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Tinkering with the Car

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Description: A man shows two teenagers the intricacies of what is under the hood of the family car.
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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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Filmite Oil Corporation Building and Employee

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Madison branch of the Filmite Oil Corporation building (a Trachte metal building), located at 828 East Main Street. Also pictured is W.K. Wilson, warehous...
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Albert Koerth

Date: 03 22 1945
Description: Albert Koerth, 123 Van Deusen Street, making toys and repairing furniture for the Dane County homework shops which employ persons with disabilities.
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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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Edwards Tire Company

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: "Ole" Odegaard, tire repairman at Edwards Tire Company, 506 University Avenue, re-treading tires.
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Madison Armature and Parts Company

Date: 09 21 1946
Description: Dell Houser, service and parts department manager, shown at Madison Armature and Parts Company, 712 Market Place. Mr. Houser is also secretary and treasure...
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Madison Sandblast and Body Shop

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Exterior view of Madison Sandblast and Body Shop, 113 South Dickinson Street, located in back of the Gisholt Machine Company.
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Highway Maintenance Truck

Date: 07 31 1947
Description: Highway lane painting truck painting lane lines on Highways 12-13-14, University Avenue between Madison and Middleton. This is the first highway in the sta...
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Kayser Motors, Inc. Stockroom

Date: 12 19 1947
Description: Five employees at the stockroom counter at Kayser Motors, Inc., at the 700 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Exterior view of the Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service building at 1501 Monroe Street.
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Kayser Motors Mechanic

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: A mechanic spray painting a vehicle at Kayser Motors, located at 701 East Washington Avenue.
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Kayser Motors Inc. Service Garage

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Interior view of the "Specialized Lubrication" center at the Kayser Motors Inc. service garage, 701-702 East Washington Avenue.
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Girl Scout Troop 46 East Jr. High School

Date: 03 12 1949
Description: Margaret Brigham, 2814 Lakeland Avenue, is shown giving her ice skates a good cleaning as part of the Girl Scout project on care of property and equipment.
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Spring House Cleaning

Date: 04 01 1949
Description: William G. "Bill" Fisher, 733 Copeland Avenue, shares housecleaning tasks by cleaning, oiling and checking the family vacuum cleaner.
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Kayser Motors

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Five automotive technicians work on engines inside the engine rebuilding department at Kayser Motors.
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Illinois Central Railroad Weedburner

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: A weedburner of the Illinois Central Railway in action burns ragweed along railroad tracks. The weedburner is a self-propelled unit equipped with an oil-bu...
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Newly Reconstructed East Washington Avenue

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: Elevated view of the newly reconstructed East Washington Avenue, looking east at the 700 block. A water tower is on the right.
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Newly Reconstructed East Washington Avenue

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: View down median strip of the newly reconstructed East Washington Avenue, looking east at the 600 block.
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"Cemetery Vandalism Shown"

Date: 11 07 1949
Description: Robert Higgins, assistant caretaker of Holy Cross cemetery, is shown attempting to repair the damage caused by vandals. About 12 small monuments near the ...

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