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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Packard Maintenance

Date: 06 29 1946
Description: An African American mechanic works on a car up on the rack for servicing at the gas station Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue.
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Madison Royal Airport Repair Shop

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: The repair shop of the Morey Airplane Company at Royal Airport in Madison. Only months after this picture was taken, Howard Morey lost both his hangar and ...
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Monster Knife

Date: 1990
Description: A woman holds the monster knife and its sheath. Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after Potter's threatened duel with a Virg...
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Wrecked Packard Sedan

Date: 01 02 1939
Description: Close-up of wrecked Packard sedan in garage.
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Nagle-Hart Co. Machine Shop

Date: 08 18 1943
Description: A workman grinds a cylinder head at Nagle-Hart Tractor & Equipment Company, 754 East Washington Avenue.
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Sales Demonstration at Schultz Tire and Battery Shop

Date: 12 27 1940
Description: Mechanic demonstrating products to a group of mechanics in the work shop, Schultz Tire and Battery Service, 1336 Regent Street.
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Howard Sechrest Welding

Date: 08 07 1939
Description: Howard Sechrest, of Howard Welding & Machine Co., wears goggles and welds in the boiler at the Loraine Hotel.
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Smashing Slot Machines

Date: 06 10 1935
Description: Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson is opening confiscated slot machines to extract money, and Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, is smashing other confisc...
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Tire Retreading at Edwards Tire Co.

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Two men retreading tires at Edwards Tire Company, located at 124 W. Main Street.
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J.A. Brady Garage, Interior

Date: 05 04 1934
Description: J.A. Brady Garage interior showing National Safety Clinic inspection machines. Joseph A. "Doc" Brady died in 1931. John Eichman became manager.
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Holliday Motor Service Station Interior

Date: 04 27 1934
Description: Interior of Holliday Motor Service Company, 218 N. Bassett Street, showing auto test equipment including the carburetor analysis on the Moto-Vita.
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Automobile Wheel Alignment Machine

Date: 05 26 1933
Description: Two men inspecting an automobile on the RITE-Way wheel aligning and axle-straightening machine at Schultz Tire and Battery Co., 1336 Regent Street.
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Kidder Radio Shop (Panorama, Left Side)

Date: 12 23 1932
Description: Left interior of Kidder Radio Shop, 113 N. Baldwin Street. Shows two men working on radios.
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Kidder Radio Shop (Panorama, Right Side)

Date: 12 23 1932
Description: Right interior of Kidder Radio Shop, 113 N. Baldwin Street. Shows two men working on radios.
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Three Men Working at Crafts Projects

Date: 12 02
Description: Jobless workers in the Vocational School class working on their crafts projects, O.W. Smith, Lewis A. Russett, Rudolph Beckman.
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Fire Fighters Repairing Toys

Date: 11 17 1932
Description: Fire fighters repairing toys at the Central fire station, 18-20 South Webster Street. The three men on the left are Charles Tomcany, Clark B. Jenkins, and ...
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Halperin Machine Shop

Date: 12 26 1930
Description: A machinist working at the Charles H. Halperin machine shop, located at 209 S. Park Street.
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Kidder's Radio Repair Department

Date: 10 23 1930
Description: Repairmen at Kidder's Radio repair department posing next to their workbench.

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