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Frank Lloyd Wright — Choles Crash

Date: 11 13 1933
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's 1929 L29 Cord Phaeton automobile and an overturned Choles Floral Company delivery truck, driven by Frost Choles, at an accident scene ...
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Car Crash

Date: 06 12 1932
Description: Car accident on County Trunk K that killed four members of the Price family. The scene was photographed for the Dane County coroner Campbell.
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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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Chevy Coupe, Right Side, Showing Damage

Date: 05 03 1944
Description: Chevrolet coupe parked on a residential street, showing damage to right side by rear fender.
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner, taken from Highway 12 & 18 looking west past Highway 51 (Monona Drive).
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner taken from Highway 51 (Monona Drive) looking south to the intersection with Highway 12 & 18.
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Damaged Car in Harris Junk Yard

Date: 07 03 1941
Description: Undamaged right side of damaged automobile in O.C. Harris Company junk yard, Highways 12-18-51.
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Highway Accident Scene

Date: 06 03 1940
Description: Accident scene on Highway 51, about 6 miles southeast of Stoughton. Damaged Ford is in foreground and Pontiac in background.
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Damaged Car

Date: 11 23 1928
Description: Damage to the front window of Leo Mulvey's car parked on unidentified residential street, which hit Ernest A. Pedder who died of his injuries.
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Accident Scene on Hwy 12-18

Date: 09 04 1938
Description: Accident scene on Highway 12-18 one-half mile east of the Dane County fairgrounds. Close-up of front of automobile, with bicycle under the car. Katherine B...
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Wrecked Chevrolet

Date: 10 23 1937
Description: Close-up of damaged Chevrolet in a ditch next to Highway 12 near Highway KP & Roxbury, looking north, with a farmstead in the background.
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Car Wreck, Sun Prairie Road

Date: 08 03 1934
Description: View down road towards a group of people looking at an overturned automobile belonging to Fred Swanson. Fred and Norma Swanson, Dorothy Thompson, Edward an...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Frank Lloyd Wright - Choles Crash

Date: 11 13 1933
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's 1929 L-29 Cord Phaeton automobile and front end view of overturned Choles Floral Company truck at an accident scene at Lakeview north ...
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Auto Crash at University Avenue and Chamberlain Avenue

Date: 07 01 1932
Description: Car crash at University Avenue and Chamberlain Avenue, alternate view, showing three cars.
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Car Crash, Price Family Victims

Date: 06 12 1932
Description: Fatal car crash involving the Glynn Price family, on Highway K near Token Creek. Four persons died, and two people were survivors.
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Car Crash with Two Vehicles

Date: 06 12 1932
Description: View across road towards a car crash, with two vehicles on the side of the road. Taken for the coroner at the scene of an accident in Token Creek. Four Pri...
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Wrecked Safety Island

Date: 12 17 1931
Description: Wrecked pedestrian safety island, University Avenue and Francis Street, struck by the Rev. George E. Hunt.
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Highway View, Car on Highway 51

Date: 10 20 1931
Description: View looking down road (east-south east) towards the rear of a car parked in the right lane of a two lane highway. This was the scene of an accident, and i...
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Car Accident

Date: 06 30 1931
Description: Four persons were hurt when this car collided with a gravel truck on Fair Oaks Avenue.

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