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Betsy Johnson Getting Permanent Wave

Date: 03 17 1932
Description: Mrs. Betsy Johnson (84-years-old) getting a permanent wave in the Elite Beauty Shop, 27 East Main Street, from her granddaughter Pearl Holman.
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Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Mrs. Robert C. Pittenger and son, Mike, examine a new electric dishwasher at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in the East High School gymnasium.
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Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Dorothy Lorenzen looks at several small kitchen appliances while she holds one of the earliest electric toasters at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Sh...
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Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Mary C. Donahoe inspecting an antique gas range next to new model at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in the East High School gymnasium.
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Madison Home Appliance and Radion Show

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Charles M. Mickelson is loading an automatic washer, with the companion dryer at the left, at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in the East High Sc...
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International Truck with Trailer

Date: 1939
Description: Two men speak to one another as a woman wearing an apron enters a trailer used by the Ohio Edison Company. The trailer is attached to an International D-2 ...
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Baraboo Carnegie Free Library

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Description: Interior view of the Baraboo Carnegie Free Library. There is a fireplace, bookshelves, display shelves, and reading tables with bentwood chairs. There are ...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Women in Wagon

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Description: Ho-Chunk man and two Ho-Chunk women in a wagon pulled by a two-horse team. They are probably about to cross the bridge toward the Mission at the intersecti...
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Woman Ironing Clothing

Date: 1939
Description: A woman irons clothing on an ironing board in a kitchen setting. She is standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by cabinets, a sink and mirror, and ...
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Stone Tavern Restaurant Interior

Date: 1939
Description: A man and a woman stand behind two separate counters inside a restaurant at Stone-Tavern. Signs on the walls advertise Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and read "With...
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Town Streets

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Description: Unpaved town streets with large wooden houses, horse-drawn carriages and a electric street light hanging above the streets.
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Store Interior

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Ryan Hickethier & Co., a "Sears Associated Store" 132 Fourth Avenue. Kenmore appliances, Silvertone radios, and floor swee...
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Electrical Display

Date: 1930
Description: A night view of the window display in the Hansch and Hill Electrical Store, 121 Fourth Avenue. Floor lamps and wall sconces are featured, as are displays o...
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Electric Chair, Sing Sing Prison

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Description: View of an electric chair with straps in a room with wooden walls and a concrete floor. Caption reads: "Electric Chair, Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N.Y."
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Telegraphy Class

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Description: Students at their desks in a telegraphy class.
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Woman and Child with Electric Washer

Date: 1931
Description: A woman and a girl are using an electric washing machine to clean clothing or bedsheets in a basement. The machine is powered by a DELCO-Light Plant system...
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Built-In Ironing Board

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. Betz ironing a skirt on a wall-mounted foldout ironing board. A radiator is along the wall near a sink, and a wooden chair is on the right.
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Woman Using Washing Machine and Wringer

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner using a Coffield electric washing machine and wringer to launder clothing on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm (Harvester ...
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Woman Using Electric Washing Machine

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. J.E. Waggoner passing plaid fabric through a wringer after using an electric washing machine. A washboard is hanging on the wall in the background, an...
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Commandos L Meeting with Radio

Date: 1963
Description: Meeting of the anti-Castro group Commandos L with radio transmitter and receiver. Four men are sitting around a kitchen table with a radio transmitter and ...

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