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Weather Radar

Date: 1950
Description: Meteorologists using radar equipment outdoors.
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Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Date: 10 14 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Federation of State, County and Municipal employees outside the Federation Building, 448 W. Washington Avenue. Photograph tak...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Date: 06 15 1945
Description: Group portrait of C.L. Turner, traffic supervisor for Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and six female employees of Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 122 Wes...
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Manchester's Department Store Photo Studio

Date: 11 29 1944
Description: The photo studio department in Manchester's Department Store. A man is assisting a female customer, while female employees do their work.
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Remodeled C.U.N.A. Office

Date: 04 05 1938
Description: Remodeled C.U.N.A. (Credit Union National Association) office, Raiffeisen House 142 Gilman Street, after fire, taken from near the door, showing seven peop...
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State Employees Party

Date: 12 17 1937
Description: Group portrait of state employees taken at a party in Tripp Commons Hall, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin. Taken for State Employee magazine.
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Philgas Co. Employees

Date: 08 11 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten male employees of the Philgas Co.
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Hard Times Party

Date: 06 13 1936
Description: Group portrait of Kroger employees in costume at a Hard Times Party, Schenk's Hall, 2028 Atwood Avenue. There is a man with an accordion in the background.
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Installing Rock-Wool Insulation

Date: 12 10 1934
Description: Two men and Home Insulation of Madison, Inc. truck in front of W.J. Sheppard, 2524 Chamberlain Avenue, house, shown installing Johns Manville rock-wool ins...
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Varsity Hand Laundry Employees

Date: 05 17 1934
Description: Interior of the Varsity Hand Laundry, located at 527 State Street. There are four women ironing, and several workers are standing behind them. A sign in th...
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Cardinal Hand Laundry

Date: 04 18 1934
Description: Interior of the Cardinal Hand Laundry, 619 State Street. Two women are ironing, while another woman is folding clothes while under the attention of their m...
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Cedric Parker under Hair Dryer

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, reads Time magazine while under the hair dryer at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street. Lucille Bump...
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Cedric Parker Gets a Facial

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Lucille Bump, beauty operator, applying a mudpack to the face of Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street.
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Cedric Parker Gets a Permanent

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times reporter, gets his hair curled with a permanent wave machine attached to his hair, at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State ...
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Cedric Parker Gets a "Wave" Haircut

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, has Lucille Bump, beauty operator give him a Rudy Vallee fingerwave at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street...
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W.T. Grant Company Employees' Party

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Employees of the W.T. Grant Company, 21 S. Pinckney Street, in costumes at their Halloween party.
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Reri Trying Cinderella Cosmetics

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater trying Cinderella cosmetics in her dressing room with Mr...
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Morey Airplane Co. Personnel

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Group portrait of Morey Airplane Co. personnel, with five people. Standing left to right: Winston Smith, mechanic, Frank McCormick, pilot and shop super, A...
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Lie Detector Test

Date: 12 04 1931
Description: Technicians administer a lie detector test at District Attorney Fred Risser's office to be used in the James Corcoran poisoning case.
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Black Eagle Employees

Date: 06 12 1931
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Black Eagle oil company employees. 1037 E. Washington Avenue.

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