Date: | 1890 |
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Description: | The Madison water tower and farmers' market as seen through the stone gateway at the East Washington Avenue entrance to the Capitol Park. The building on t... |
Date: | 09 19 1945 |
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Description: | Group portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison Heating Plant employees, members of Wisconsin State Employees Association Heat & Water Local 171, organiz... |
Date: | 06 19 1945 |
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Description: | Three men look at an old style water softener in the basement of the Hotel Loraine, 123 West Washington Avenue. "Eight feet high, eight feet nine inches in... |
Date: | 07 17 1945 |
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Description: | Three men looking at a Zeropoint Water Softener in the basement of the Hotel Loraine, 123 West Washington Avenue. "Twin systems-Zeropoint 'graveless' water... |
Date: | 11 20 1933 |
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Description: | John Hines dismantling one of two out-of-date pumps at the Madison Water Works, 311 N. Hancock Street, a job he obtained through the CWA (Civil Works Admin... |
Date: | 02 25 1932 |
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Description: | Interior of pumphouse for City of Madison well no. 4, 5 N. Randall Avenue, showing the Electric Machinery Co. motor driven by Sullivan angle compound air c... |
Date: | 06 10 1949 |
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Description: | Public Servants Week sign "The City Water Dept. invites you to open house" on the lawn in front of main water pumping station, 311 North Hancock at East Go... |
Date: | 1906 |
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Description: | Water tower near East Washington Avenue, that stood from 1890 to 1920. Horse-drawn vehicles are parked at the base of the tower. |
Date: | 10 31 1976 |
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Description: | Exterior view of a tennis court situated on top of the Madison Water Utility pumping station at Reynolds Park, which is on Livingston Street between East D... |
Date: | 1922 |
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Description: | The J.C. Hawley house, also known as the Evergreens, which stood on a site at Badger Road that later became a highway interchange. A water tower is on the ... |
Date: | 06 12 1944 |
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Description: | Portrait of Leon A. Smith, Madison's water superintendent since 1916. |
Date: | 04 24 1946 |
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Description: | Water Softener Service, Inc. employee, Kenneth Olson, unloading a portable water softener tank from a specially designed truck. Water Softener Service, Inc... |
Date: | 05 02 1946 |
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Description: | A truck for Servisoft Company, 555 West Mifflin Street. Advertisement on side of truck says "SERViSOFT, Enjoy Soft Water, the Modern Way." |
Date: | 08 1946 |
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Description: | Water Softening Service, Inc. booth at the East Side Business Mens Festival featuring Culligan water softeners. Also shown is a booth for Mell's Hardware. |
Date: | 02 20 1950 |
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Description: | League of Women Voters member Mrs. Frederick (Priscilla) Greeky interviews Leon A. Smith, superintendent of Madison's Water Department, as part of the leag... |
Date: | 06 16 1952 |
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Description: | Gail Habermann is shown in front of city hall using a new type of public drinking fountain called an 'angle jet' which replaces the old 'bubbler' type. The... |
Date: | 08 30 1953 |
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Description: | A crowd lining up at a drinking fountain (bubbler) in Vilas Park. |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Water fountain near city hall at Library Park. There is a water fountain or bubbler on the edge of the fountain. Two men are sitting on separate benches in... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | The Madison waterworks building, with corner tower and turret. The building was located at the corner of Gorham and Livingston Streets. The large smokesta... |
Date: | 07 05 1961 |
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Description: | A man is bending over to drink from a metal water fixture. Water from the fixture spouted up and back onto the fixture, supposedly making it "sterile." The... |
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