer Line delivery truck and driver. Behin...
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Delivery for Stemp Typewriter Company

Date: 1933
Description: View down the sidewalk of two men standing near a Doran's Tranfer delivery truck next to the Stemp Typewriter Company. One man is standing next to the cab ...

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