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Lyons Turkey Farm Maintenance Workers

Date: 11 1947
Description: Men scalding turkeys to remove feathers in the production area at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Clothing Drive

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Description: Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary members (Mrs. Darleen Maddrell, Mrs. Meta Thompson, and Mrs. Ruby Zein) help at a clothes drive at Washington School, ...
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Sausage Making

Date: 1944
Description: Four women operating sausage-making equipment at the Oscar Mayer Company during World War II.
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Mendota State Hospital Ward

Date: 02 06 1947
Description: View of nine empty beds in a Mendota State Hospital ward (Mendota Mental Health Institute) at 301 Troy Drive.
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Weiner Processing

Date: 1943
Description: Female employees processing "Yellow Band" weiners at the Oscar Mayer Company during World War II.
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Tuberculosis Patient

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Doris (Mrs. Edward) Trameri being x-rayed by Dr. James M. Wilkie for tuberculosis at the free chest clinic operated by the Madison Department of Public Hea...
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Endres Chapel at Indian Lake

Date: 1948
Description: View of the altar and framed artwork in the Endres Chapel at Indian Lake.
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Telephone Strike

Date: 03 07 1947
Description: Telephone workers picket at the telephone exchange on Capitol Square, near the corner of Main and Carroll Streets. Seven hundred Madison telephone employee...
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Interior of Store

Date: 05 03 1949
Description: Store interior with two men and two boys looking at baseball bats.
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Endres Chapel at Indian Lake

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the Endres Chapel at Indian Lake.
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Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

Date: 10 30 1949
Description: Ceremony for laying the cornerstone of the Beth Israel temple. Included in the crowd watching the ceremony are (left to right): A.J. Rosenburg, chairman o...
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Man Sitting in an Automobile

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Description: Driver of the week, Elmer L. Nordness of 2406 Gregory Street in his car. Nordness was chosen as the Wisconsin State Journal's "Courteous Driver of ...
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Fishermen with Sturgeon

Date: 09 22 1949
Description: Two fishermen, Frank Gratiot (president of the Yahara Fisherman's Club) and his brother Charles, display a 4.5 foot long, 50-pound Sturgeon they caught nea...
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Large Sunflower Plant

Date: 09 1949
Description: William Herrling looking at a very tall sunflower plant growing beside his house, 2123 University Avenue.
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Cab after Traffic Accident

Date: 08 27 1946
Description: A City Car Company cab on its roof after a collision with a bus at the corner of Mills and Regent Streets. The car skidded 42 feet from the point of impac...
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Lincoln School "Ranch Hands"

Date: 10 08 1949
Description: Third graders at Lincoln School as Bar-None ranch hands singing and square dancing around a "campfire" in the gymnasium. Four couples, boys dressed as cowb...
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Madison Isthmus East Side, Aerial View

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Description: Aerial view looking northeast towards the east side of Madison between Lake Monona and Lake Mendota, from Blair Street to the Yahara River.
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Turville Point, Lake Monona, Aerial View

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Turville Point and Turville farm, Lake Monona.
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Aerial View of DeForest

Date: 10 1928
Description: Aerial view of DeForest including residences and the surrounding countryside.
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Aerial View of Dane County Fair Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County fairgrounds, including several buildings and a track.

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