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| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | View across intersection of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station at Blair and Wilson Streets. Three tall chimneys from the MG&E plant can be seen ... |
| 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: | 03 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Hansen Storage of Madison, warehouse, 2302 Darwin Road, showing railroad siding and truck dock. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (CN&W) tracks between Brearly and Ingersoll Streets. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Chicago and North Western Railroad (CN&W) tracks between Brearly and Ingersoll Streets. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Also shows Olin Terrace, Madison Club and the United States Post Office. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east from shoreline of Lake Monona towards Monona shoreline. There is a road, railroad tracks, and a rocky beach area with parked au... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking south over Lake Monona. Shoreline and automobiles in parking lot in lower right, next to a road. Railroad tracks cross the lake and b... |
| Date: | 09 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Naval reservists line up for roll call while awaiting their train to Chicago on their way to Korea. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Schenk's Corners where Atwood Avenue and Winnebago Street cross, looking north west toward East Washington Avenue. ... |
| Date: | 04 18 1953 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin crew members unload a new racing shell that was made by George Pocock in Seattle. |
| Date: | 07 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Illinois Central railroad tracks at Monroe Street Castle & Doyle Building at Monroe and Regent Street intersection at 1512 Regent Street. The Wisconsin Sta... |
| Date: | 08 11 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 21 1953 |
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| Description: | A crowd of University of Wisconsin students bid farewell to Reverend Christopher E. Fullman as he boards a train departing Madison. He was a part of St. Pa... |
| Date: | 08 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Milwaukee Cheese Company building at 1133 East Wilson Street. The company was founded by the Zwicky Brothers in 1912 and they opened ... |
| Date: | 06 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of youth from Bethel Lutheran Church waiting at the train station. Fifty-five youth from Bethel were going to San Francisco to att... |
| Date: | 04 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Onlookers stand near a Milwaukee Road switch engine and two boxcars derailed near the East Johnson Street crossing of the Yahara River. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Employees of Hess Cooperage quarter log sections for barrel-making. The man standing in the middle of the image is Joe Hess. |
| Date: | 03 28 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a parking lot along John Nolen Drive on the shore of a partially frozen Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the right. |
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