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Watching Statue "Wisconsin" Get Painted

Date: 08 03 1957
Description: "Wisconsin" - the statue atop the State Capitol building's dome. A painter is hanging from the statue's neck by a climbing rope, pulleys, and a bench while...
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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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