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Reed Sound Service Car

Date: 03 03 1937
Description: John P. Reed's Sound Service car with two loud speaker horns and a sign on top. The automobile is a Plymouth provided by Gillespie Blumer of Madison.
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Madison Radio Shop Sound Car

Date: 04 03 1933
Description: "Sound car" with loud speakers on the front hood, and a large sign on top that reads: "Norge, Madison Radio & Refrigerator Co., Borgrud Hardware Co., Ander...
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U.W. Houses Nursery and Play School

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn...
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Milwaukee Picketers Supporting Grape Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: A group of picketers supporting the nationwide United Farmworkers/AFL-CIO grape boycott in front of Kroger Supermarket. Picketers are carrying signs that s...
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Open House Day at the Madison Fire Department

Date: 09 25 1964
Description: Jerry Hauser, 10, son of Fireman Michael and Barbara Hauser, is shown wearing a fireman's helmet equipped with a microphone and loudspeaker. An open house...
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Waterfront Festival

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from behind of an audience of men and women standing, or sitting in folding chairs, in front of a large stage. Four men are playing guitars, bass, and...
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On Stage

Date: 07 2014
Description: Shannon McNally is standing on a stage under a tent at the annual La Fete de Marquette Festival, playing guitar and singing roots and blues songs. She is a...
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Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View from audience towards a band playing on a stage. The men are playing an accordion, guitar, and drums. The man on the accordion is Jeffery Broussard. B...
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Kirch Building and Thomas P. Coyne Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of West Gorham Street, towards the Kirch Building and the Thomas P. Coyne Building. The upper floors of the Kirch B...
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Henry Pecher Building, Michael Davy Building, and Borenstein Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards three buildings. On the far right, with the year 1898 in relief at the top, is the Henry Pecher Building. Next to it is th...
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Annual Golden G. Ranchers Club Party at the Bowman Farm Dairy

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: A packed crowd of children are watching from behind a white fence towards an arena of horseback riders. A large speaker is on a pole for announcements. ...

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