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Beware of Dust

Date: 
Description: View from side of road towards the rear of a police car driving down U.S. Route 51. Signs on the side of the road read: "51" and "Beware of Dust."
Photograph

J.H. Neil Creamery Co. Truck

Date: 08 31 1927
Description: View towards a man sitting in the passenger seat of a truck. The bed of the truck is loaded with crates.
Photograph

Dairy Delivery Trucks

Date: 01 09 1929
Description: View across street towards a truck parked near the curb in front of a brick building with show windows. The signs painted on the side of the truck reads: "...
Photograph

Resting at the Illinois Border

Date: 1933
Description: A group of Harley-Davidson riders stopping for a rest on the side of the highway at the Wisconsin-Illinois border. A man and a woman, wearing Milwaukee Mot...
Photograph

Three Men Posing with Highway Signs

Date: 1935
Description: Three men are standing and posing with Minnesota highway signs near a post and cable guard rail. US 61 and US 14 are on two signs. They men are wearing mot...
Photograph

Highway 41

Date: 05 1939
Description: View down median of road towards a truck parked on the scales of a weigh station in the center of Highway 41 just north of the Wisconsin/Illiinois state li...
Photograph

The Christian Dick Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards the Christian Dick building. The Government East Garage is in the background along East Doty Street.
Photograph

Mautz Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street, at the corner of North Henry Street, towards the Mautz Building, with the Colonial Shoppe (a furniture store) with show wi...
Postcard

Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1971
Description: View across street towards the church located at First and Winnebago Streets. A traffic light and a fire hydrant are at the corner.
Postcard

Jackson Clinic

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of Jackson Clinic, 30 South Henry Street in winter. Automobiles are parked at the curbs.
Photograph

S.S. Kresge Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street, at the corner of King and South Pinckney Street, towards the S.S. Kresge Co., a dime store. The store has large show windows,...
Photograph

Parking Ramp under Construction

Date: 1973
Description: View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of East Dayton Street, towards the construction of a parking ramp. Scaffolding is in place, and only a portion ...
Photograph

Anchor Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street, on the corner of South Hamilton Street, towards the Anchor Savings and Loan and office building. The largely glass building i...
Photograph

American Exchange Bank, Side View

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Washington Avenue, on the corner of North Pinckney Street, towards an Italianate style building, the American Exchange Bank. A large neon ...
Postcard

Madison Public Library

Date: 
Description: View across intersection towards the public library on the corner of Mifflin Street and Fairchild Street.
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Stop Light Violator Charged with Death of Police Sergeant

Date: 07 16 1957
Description: Inquest held in the death of Police Sergeant Ralph Nedderman caused by a traffic light violation by driver Alphonse Reiter (23). Shown in the court room ar...
Photograph

Protestors Waiting for School Bus

Date: 1975
Description: View from intersection towards protestors waiting for the school bus carrying minority students from Roxbury High School to South Boston High School. They ...
Poster

"This is Art" Poster

Date: 1981
Description: Poster of Art Nesson, a well-known figure on State Street. Art made his living as a window washer, dishwasher and manual laborer. He is leaning on a mailbo...
Photograph

City of Madison Merit Award Presentation

Date: 08 28 1958
Description: Madison traffic engineer John H. Bunch, left, displays his check as a merit award for suggesting the installation of an automatic warning for tall trucks a...
Photograph

State Street Towards the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1965
Description: View down center of State Street towards the intersection of W. Gorham Street. On the near left corner is the Badger Liquor Shop. On the right on the other...

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