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Madison Marine Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: Three members of the Madison marine reserve unit board a train for duty in Korea. From left to right are: Capt. J.J. Warner, Capt. John Jensvold, and Lieut...
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Illinois Central Railroad Car Exterior

Date: 01 25 1951
Description: Exterior view of a wooden Illinois Central Railroad car labeled: "Fruit Growers Express."
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Illinois Central Railroad Car Interior

Date: 01 25 1951
Description: Interior view of a wooden Illinois Central Railroad car containing damaged orange crates.
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University of WIsconsin Varsity Crew Homecoming

Date: 06 18 1951
Description: Group portrait of the University of Wisconsin Varsity Crew at West Washington Avenue railroad station. The crew poses before an unusual Milwaukee Road Rail...
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University of Wisconsin Varsity Crew Homecoming

Date: 06 18 1951
Description: A crowd greets the University of Wisconsin varsity crew as they arrive on a train at the West Washington Avenue railroad station. At top center is crew cap...
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New Racing Shell for University of Wisconsin

Date: 04 18 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin crew members unload a new racing shell that was made by George Pocock in Seattle.
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Central Wisconsin Cooperative Stores

Date: 08 11 1953
Description: Exterior view of the Central Wisconsin Cooperative Stores, Inc. building at 112 North Lake Street. The two-story brick warehouse has four loading dock door...
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Couple with Suitcases

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: An elderly couple hold suitcases while boarding or disembarking a train car.
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Condensery

Date: 1925
Description: View across railroad tracks of a condensery building. The building features two-stories, a crow-stepping roof, and a tall chimney exhausting smoke. A railr...
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Off to the Trenches

Date: 05 05 1918
Description: Send off for World War I recruits at the railroad station. The man leaning out of the train window is Ben Bergor, a professional magician and vaudeville pe...
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Depot — Black Earth

Date: 1922
Description: View of the train depot. A train is stopped at the depot. An automobile is parked on the left. A train conductor and a man stand at the outside.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1924
Description: View down railroad tracks of a man standing on the platform at the Dane train depot. Houses are along a street on the right.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View down railroad tracks where three boys are standing. The water tank and windmill are on the right near the Deerfield Depot. On the far right, two men a...
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Madison Branch House

Date: 10 13 1919
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Madison. The sign painted on the window reads, "International Motor Trucks. Exclusive...
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Milwaukee Road Switch Engine Derailment

Date: 04 14 1956
Description: Onlookers stand near a Milwaukee Road switch engine and two boxcars derailed near the East Johnson Street crossing of the Yahara River.
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Depot

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks of the exterior of the Mazomanie train depot. Two sets of railroad tracks are crossing a dirt road in the foreground, and a railr...
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Electric Light Plant

Date: 1909
Description: The site of the Electric Light Plant located near railroad tracks. There is a bell tower with a weather vane on the left.
Manuscript

Tansy Camp Fire Girls Album: Camp 1930

Date: 1930
Description: Page from the Tansy Camp Fire Girls album kept by Neighborhood House, with groups of girls posing at the end of a pier, in front of tents, on the remains o...
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Sun Prairie Canning Company

Date: 1912
Description: View from railroad tracks towards the back of the canning company. There are freight cars parked near the loading dock. Two smokestacks are behind the buil...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down platform toward the Waunakee depot and an arriving train. Freight cars are on the tracks on the left. A group of men are standing on the platform...

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