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Northwest Airways Special Delivery

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: In an obvious publicity stunt, a Northwest Airways pilot delivers the first case of post-Prohibition Atlas Beer to Madison distributor Ira Chambers. The sh...
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Strike!

Date: 02 20 1963
Description: Union members of Local 317 in Milwaukee strike outside the Electric Co.'s N. Edison Street plant. It was a very cold night.
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Solomon Juneau House Marker

Date: 06 05 1997
Description: "On this date, the Solomon Juneau House marker is erected. The marker program was started in 1952 and now numbers 347 markers throughout the state, with si...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) touring the World Trade Center Ground Zero site a few days after the 9/11 attack. Obey was there as the senior ...
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The United States Mail via the Modern Airliner

Date: 1919
Description: Slightly elevated view of men loading bags marked "U.S. Mail" from a truck into a Lawson Airliner No. 2. Alfred Lawson in his flight gear is standing on a ...
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Lockheed Vega 1

Date: 1928
Description: Right side view of a Lockheed Vega 1 sitting in the snow. The tail identifier reads: "X3903." The airplane is equipped with a 220hp Wright J-5 engine. Capt...
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Wisconsin Committee to Protect Pensions

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: A union member wearing a hard hat is holding up a banner calling for the protection of pensions. Behind him is a crowd outside of the Democratic presidenti...
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Packing Smelt

Date: 1935
Description: The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Commercial fishermen hauling in their net and immediately packing the small silvery smelt into boxes fo...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Meredeth Niemczyk, a crossing guard for Madison Lutheran school, blows a whistle to stop traffic at the corner of Jenifer and Brearly streets. Madison's 49...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Mrs. Niemczyk, wearing a safety sash, is shown conferring with a policeman. The original caption reads that he is "supervisor of the 49 school crossing gua...
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Esther Van Wagoner Tufty in Korea

Date: 1952
Description: Text on back of photograph reads: "Esther Van Wagoner Tufty interviewing four members of a congressional delegation fact-finding mission during Korean War ...

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