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Two-Car Accident

Date: 1920
Description: Two damaged cars are parked on the curb of a residential street. People can be seen behind the cars, a tow truck is parked on the opposite side of the stre...
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Thor 5

Date: 1915
Description: Thor 5 motorcycle. A number of automobiles are parked along the curb in the background.
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: After his success with the State Street and Pinckney Street car dealerships, Louis Schoelkopf built a new building at 210 E. Washington Avenue. The constru...
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Ford Model T Automobile in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View along curb towards a man crouching in the street to add air to a tire from the pump in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 212 E. Washington Av...
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Lincoln-Ford Fordson Tow Truck

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of the Lincoln-Ford Fordson tow truck, with "authorized service" printed on the tow truck arm. On the cab of the tow truck is a line drawi...
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Schoelkopf Truck Hauling a Fordson Tractor

Date: 1923
Description: Schoelkopf truck with a Fordson tractor on the truck bed is parked outside the Schoelkopf Lincoln Ford Dealership at 210-216 E. Washington Avenue. The chur...
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Ford Truck Advertising Schoelkopf Automobile Supplies

Date: 1923
Description: The Schoelkopf advertising truck parked on the street near the store at 210-216 E. Washington Avenue. The truck advertises a number of products: Rockway Sp...
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Emma Schoelkopf in Front of a House on Jenifer Street

Date: 1916
Description: Emma Schoelkopf is posing in the yard in front of a house on Jenifer Street. She is wearing a matching skirt and fur-trimmed coat and hat. There is a rocki...
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Amund Reindahl

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Description: Amund Reindahl, standing outdoors and posing with a hat in his hand, was a friend of Louis Schoelkopf. He was Dane County register of deeds from 1899 to 19...
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People Standing on House Balcony

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Description: View from street towards three people standing on the second floor balcony of the Schoelkopf house at 137 Langdon St. To the left you can see the edge of ...
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"We Are Power Farmers"

Date: 1924
Description: A smiling man dressed in coveralls and a hat stands on a lawn next to a sign that reads: "We Are Power Farmers Using Fordson Tractor Purchased from Schoelk...
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Ford and Fordson Exhibit

Date: 1924
Description: View across field towards a large canvas tent set up for the Ford and Fordson Exhibit by the Rock County Authorized Dealers. There are a number of Fordson ...
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Early Motorcycle in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1910
Description: Side view of a motorcycle parked in a driveway along East Washington Avenue, near Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership (not shown). There are several automobil...
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Frautschi Furniture Truck

Date: 1925
Description: View from intersection towards a driver of a Ford Model T or TT truck which is stopped in front of a school. The truck has a Frautschi Furniture sign on it...
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Lakewood School Bus

Date: 1925
Description: Left side view of a Ford school bus, with the word "Lakewood" painted on the side, parked on a street. In the background are trees and a bridge.
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Automobiles in a Parking Garage

Date: 1923
Description: View of automobiles in a parking garage. They are parked in rows on the left and right. A man is standing in the far background at the end of the garage.
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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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Verges Baggage and Dray Line

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Description: Passenger side view of a Verges Baggage and Dray Line truck No. 5. The back of the truck is loaded with stacks of boxes. The driver of the truck is standin...
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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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