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Cedric Parker Gets a Facial

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Lucille Bump, beauty operator, applying a mudpack to the face of Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street.
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Cedric Parker Gets a Permanent

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times reporter, gets his hair curled with a permanent wave machine attached to his hair, at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State ...
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Man Running Machinery

Date: 1915
Description: A worker standing at the controls of a generator, most likely in the temporary power house at the Prairie du Sac dam site. The steam driven generator produ...
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Conduits for Switchboard in Power House

Date: 07 02 1913
Description: Workers pause while installing a maze of conduit for the switchboard in the power house. The construction camp is to the left.
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International Model S Electric Company Truck

Date: 12 1926
Description: International Model S truck parked on a residential street. The truck was operated by the Sievert Electric Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "S...
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Western Union New Equipment

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: The new Western Union equipment in the Madison office which is connected with an 'electric brain' in Minneapolis, permitting faster transmission of message...
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Stone Tavern Restaurant Interior

Date: 1939
Description: A man and a woman stand behind two separate counters inside a restaurant at Stone-Tavern. Signs on the walls advertise Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and read "With...
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Customers in General Store

Date: 1939
Description: Two women and a girl stand near a counter inside a general store as a man shows them a product. A cat and a dog sleep on the floor in the background, and a...
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International PD-80 Diesel at Sawmill

Date: 09 14 1938
Description: Men working outdoors at a sawmill powered by an International PD-80 Diesel power unit purchased by the A.B. Carroll Lumber Company.
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International PD-80 Diesel Power Unit

Date: 1938
Description: An International PD-80 diesel power unit used to power an A.B. Carroll Lumber Company sawmill. Several men are at work on the site; trees, and what appears...
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair. In the background is a female stylist.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...

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