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Farmer at his Barn

Date: 09 28 1931
Description: Farmer Charles Nelson, carries a pail in front of the door to his barn. His 245 acre farm was southwest of Lake Wingra near Madison. It became the first pr...
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Charles H. Seals

Date: 04 03 1929
Description: Portrait of Charles H. Seals, janitor at the Security State Bank, 1965 Atwood Avenue. He is standing next to a rubber tree plant and is cleaning the table.
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Lewis Flisram, Madison Parks Caretaker

Date: 07 05 1945
Description: Lewis Flisram, age 79, started working for the Madison Parks Commission in 1897. He worked there until 1911. He left to work for his mother for a period of...
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Jonas Staley Holding Shovel

Date: 08 05 1947
Description: Jonas Staley, 1510 Jenifer Street, a 73-year-old man who enjoyed working outdoors in hot weather. He is shown putting in a sewer at 4226 Beverly Road.
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Chef Carson Gulley

Date: 1945
Description: Chef Carson Gulley, University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall chef, chopping vegetables.
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Northwestern Railroad Chef William Hellman

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a...
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. A husband and wife team, Bea and Carson Gu...
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Tom & Jerry Batter at Karabis Tavern

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Description: A Karabis Tavern employee wearing a paper hat and white coat fills Tom & Jerry batter containers in a kitchen or preparation area.
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Tom & Jerry Batter Mixing

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Description: A man wearing a white t-shirt, white pants, and paper hat, is standing and holding a container in his left hand and operating a lever with his right hand f...
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Art the Window Washer

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Description: A window washer named Art holding a cigarette and posing with his squeegee. He was a familiar sight on State Street.
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Nude woman with body painting eating a plate of strawberries and whipped cream. Sitting on a stool in a garage, she is painted like a tiger, with stripes c...
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Carson Gulley with Pies

Date: 05 14 1953
Description: Chef Carson Gulley holding two pies and standing in front of a rack of fudge bottom pies. He is posing for a WMTV ad for his cooking show to be broadcast ...
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Chef at Capital Hotel

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: A chef working in a large kitchen. He is wearing a white chef's coat, tall hat and crisply pressed apron, and is standing next to an industrial-sized stove...
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Belmont Hotel Barber Shop

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Parakeet Mike posing on one blade of a pair of scissors belonging to barber Roy Brumley, who works at the Belmont Hotel barber shop. Brumley is holding the...
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Monkeys Escape Vilas Zoo

Date: 08 06 1960
Description: A zookeeper poses with a net and three large box traps. Thirty-eight Rhesus monkeys escaped from the basement of the Vilas zoo monkey house on August 4, 19...

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