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Man on Roof with Construction of Wisconsin State Capitol in Background

Date: 1918
Description: Man in suit, holding a hat, posing on a roof across the street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, where the dome is under construction. In the far backgroun...
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

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Description: View down East Washington Avenue towards a motorcycle with a sidecar. It is parked outside the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown). The motorcycle...
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Ford Truck Delivering Baggage

Date: 1924
Description: Two men pose standing beside a Ford delivery truck piled high with baggage. The truck is parked near the top of East Washington Avenue.
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Pickup Truck Parked in Street

Date: 1910
Description: An early Ford pickup truck is parked in the middle of East Washington Avenue near the Fashion Boarding Stables. In the background on the left is a smokesta...
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Ford Model T Runabout

Date: 1925
Description: Right side view of a Ford Model T Runabout parked in the middle of East Washington Avenue. On the right side of the street in the background is the Fashion...
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American Ice Cream Delivery Truck

Date: 1919
Description: A brand new delivery truck parked outdoors near the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown) in the middle of East Washington Avenue. Two signs on the ...
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Dane County Highway, No. 5 Truck

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Description: View looking east towards two men sitting in a Dane County Highway truck on East Washington Avenue. The truck is marked "No. 5" and is in front of the Scho...
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New Ford Cars on Tow Trucks

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Description: View looking east towards the middle of East Washington Avenue where a row of new Ford automobiles are parked, each hooked up to a tow truck. They are near...
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Air-Lec Automatic Swing Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor view of an Air-Lec automatic door opener for swinging doors set up on a wood plank on a rooftop. Probably the top of Schoelkopf's manufacturing pla...
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn on the Quaker Oats farm at 4202 Monona Drive.
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn on the Quaker Oats farm at 4202 Monona Drive.
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn on the Quaker Oats farm on 4202 Monona Drive. A sign above the barn door reads: "Branch Warehouse of William Le[?] Warehouses, Public Bonded Warehou...
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn at the Quaker Oats farm at 4202 Monona Drive.
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 102

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Description: He was taught restraint and patriotic fiction,
letting automation by
to wipe the chimneys clean of issues
and make horizons in the sky
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John C. Spooner Home

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Description: Exterior view of the home of John C. Spooner. The house is a Queen Anne style at the corner of Langdon and Henry Streets. The address was possibly 619 Henr...
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Remains of Droster Brothers General Store

Date: 11 1918
Description: Members of the Droster Family stand among the remains of the Droster Brothers General Store after it burned down in November. It was located across the str...
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Temporary Building for Droster Brothers General Store

Date: 01 1919
Description: Temporary building built after the fire in Burke that destroyed the Droster Brothers General Store. The Droster's bought out John Quilty's store, which in ...
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Harvesting Ice on Lake Mendota

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Description: View across ice on Lake Mendota towards men using long poles to maneuver ice up to the conveyor belt to the Conklin Ice House.
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First Fireman Drill Center for Madison Firefighters

Date: 11 11 1964
Description: Madison firefighters shown scaling ladders at the first permanent training center. It was originally a military theater for Truax Field and then the Madiso...
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Yahara River

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Description: View down dirt road towards a tall smokestack near the Yahara River bridge where the river flows into Lake Mendota. The smokestack is the remainder of Leon...

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