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Purcell Garage

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur...
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Wrecked Plymouth Automobile

Date: 03 08 1945
Description: Damaged Plymouth automobile (owned by Raymond White) in O.C. Harris Co. garage on Highways 12-18-51.
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Wrecked Buick Automobile

Date: 03 12 1945
Description: Wrecked Buick sedan (owned by E.J. Morse) at the Royal Body Company, 9-13 Brooks Street, showing right side damage.
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Burned Out Gateway truck

Date: 02 22 1942
Description: Close-up view of the burned out cab af a Gateway truck in a repair shop.
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Burned Out Gateway Truck

Date: 02 22 1942
Description: Burned out cab of a Gateway truck in a repair shop.
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Damaged Car in Schultz Garage

Date: 07 09 1941
Description: Three-quarter rear view from right of a damaged car in Schultz Body Co. garage, 1336 Regent Street. A mechanic is standing in the background.
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House, 1452 Jenifer Street

Date: 11 22 1949
Description: Rogers Street side of house, at 1452 Jenifer Street, with Trachte garage.
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Damaged Ford Sedan

Date: 11 18 1949
Description: Damaged Ford sedan, involved in Buckeye Road accident, behind Ed Voges Garage, 3826 Atwood Avenue.
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Kaysers Stadium Garage

Date: 04 12 1947
Description: View across street of Kaysers, Inc. Stadium Garage and Pure Oil Station, 1501 Monroe Street, at the corner of Regent Street.
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Kayser Motors Mechanic

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: Kayer Motors mechanic working on servicing a truck. Kayser Motors is located at 701 East Washington Avenue.
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Kayser Motors Mechanic

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: A mechanic spray painting a vehicle at Kayser Motors, located at 701 East Washington Avenue.
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Kayser Motors Inc. Service Garage

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Interior view of the "Specialized Lubrication" center at the Kayser Motors Inc. service garage, 701-702 East Washington Avenue.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsors

Date: 07 25 1948
Description: Group portrait of sponsors of the Madison Soap Box Derby competition who will be cheering for champion Frankie Meyers at the international Soap Box Derby c...
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Antique Ford Car

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: Tom Reese and Raleigh Williams, juniors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with their 1913 Ford car which they plan to drive to Milwaukee for the Stat...
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House at 1717 Fremont Avenue

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards the house at 1717 Fremont Avenue. Two small children are riding tricycles in front of the house.
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, located at the rear of the city garage, where a fire killed Florence Dinger and three of her children.
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Destruction of Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 02 19 1949
Description: Madison Police Inspector Philip H. Oakey is shown demolishing three "one-armed bandits." They had been stored in the vault of police headquarters since the...
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Two Men with A.A. Anderson Refrigeration Truck

Date: 02 03 1949
Description: Two men talking, one behind the wheel of an International truck and the other standing outside. The International KB-3 truck with Metro body was owned by A...
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Man Seated in Rear of Unmarked Metro Truck

Date: 1949
Description: View through two open rear doors of a man seated on a bench in an unmarked Internatioanl Metro truck inside what appears to be a garage.

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