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Strike!

Date: 02 20 1963
Description: Union members of Local 317 in Milwaukee strike outside the Electric Co.'s N. Edison Street plant. It was a very cold night.
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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
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Menasha Rail Crossing

Date: 06 16 1963
Description: View down street towards the Menasha railroad crossing and a Roman Catholic Church.
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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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International Model AM 152 Truck

Date: 01 13 1960
Description: Two workers for WFBM-TV in Indianapolis attaching a satellite dish to their International AM-152 truck. The truck was used for remote television pickups. I...
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Madison Gas & Electric Company Electric Power Plant

Date: 06 20 1961
Description: Exterior view of Madison Gas & Electric Company Blount Street electric power plant. View includes power plant, smokestacks, electric-line towers, and cars ...
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Power Plant

Date: 06 20 1961
Description: Exterior view of Madison Gas & Electric Company Blount Street electric power plant. View is across the railroad tracks and includes the power plant, smokes...
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Main Street During Reconstruction

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: Main street of the town, shown during reconstruction for use as a motion picture set.
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Hill Crest School

Date: 1963
Description: Exterior view of Hill Crest School.
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House on Country Road

Date: 1964
Description: A view to the horizon looking down Mineral Point Road, with a country house on the right under trees, during early evening hours.
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Broken Electrical Box

Date: 1969
Description: View of a broken electrical box hanging from the side of a building with peeling paint.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.
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Butch Quirk Drives a Cub Cadet

Date: 04 1964
Description: Thirteen-year-old John "Butch" Quick is photographed driving a Cub Cadet tractor. This close-up captures one of Butch's hands on the steering wheel and the...
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Electric Substation and Nearby Farm

Date: 07 29 1963
Description: View of a rural electric substation, with a nearby farm in the background.
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Electric Utility Station

Date: 07 21 1962
Description: View of an electric utility station juxtaposed against commercial buildings.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Date: 05 06 1962
Description: Small valley, full of saplings that are starting to produce leaves. In the foreground is a utility pole with wires.
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Storage Building

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of a storage building with warped metal siding.
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Parked Tractor

Date: 05 20 1962
Description: A parked tractor on a street near industrial buildings.
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Power Lines in the Countryside

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: View towards a field of corn and a farm and the power lines which run along a road. A tall industrial tower rises in the background.
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Governor Dodge State Park Extension

Date: 08 30 1964
Description: A power line is juxtaposed against a group of trees growing on a small ridge in the distance.

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