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Sinaiko Brothers Filling Station Employee

Date: 06 17 1953
Description: Man standing in the interior of the Sinaiko Brothers Filling Station, 760 Regent Street. Good view of a service station restroom in the background with the...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Close-up of carpenters Art Thorstad and George Clark working on the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Joe Starkey, Herman Crume, and Harley Buelow working on forms for the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Shovel operator Joe Hermanson in the cab at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Checking over blueprint plan details at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue are Cy Perkins, George Lehmann, and Robert...
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Instructor E.L. Heiser looking on as students Jean Burik, Bob Knoelke, and Delwin Henriksen are preparing a salad in the cooking school at Madison Vocation...
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Traditional Swiss Cheese Production at the West Middleton Cheese Cooperative

Date: 06 03 1954
Description: Cheese makers Alfred Abplanalp (right) and Bernard Cupp perform the old-time Swiss cheese making method of using cheese cloth to skim the curd from the top...
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Troia's Steak House

Date: 12 31 1954
Description: Interior view of Troia's Steak House located at 661 State street. The chef is standing behind a grilling station.
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Carson Gulley at His New Restaurant

Date: 09 12 1962
Description: Local celebrity chef, Carson Gulley, posing with the sign for his new restaurant and catering firm at 5522 University Avenue.
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Water Pipe Break at Main Street and Monona Avenue

Date: 10 29 1957
Description: Two workmen in coveralls are laying hose to pump water from a flooded pit where the Pioneer Building was demolished at Main Street and Monona Avenue. On th...
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: Two Madison Gas and Electric Company workmen checking pipes on Main Street in downtown Madison after two gas blasts and fires rocked downtown Madison, kill...
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: Workmen from Madison Gas and Electric Company work on Main Street at the Capitol Square to check for gas leaks after two explosions rocked downtown Madison...
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: A Madison Gas and Electric Company worker probing for gas leaks with a meter on the Capitol Square after two explosions rocked downtown Madison, killing tw...
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E.O. Dahl Building Contractors Shop

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: Employees work in the shop at the E.O. Dahl Building Contractors building at 4556 Winnequah Road in Monona. Eugene O. and John O. Dahl own the business. ...
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Hawthorne Branch Library Remodeling

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Remodeling is underway for the new Hawthorne Branch Library at 2041 Atwood Avenue. This library location replaced the Williamson Street branch library and ...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachtjen paddling around in the 16 by 32 foot pool which was constructed on the Capitol Park overlooking State Street. Ruth Andres sits at the...
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Painting the Vilas Zoo Merry-Go-Round

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: Workmen painting the merry-go-round at the Vilas Park Zoo.
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We Saw You . . . Doing Something or Other

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Jerry Clarke, 217 Division Street, and William Frosch, 1134 Pauline Street, employees of Olson Glass Company, 625 Williamson Street, install a glass pane i...
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We Saw You . . . Doing Something or Other

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Jerry Clarke, 217 Division Street, an employee of the Olson Glass Company, 625 Williamson Street, sprays a pane of glass with window cleaner before install...

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