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Badger Bus Lines Christmas Party

Date: 12 09 1947
Description: Group portrait of the Badger Coaches Inc. and Meier Truck Sales employees Christmas party at the Nakoma Country Club.
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Delegates

Date: 03 23 1943
Description: Group of people at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative meeting. They are delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, att...
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Cardinal Hotel Bar with Bartender

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Cardinal Hotel Bar with a male bartender shaking a cocktail shaker.
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Park Hotel — Blue Room

Date: 03 01 1936
Description: Men and women sitting at tables drinking in the Blue Room at the Park Hotel.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 02 27 1935
Description: Interior of barroom at the Club Chanticleer, with two bartenders mixing drinks behind the bar, and four male patrons sitting at a table.
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U.S. Post Office Sorting Room

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Men working in the U.S. Post Office sorting room, 215 Monona Avenue.
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U.S. Post Office Sorting Room

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Men working in the U.S. Post Office sorting room, 215 Monona Avenue.
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Men Greasing Cars

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: Men greasing cars in the Klean Rite Auto Laundry, located at 739 East Mifflin Street.
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Wellman's Barber Shop

Date: 1874
Description: A highly decorated barber shop interior, possibly Wellman's, with three barbers and three customers. Two men are about to get shaves. A glass display case,...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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P&H 30-Ton Traveling Crane in Power Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 30-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The stenciling on the crane reads "Pawlin...
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P&H 60-Ton Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

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Description: A 60-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" bridge crane with 10-ton type "A" trolley's and two hooks at power house for the Metropolitan Street Railway Co....
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P&H 50-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane at St. Louis Exposition

Date: 1904
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 50-ton type "AN" bridge crane with a 10-ton type "A" trolley with standard a block at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in either t...
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Frank Lloyd Wright and Man in Studio

Date: 08 1957
Description: Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and an unidentified man are in Wright's studio at Taliesin, Wright's summer home, looking at drawings. Taliesin is located in ...
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Hotel Lobby

Date: 1905
Description: An interior view of a hotel lobby, filled with chairs and other furniture, plants, columns, and several men standing in the background.
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Hotel Emmerson

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Description: The lobby of the Hotel Emmerson. In the back of the room are two men standing at the front desk. Opened in 1926 as the New Mt. Vernon Hotel, the building q...
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Forest Park Hotel Dining Room

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Description: Interior of a dining room at Forest Park Hotel, purchased by the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union in the early 1900's. Women stand among tables ...
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Lunch Counter at the Union Railroad Passenger Station

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Description: Women stand behind and near the lunch counter at Union Railroad Passenger Station. Tables and chairs are set up against the wall beside the counter.
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The Lodge at Telemark

Date: 09 02 1975
Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Lodge at Telemark showing one of the largest stone fireplaces in the world. It is constructed out of 155 tons of nati...
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Guelig's Corner Bar

Date: 02 23 1978
Description: "Guelig's Corner Bar in downtown Theresa. Edgar 'Jr.' Guelig, proprietor."

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