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University of Wisconsin-Madison Heat & Water Employees, Local 171

Date: 09 19 1945
Description: Group portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison Heating Plant employees, members of Wisconsin State Employees Association Heat & Water Local 171, organiz...
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Installing Rock-Wool Insulation

Date: 12 10 1934
Description: Two men and Home Insulation of Madison, Inc. truck in front of W.J. Sheppard, 2524 Chamberlain Avenue, house, shown installing Johns Manville rock-wool ins...
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Furnaces in Boiler Room at Dane County Asylum

Date: 05 09 1933
Description: Elevated view of the furnaces in the boiler room at the Dane County Asylum. Two men are standing in the middle of the room.
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Refrigeration Plant at Orpheum Theatre

Date: 06 18 1931
Description: Eugene F. Smith, chief engineer of Madison's RKO theaters (left) is explaining the refrigeration (air conditioning) plant at the Orpheum Theatre to Floyd C...
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Farm Utilities Co. Interior

Date: 02 16 1931
Description: Farm Utilities Co. interior, 124 S. Butler Street. There are four men standing with water heaters, a Quaker cook stove and Quaker furnaces.
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Bock Oil Burner Company

Date: 08 12 1930
Description: Employees of the Bock Oil Burner Company work in the machine shop.
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Silent Glow Oil Burner Booth

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Sales personnel pose in the Silent Glow oil burner booth with an oil burning kitchen stove, furnaces, and portable styles of oil burners at the Dane Count...
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Research Products Employees

Date: 05 12 1952
Description: Group portrait of Research Products employees on the factory floor, 1011-1015 East Washington Avenue, having received the National Safety Council Award for...
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Research Products Filter

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Workman riveting two filter frames together horizontally. Taken for Research Products, 1011-1015 East Washington Avenue.
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Research Products Filter

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Workman riveting filter frames together in a L shape, taken for Research Products, 1011-1015 East Washington Avenue.
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Four Women Share a House

Date: 03 21 1955
Description: Joan Williams and Dolores Roegner repair a furnace with a hammer and pliers in the house they share with two other young women at 2253 Rugby Row.
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Imogene Boggs

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Miss Imogene Boggs, membership chairman of the Business and Professional Women's Club, standing next to her truck. She was the owner of the Suburban Gas an...
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Man Fixing Furnace Boiler

Date: 11 04 1944
Description: Unidentified man from A.M. Toussaint, heating contractor, fixing a furnace boiler.
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Ray Toussaint, Heating Contractor

Date: 05 11 1945
Description: Ray Toussaint, of the A.M. Toussaint Company heating contracting firm, shown sitting in his office at 2043 Winnebago Street. He has cited the need for chec...
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Two Men in front of Colonial Heating Service

Date: 10 10 1945
Description: Two men standing in front of the Colonial Heating Service store, 1148 Williamson Street. Photograph taken for Martin Johnsrud?
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Research Products Corporation

Date: 11 24 1950
Description: Three men look at the millionth filter produced by the Research Products Corporation, located at 1015 East Main Street. They are, from left to right: R.E....
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Mechanical Apprentice Award

Date: 11 09 1953
Description: F.R. Badeau (left), president of the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association, presents an award to Damon Bryant who was selected as the outstanding mech...
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Brandes Heating Company Explosion and Fire

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Police and spectators watch as firemen battle a blaze at Brandes Heating Co., 2046 Winnebago Street.
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Heating Plant on a Cold Day

Date: 02 22 2015
Description: View of Charter Street Heating and Cooling Plant from North Mills Street. White smoke is billowing out of the stacks against a clear, blue sky. The streets...
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New U.W. Heating Plant

Date: 02 18 1959
Description: Frank Kasiniski of Madison, right, and Wilburn Gibson of Detroit, MI, inspecting the second level of the newly completed University of Wisconsin heating pl...

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