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Installing Rock Wool Insulation

Date: 11 21 1936
Description: Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street.
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Madison Railways Bus

Date: 10 31 1935
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of Madison Railways bus on the Capitol Park route. The front angle doors are open.
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K-D Texaco Service Station

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: K-D Texaco Super Service Station, 521 E. Washington Avenue at S. Blair Street. The business was owned by Carl A. Kessenich and Ernest J. Dupuis.
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Yankee-Built Greek Revival House

Date: 1870
Description: A Yankee-built Greek Revival frame house from the 1840s. The small dark rectangular plaque above the door is a Madison Mutual Insurance Company sign that i...
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Nichols House

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Description: Exterior view of Nichols House with a group of people on and around the porch.
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North Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Residential block of North Sherman Avenue between McPherson and Farragut Street, across from Sherman School.
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Oak Grove House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from lawn of the front of the Oak Grove House near Juneau. There is a sign hanging from the railing of the second floor porch.
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Tanner House

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Description: Exterior view of the Tanner House.
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Service Station on Corner

Date: 10 10 1939
Description: View across intersection towards a man standing next to automobile at a service station at the corner of W. Libson Avenue and W. Sherman Boulevard. The Cla...
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Aerial View of Jones Island

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Elevated view of Jones Island, with some houses near the water and an industrial area across the river. On the right are a number of railroad tracks next t...
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Merchants Delivery, Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed driver stepping down from an International model D-2-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body in a residential neighborhood. According ...
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Tree Surgeon Truck

Date: 1939
Description: An International D-300 truck owned by P. Hansling & Son Hartford Forestry Company Tree Surgeons is parked in the drive of a home with a large chimney. A ma...
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Crestwood Area House

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: View of a house in the Crestwood neighborhood built by Jack Threlfall in a Madison shop and assembled on site. A sign in the front yard reads: "For Sale An...
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Ambassador Company Laundry Truck

Date: 1941
Description: A man removes what appears to be a bag of laundry from the back of an International truck used by the Ambassador Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company. The truck ...
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The 'Hixton House' and the Methodist Church

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Description: Portrait of several buildings and a snowy landscape, probably in Hixton. A man is standing outside the first building on the left, which has a sign on the ...
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Cottage Community

Date: 1971
Description: A cottage and trailer house community along a river. A Schlitz beer advertising is nailed to a tree and reads, "Move up to Quality / Schlitz / The Beer Tha...
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A.A. Anderson Metro Refrigeration Truck

Date: 02 03 1949
Description: Man inside an A.A. Anderson refrigeration truck parked outside a house in the snow. A.A. Anderson was an International Harvester dealership. The truck is a...
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A.A. Anderson Refrigeration Truck

Date: 02 03 1949
Description: International KB-3 truck with a Metro body parked outside home of William C. Wittmus. The truck was owned by A.A. Anderson, an International Harvester deal...
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View Down Chestnut Street

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Description: Looking West on Chestnut Street with the Buffalo Valley Inn in the foreground.
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Group in Decorated International Auto Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat, with women and several small children (some or all possibly family?) in an International auto wagon parked near a curb on a residenti...

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