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Rat Extermination

Date: 09 30 1947
Description: James L. Clarke, city health inspector, placing a warning sign on a fence at the Shorewood dump after workers distributed poison bread bait in the dump.
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Blacksmith Shop at International Harvester Dealership

Date: 02 01 1923
Description: Daniels (left) and Stewart work in their service shop.
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Men Working on Concrete Forms

Date: 1914
Description: A group of workmen posing while working on concrete forms at the Prairie du Sac dam site. Their position high above the water level affords an expansive up...
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Christmas Seal Campaign

Date: 11 18 1947
Description: Mrs. Bernard (Edna) Heilprin and Mrs. William L.(Margaret) Dowling shown installing a Christmas Seal poster. They are members of the Madison Tuberculosis A...
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Tractor Overhaul

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: A man is using a hammer on the front wheel assembly of a Farmall Regular tractor.
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Girl and Boy with Tricycle

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Description: A small girl sits pounding with a hammer as a boy rides a tricycle.
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: Building Soap Box Derby racers in the workshop of the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue, are Virgil Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnso...
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Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Edwin Morgan, at bench, and James Price, shirtless with cigarette in his mouth, are painting scenery for the Crater Players production of "The Drunkard".
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Arthur Pulvermacher and Dog

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Arthur Pulvermacher and his dog, Chubby, are the heroes of the neighborhood along Dane Street. The dog was known for its prowess in rat catching, protector...
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Fixing a Screen

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: J. Robert Taylor leaning out of a doorway, fixing a screen door with a hammer in his right hand. Another door is leaning against the house to the left of ...
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Fixing a Screen Door

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: J. Robert Taylor fixing a screen door. He is standing on the inside of the door, with a hammer in his right hand.
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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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Dorothea Schon, Scupltress

Date: 02 20 1949
Description: Dorothea Schon, Sun Prairie artist, at work in her studio on her sculpture of Christ the King. When it is completed, the four and a half by three foot wood...
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"Jo Anderson" in Forge Shop Scene

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Construction of Merriman Dam

Date: 10 04 1946
Description: Men work with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in construction of the Merriman Dam. The tractor was owned by S.A. Healy Co., White Plains, Ne...
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Stake Driving Crew

Date: 05 31 1898
Description: The stake driving crew for the Sells Bros. & Forepaugh Circus. A group of men drive several stakes into the ground.
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Man with Dogs

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Description: An elderly Ho-Chunk man with a beard is posing sitting in a field with two dogs. He is identified as Nehamakeewakh (Slits His Own Throat). A fence and tree...
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Bathhouse at Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: An interior view of partially-built dressing court, showing men working at roughing in plumbing to floor drains of the bathhouse at Devil's Lake State Park...
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Workers Finishing Production of a Stove-top Range

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Description: Workers at the Malleable Iron Range Company prepare to rivet the top of a stove. The top is fitted to the body of the stove with a powerful leverage system...
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16th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art

Date: 11 06 1950
Description: The Madison Art Association's 16th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art opened at the Memorial Union with a traditional preview reception. Shown unpacking some of...

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