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Champion Chemical Company Postcard

Date: 09 1910
Description: Exhibit of the Champion Chemical Company promoting their embalming fluids. Also presented in the exhibit are caskets and clothing to dress the dead.
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Pure Oil Corp. Exhibit

Date: 01 24 1935
Description: Display of Pure Oil Corp. products including Tiolene Motor Oil, and Yale Tires, at the Loraine Hotel by the Capitol Oil Corp.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 10 09 1929
Description: Interior of Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, looking north west.
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Ohio Chemical Salesmen

Date: 09 03 1950
Description: Group portrait of 22 salesmen for Ohio Chemical & Surgical Company sitting and standing around a table in the basement of old Fuller & Johnson building, 52...
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Ohio Chemical Bowlers

Date: 10 05 1950
Description: Group portrait of Ohio Chemical & Surgical Company Airco Association bowlers at Bowl-a-Vard bowling alley, 2909 East Washington Avenue.
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Cities Service Oil Company Products Display

Date: 03 17 1951
Description: Display of Cities Service Oil Company products in the Crystal Ballroom of the Loraine Hotel, 119-125 West Washington Avenue, for a salesmen's meeting: "Dea...
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1913
Description: View of a chemical laboratory at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Hearing at Dane County Court House on Fuel Oil Shortage

Date: 01 19 1948
Description: Hearing at the Dane County Court House attended by city officials and fuel dealers concerning temporary fuel oil shortages. Pictured clockwise around the t...
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Dials of a Gas Meter

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Dials of a gas meter used to help describe how to read the meter to determine how much gas is used. It is part of a story about bringing natural gas to Mad...
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Oil Progress Week Proclamation Signing

Date: 10 12 1951
Description: Madison mayor George Forster signs the proclamation to observe Oil Progress Week, while Arnold Wake (center), the general chairman for the observance, and ...

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