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| Date: | 08 12 1948 |
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| Description: | Two men are scattering barium carbonate rat poison in a city dump located at the end of Fern Drive off Highbury Road near University Avenue. The land was o... |
| Date: | 05 08 1894 |
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| Description: | A man transports nitroglycerin in a boat which has a red danger flag at the bow (unseen against the dark background). |
| Date: | 01 17 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A man opens the passenger door of an International truck owned by the Chemical Process Company to speak to the truck's driver. The automobile hauls a trai... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A man drives an International LF-192 truck owned by the Chemical Process Company across a dirt field. What appears to be a storage structure is in the back... |
| Date: | 10 12 1951 |
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| Description: | Madison mayor George Forster signs the proclamation to observe Oil Progress Week, while Arnold Wake (center), the general chairman for the observance, and ... |
| Date: | 07 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of vast piles of coal dominate this scene of the Milwaukee Harbor. A bridge crane is in the center, with two other cranes at the far left. Th... |
| Date: | 09 19 1927 |
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| Description: | Right side view of a gasoline delivery truck parked in front of a brick building. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Fuel Oils, Deep-Rock, Shaffer Oil a... |
| Date: | 08 31 1927 |
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| Description: | Oil delivery trucks parked near oil tanks. Signs painted on the tanks on the back of the trucks read: "Cities Service Oil Co." |
| Date: | 04 01 1928 |
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| Description: | A man is standing at the back of a Regal Oil & Refining Co. Limited truck. In the background is a Regal Oil building. |
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