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Zeropoint Water Softener

Date: 07 17 1945
Description: Three men looking at a Zeropoint Water Softener in the basement of the Hotel Loraine, 123 West Washington Avenue. "Twin systems-Zeropoint 'graveless' water...
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Co-op Electric Store

Date: 07 02 1943
Description: Interior view of Co-op Electric Store, 155 East Wilson Street, showing small electric household appliances.
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Home Appliance Department, Burdick and Murray

Date: 09 06 1937
Description: Home appliance department in the Burdick and Murray department store, 26 N. Carroll Street, featuring Royal Rochester and Grunow appliances.
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Chris Copus Family

Date: 10 29 1934
Description: Portrait of seven of the twelve members of the Chris Copus family standing beside a pot belly stove in their makeshift garage home on Roth Street. They wer...
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Candy Making

Date: 10 13 1934
Description: John Karch stirring a hot pot of candy syrup on a stove, while trays of finished candy are cooling on the table.
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Madison Water Softener Co. Exhibit

Date: 05 02 1934
Description: Madison Water Softener Co. display of water softeners at Home and Food Show.
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Conklin Ice Exhibit

Date: 05 02 1934
Description: Conklin Ice exhibit at Madison Home Show featuring Coolerator icebox, Honeywell Thermochron.
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Mr. Gannon and Cook in Transient Home

Date: 08 04 1933
Description: Director Tom C. Gannon, (on the right) and Assistant Chef Ed Masury in apron, who is drawing a cup of coffee, standing at the stove in the transient home k...
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Steve Bradley at Stove

Date: 06 10 1933
Description: Steve Bradley cooking on a Reliable stove, with an ice cream maker (?) in the foreground.
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Cooking Turkey

Date: 11 23 1932
Description: Blanche Taylor, dietician at Madison General Hospital, testing turkey in commercial oven in hospital kitchen.
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Window Display of Everwear Clothes Washer

Date: 03 12 1932
Description: Window display of Everwear clothes washing machine at 116 E. Main Street.
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Helen Haldeman in the Kitchen

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Green County 4-H Club girl, Helen Haldeman of Monroe, posing in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen, while she competes in the state che...
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Kitchen Work

Date: 10 07 1931
Description: U.W. co-ed, Maybelle Goodyear of Sauk City, earns money to pay for school by preparing a meal in the kitchen of Dr. and Mrs. C.R. Mooney, at 306 Virginia T...
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Water Softener Demonstration

Date: 09 29 1931
Description: C.E. Bates Plumbing Company salesman showing the Trupar water softener to a customer, 1425 Regent Street.
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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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Stage of Garrick Theatre

Date: 01 21 1931
Description: Elevated view of the stage of the Garrick Theatre set up for Cooking School, with household appliances set up to look like a dining room.
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Furnace and Water Heater

Date: 06 27 1930
Description: Oil burner, furnace, and water heater in the basement of a house on Harvey Place.
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First Congregational Church Small Kitchen

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church small kitchen showing coffee urns, cabinets, and counters, at 1609 University Avenue.
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Anderson Sales Co. Booth at (ESBMA) Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Arthur J. Anderson Sales Co. booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring Easy washing machines.
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Nickles Electric Co. Booth

Date: 04 09 1927
Description: Nickles Electric Co. booth at home show, showing three One Minute Sales Co. wringer washing machines.

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