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Pulling Stumps to Clear Land

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Description: Pulling tree stumps in northern Wisconsin. A group of curious onlookers watches as workers load large stumps. A sign in the background reads: "Conrath Home...
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Sunday in a Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Sunday morning in a lumber camp bunk house.
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Meat Market Display

Date: 1939
Description: Woman worker wearing a butcher's apron, poses holding a ham, in a meat market with Easter ham display.
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Women's Physical Education Class

Date: 1911
Description: A group of female students wearing sports uniforms, participating in exercises as part of their physical education curriculum. Lathrop Hall, University of ...
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Laboratory Experiment

Date: 1928
Description: Professor Hull conducting an experiment at the Psychological laboratory of the University of Wisconsin.
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Methylene Blue Milk Test

Date: 1928
Description: Dairyman conducting Methylene blue test on a can of milk. Notice in background reads: "For all milk which passes the quality requirements of this factory, ...
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Kids Drinking Milk in School

Date: 1921
Description: Classroom full of school children drinking milk at Washington school.
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Milking machine

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Description: Man in hat posing with milking machine.
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace, with tables and chairs, looking out over Lake Mendota. There is a pier and a sailboat on the water.
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W.J. Hyland Plumbing Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors.
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Red Dot Foods Inc., Plant

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Description: Red Dot Foods Inc., potato chip plant, 1441 East Washington Avenue.
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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Nakoma Real Estate Sign

Date: 1927
Description: Nakoma real estate sign at the corner of Breese Terrace and University Avenue.
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Real Estate Values Sign

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Description: A sign in Nakoma detailing real estate values, which reads "If you are going to build, note these facts..."
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Black Eagle Gas Station

Date: 1948
Description: The Black Eagle gas station, 907 South Park Street.
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Grocery Convention Display

Date: 1933
Description: The Fauerbach Beer display at the Grocery Convention. The display consists of many bottles of beer, beer cases, die cut cardboard displays, cloth bunting a...
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The Strand Theater

Date: 08 11 1927
Description: Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson...
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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 08 25 1933
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue. The Loraine Hotel is on the right.
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Corner of State and Gorham Streets

Date: 04 12 1941
Description: A view from the corner of State and Gorham Streets toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Memorial Union

Date: 1929
Description: View from Landon Street of Memorial Union southeast entrance on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The inscription on the wall in front of the bas...

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