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| Date: | 11 20 1933 |
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| Description: | John Hines dismantling one of two out-of-date pumps at the Madison Water Works, 311 N. Hancock Street, a job he obtained through the CWA (Civil Works Admin... |
| Date: | 11 19 1933 |
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| Description: | Cave-in on Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), caused by a water main leak. View is looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with automob... |
| 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: | 08 02 1931 |
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| Description: | Switchboard at City of Madison water well no. 4 pumping station, 5 N. Randall Street. |
| Date: | 08 09 1931 |
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| Description: | Electric switchboard at Dependent Children's Home. |
| 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: | 06 08 1930 |
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| Description: | Patrolman Peterson in uniform, sitting at a telephone table. |
| 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: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Fire chief at work. He is also a student earning his way through the University of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 04 27 1987 |
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| Description: | A city worker fills in holes in the road in mild spring weather. |
| Date: | 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Department of Public Works workers look over signs to be posted on city streets. |
| 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: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The municipal sand-bottomed swimming pool was a popular spot to cool off in the summer months. |
| 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 20 1961 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Madison Gas & Electric Company Blount Street electric power plant. View includes power plant, smokestacks, electric-line towers, and cars ... |
| Date: | 01 30 1961 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Peter Mohm wears a coat and scarf indoors as she collects taxes in an unheated federal building. |
| Date: | 11 23 1968 |
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| Description: | New punch card machines installed in city hall are put to use. |
| 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: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant. |
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