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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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C.W.A. Pay Station

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: Men crowd around the newly opened Dane County C.W.A. Pay Station at the corner of West Dayton and North Carroll Streets to pick up paychecks.
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C.W.A. Pay Station

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: Hundreds of men are crowded around the newly opened Dane County C.W.A. pay station, at the corner of West Dayton and North Carroll Streets.
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DeForest State Bank

Date: 09 12 1933
Description: A group of people are gathering in front of the DeForest State Bank, site of a robbery.
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Crowd at Eastwood Theater

Date: 07 13 1933
Description: View from street of the Eastwood theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue with "Sun - The Mind Reader with W. Williams and C. Cummings" and "Happy Jack Turn...
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Gas Station Explosion

Date: 06 16 1933
Description: A crowd gathers to view the collapsed Kleinheinz Pennco service station (Pennsylvania Oil Company), 702 S. Park Street, the result of an explosion.
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Train-Car Crash Scene

Date: 03 05 1933
Description: Train-car crash scene. Shows demolished automobile and large group of onlookers at Milwaukee Road, Fair Oaks railroad crossing. The driver, Miss Lena Schmi...
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Bus and Street Railroad Accident

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Bus and street railroad accident at Regent and Mills Streets looking east along Regent Street. The DuBois service station at 1 N. Mills Street is in the ba...
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Customers at Security State Bank

Date: 09 03 1932
Description: Line of customers out the door at re-opened Security State Bank at Schenk's Corners, 1965 Atwood Avenue.
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Ruins, Royal Airport Hangar

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: People looking at the ruins of the Royal Airport hangar and office after a fire. Viewed from the southwest.
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Olsen & Johnson Milking Cows

Date: 04 16 1932
Description: Ole Olson and Chic Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932" at the Orpheum.
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Olsen & Johnson Milking Cows

Date: 04 16 1932
Description: Olson & Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932."
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New Ford Car with Six Lido Ladies

Date: 03 31 1932
Description: Six Lido Ladies, an act performing at the Orpheum Theatre, posing with a new Ford V8 car in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre with a crowd looking on.
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Crowd in front of Capitol Theatre

Date: 01 16 1932
Description: Elevated view of a crowd lined up to see "Frankenstein" at the Capitol Theatre, 209-11 State Street. Next door is Kessenich's, at 201 State Street, and Hel...
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Children Receiving Prizes

Date: 11 21 1931
Description: A group of children and adults observe the awarding of bicycles as prizes in the Madison Label Saving contest.
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Doylestown Bank After Robbery

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Crowd standing on the street and sidewalk in front of the Doylestown Bank after a robbery.
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Ruins from Fire

Date: 08 30 1931
Description: Ruins from fire. There are railroad tracks in the foreground, and people standing and looking at the damage.
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Remains of a Fire

Date: 08 30 1931
Description: Elevated view of crowds gathering to survey the smoke and ash left after a fire demolished buildings.
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Leath's Furniture Co. Sale

Date: 04 30 1931
Description: Elevated view looking across street towards a crowd waiting to attend the opening of the Black Furniture Company's bankrupt sale at Leath's furniture store...

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