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Oscar Mayer Salesmen from Chicago

Date: 04 25 1947
Description: Group portrait of over 25 Oscar Mayer salesmen from Chicago shown in lot in front of Madison Oscar Mayer Plant with trucks, loading docks and billboard sta...
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Reynolds Transfer Flatbed Truck

Date: 11 07 1947
Description: Reynolds Transfer flatbed trailer truck with large load of industrial equipment with two men standing by the cab.
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Trailer Explosion

Date: 05 04 1948
Description: A house trailer, owned by Edward Kirby, exploded at the Taylor trailer camp, 1038 South Park Street. The explosion was caused by a bottle gas leak. Kirby a...
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500 Block of East Wilson Street

Date: 1918
Description: A view looking west up the 500 block of East Wilson Street. Left to right are the Cardinal Hotel, 416-18 East Wilson Street; Lake City House, 502 East Wil...
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Construction of the Enzyme Laboratory

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the new enzyme laboratory at 1710 University Avenue.
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Olin Park Trailer Camp

Date: 01 14 1949
Description: House trailers in the Olin Park trailer camp near Murphy's Creek (now Wingra Creek) entrance to Lake Monona, the site where two 2-year-old residents of the...
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Filling Up the Historymobile

Date: 04 01 1957
Description: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin's Historymobile at the Clark Service Station, 2631 University Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Tschudy (Jake and Irene),...
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French Gratitude Train Boxcar

Date: 02 13 1949
Description: French Gratitude Train boxcar, (Merci Train) carrying gifts for the state of Wisconsin, on a flatbed truck on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol Bu...
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The Skori Excursion Boat

Date: 03 31 1949
Description: A large steel boat rests on a custom-built trailer pulled by a truck. The boat is named "Skori" and is 18 tons in weight; 60 feet long; 12 feet wide and h...
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Canoeing at Vilas Park

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Description: Group of people standing near a car with a trailer carrying canoes at Vilas Park. There are people standing on a bridge over water in the background.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Housing Project

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Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison student housing project at Monroe Street. There was housing at Monroe Street and Randall Avenue for marrie...
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Storm Damage with Trailers

Date: 07 08 1951
Description: Four people are in the foreground overlooking two storm damaged large trailer homes, one piled on top of another. They and the trailers are at Elver Traile...
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Fourth of July ESBMA Parade

Date: 07 04 1952
Description: "Comely young women" ride the float of the Four Lakes Yachting Club in the 1952 Fourth of July parade on Capitol Square for the East Side Businessmen's Ass...
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Trailer Truck and Body Co.

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Description: View of exterior of Trailer Truck and Body Co. repair services. Four men are posed in front of garage. One man is wearing a suit, the others wear work clot...
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Trailer Camp House and Cannon

Date: 1947
Description: A University of Wisconsin veteran holding his baby outside of his Camp Randall trailer camp house. There is a large cannon pointing at him and his trailer.
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Before It Was the Historymobile

Date: 04 1954
Description: Rollohome mobile home as received from the factory and parked at Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co. on E. Main Street prior to being moved to the State Hist...
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Trailer Built by Ideal Body Company

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Description: Front view of a trailer built by the Ideal Body Company outside the Ideal Body Company on Park Street.
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Race Car on Trailer

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Description: Race car built by Ideal Body Company on a trailer parked in front of the Ideal Body Company shop on Park Street.
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Date: 1950
Description: Wienermobile in the Oscar Mayer parking lot. The driver is seated in the cab, but is obscured by the side mirror. Employee cars and other Oscar Mayer vehic...
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Madison Police Boat

Date: 04 02 1954
Description: Two uniformed police officers are inspecting a new 14-foot boat with a 15-horsepower outboard motor resting on a boat trailer inside the police garage. In ...

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