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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Farmers Gathered for Hammer Mill Demonstration

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: Farmers gathered for a hammer mill demonstration at the storefront of Neff Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership.
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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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Cutters Protesting a Lockout

Date: 1933
Description: Cutters from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union picket a Reed Brothers Company lockout.
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Richmond McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view from across street of men posing with farm and lawn equipment along the storefront of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. Thre...
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Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Truck

Date: 11 19 1935
Description: Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy truck parked in front of the Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy building, located at 621-629 West Washington Avenue. A man in a suit is standi...
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Police Officers Receive Group Insurance Policies

Date: 05 16 1935
Description: Group portrait of police officers receiving insurance policies in front of the Madison Police Station, 14-16 South Webster Street, with motorcycles parked ...
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Kroger Baseball Team

Date: 05 21 1933
Description: Group portrait of Kroger Grocery & Baking Co., baseball team in uniform.
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Motor Police

Date: 08 26 1931
Description: Group portrait of 4 motor police officers in uniform.
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Dane County Motor Police

Date: 05 16 1931
Description: Four Dane County motor police officers shown with four Harley Davidson motorcycles, and two other men, taken in front of Madison Battery and Tire, 250 Stat...
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Motion Picture Advertisement

Date: 09 14 1930
Description: Motion picture advertisement for RKO Capitol Theatre's "Anybody's Woman" displayed at Breese Stevens Field. A man is standing at the concession stand below...
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Prisoner and Police Officer

Date: 09 06 1930
Description: Prisoner, Fred Deauchamp, age 29, accused robber of nurse's residence at Wisconsin General Hospital, and police officer standing outdoors.
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Two Students

Date: 11 11 1928
Description: Two men standing outdoors in dress clothes. For Arthur Trowell Inc. Advertising.
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Two Students

Date: 11 11 1928
Description: Two men in dress clothes. For Arthur Trowell Inc. Advertising.
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Madison Dairy Produce Buildings

Date: 06 15 1927
Description: View across street towards the Madison Dairy Produce Building, with employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the building. Located at 1018 East Washi...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 1926
Description: View across W. Johnson Street towards the back side of the Orpheum Theater under construction at 216 State Street. The house beside the theater on the left...
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Philadelphia SPCA Emergency Animal Ambulance

Date: 02 25 1936
Description: Man carrying a dog to an International emergency animal ambulance owned by the Philadelphia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
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Storefront on State Street

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Description: 216 - 216 1/2 State Street, with storefront of T.F. Dresen.
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International Auto Wagon belonging to Amikeco Laundry

Date: 1909
Description: A man drives a 1909 International Auto Wagon belonging to the Amikeco Laundry at 1601 Fullerton Avenue in Chicago. The truck has an enclosed body and crude...

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