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| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | A lithographic portrait by Louis Kurz (1833-1921) of Madison Fire Engine Company #2 posed with a hand pumper and hose cart in front of the design of the ne... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West." |
| Date: | 08 12 1937 |
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| Description: | View towards the front of the Dane County Highway Department Garage, 2302 Fish Hatchery Road. Art-Deco style building. |
| Date: | 08 12 1937 |
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| Description: | Dane County Highway Department Garage, 2302 Fish Hatchery Road, from the rear. |
| Date: | 01 02 1934 |
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| Description: | Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is drivin... |
| Date: | 01 02 1934 |
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| Description: | Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck is parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is dri... |
| Date: | 12 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Madison industrial district taken from the top of the Madison Gas and Electric Co. gas tank looking south west down the 600 and 700 blocks o... |
| Date: | 05 15 1931 |
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| Description: | Breese Stevens Athletic Field, with lights on tall poles, and a chain link fence along the sidewalk. View looking toward E. Washington Avenue with Simon Br... |
| Date: | 08 26 1929 |
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| Description: | Laying gas mains on University Avenue to Shorewood. |
| Date: | 05 26 1929 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Power and Light Co. building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Madison's old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster Street, with two ladder wagons pictured in front of the station. The wagon on the left is ... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A hose wagon of the Madison fire department racing around the corner of North Pinckney and East Main streets. A dog is chasing the wagon. |
| Date: | 08 05 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Gas & Electric Company Steam Turbine Station and Substation, 115 South Blount Street, view from South Livingston Street. |
| Date: | 06 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Uncollected garbage on South Hamilton Street being viewed by two children during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union. |
| Date: | 08 01 1947 |
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| Description: | Pictured in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol is the Madison Bus Company's new 35 foot bus which seats 45 people. The bus will go into service the follo... |
| Date: | 08 01 1947 |
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| Description: | Interior view looking toward the back of a Madison Bus Company's new 35 foot bus which seats 45 people. Above the windows are advertising posters. |
| Date: | 12 29 1947 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John (Violet) Feeney demonstrating that she can not cram any more garbage into her garbage can because the city has not collected her garbage for nine... |
| Date: | 06 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Uncollected garbage in bushel baskets on Capitol Square during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union. |
| Date: | 06 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Uncollected garbage in the 300 block of West Main Street during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union. |
| Date: | 12 01 1948 |
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| Description: | A tree planting project was started on the northeast side of East Washington Street of hard maple trees, which replace other species and provide for wideni... |
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