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Madison City Railways Crew

Date: 1911
Description: Streetcar and crew of the Madison City Railways Company. The streetcar number is #50 and the route sign says Wingra Park.
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Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Madison Gas & Electric Co. Interior

Date: 02 22 1946
Description: Interior view of the Madison Gas & Electric Company, showing metal floor and stairway, windows and beam arrangement, 115 South Blount Street.
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Nagle-Hart Co. Parts Department

Date: 01 30 1943
Description: Parts department at Nagle-Hart Tractor & Equipment Company, 754 East Washington Avenue.
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Gardner Bakery Truck

Date: 10 22 1936
Description: Gardner Bakery truck and driver parked in front of Madison Machine and Engine Company, 844 E. Washington Avenue. Taken for Diamond T Truck Sales.
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Oscar Mayer Company Cooling Tower

Date: 05 22 1935
Description: End view of cooling tower outside Oscar Mayer Company.
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Gardner Baking Co. Employees

Date: 10 14 1934
Description: Group portrait of Gardner Baking Co. drivers/salesmen from out of town, taken outdoors near 849 E. Washington Avenue. Breese Stevens Field is in the backgr...
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Madison Rug Factory Truck

Date: 12 07 1933
Description: Company truck for the Madison Rug Factory at 8 S. Livingston Street, with advertising for cleaning, resizing, remaking, weaving, and shampooing services.
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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Collapsed Conklin Icehouse from Lake Wingra.
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Ruins, Royal Airport Hangar

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: People looking at the ruins of the Royal Airport hangar and office after a fire. Viewed from the southwest.
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Cake of Ice

Date: 04 28 1931
Description: Large cake of clear ice made by Oscar Mayer Co., sitting on the loading dock at the Oscar Mayer Co. Also shows open back door of truck.
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Farm Utilities Co.

Date: 02 16 1931
Description: Farm Utilities Company, located at 124 S. Butler Street. (A Trachte building.)
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Machine and Foundry road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, on display at Road Show on Monona...
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Fiore Coal and Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 12 26 1930
Description: Three Fiore Coal and Oil storage tanks.
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Airplanes at Madison Airport

Date: 06 14 1930
Description: View from inside a building, perhaps a hangar, towards five airplanes, standing at starting line, at Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North Street ...
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Airplanes at Madison Airport

Date: 06 14 1930
Description: View from building towards five airplanes, parked in a line outdoors, at Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North Street and Kedzie Street.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 25 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, looking towards a chain link fence and gate surrounding the plant. R...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Workers Mixing Paint at Mautz Paint Company

Date: 03 03 1927
Description: Workers in the mixing room, with mixers running, at Mautz Paint and Glass Company. There are bins and other accoutrements used in the manufacture of paint ...
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Mautz Paint Company Shipping Department

Date: 03 03 1927
Description: Interior view of shipping department at Mautz Paint Company.

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