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Train Ride at Madison Labor Festival

Date: 08 31 1948
Description: Madison Labor officials riding on a tiny train at the 6-day Labor Festival at Olbrich Park.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Labor Day parade, showing the electrical workers' unit, the largest unit in the parade, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Worker...
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Workers' Unity House Boathouse

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Description: View toward shoreline with a covered pier and a pavilion on the end on the left. To the right of the pier are men and women in rowboats. A sign on a tree i...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View across water toward women and men canoeing in two canoes. One canoe contains two women and a man; the other a woman and man. In the background on the ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View along tree-lined shoreline toward the boardwalk along changing rooms. Further down the shoreline is the diving platform and covered pier on the lake. ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View toward a small log cabin on the left, with three women further down on the trail along the right. Above this trail are steps leading up a steep hill. ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of two couples walking on a trail. A lake is is the background, along with log cabins. A canoe with three people is in the background.
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: A view of the tennis courts set among trees. The court in the foreground has a game in progress, with men and women watching on the sidelines.
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: View from sidewalk of horse-drawn wagon on a tree-lined city street in a United Public Workers parade/demonstration. The wagon has a number of boys in it w...
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Granite Cutters in Labor Day Parade

Date: 10 24 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Granite Cutters in Labor Day Parade, Wausau, Wisconsin." Elevated view of a parade on a city street with street car tracks, near an u...

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