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America's Dairyland Cart

Date: 1939
Description: Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Warner and Speedometer

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Description: Portrait of Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, about 1950, with a model of his first speedometer. Even today, most automobiles are equipped with sp...
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Licari Tire Company

Date: 07 02 1936
Description: A view of the Licari Tire Company, 767 West Washington, with a Phillips sign in the foreground, and a Gillette Tire Company sign with the company's slogan:...
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Production Line Worker

Date: 1935
Description: A woman factory worker sorting parts at Globe Union Manufacturing Company, maker of batteries, radio apparatus, and spark plugs.
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Lima Center Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View from across road of an automotive repair shop along a commercial street.
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1923
Description: A busy street scene on Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Cars are parked in the middle of the street, and triangle flag banners hang above. The shops have...
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Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1915
Description: A laughing and smiling crowd of people surrounds a sack race at the Harvest Festival. Across the street is a storefront with a sign for DeLaval Cream Separ...
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Waters Motor Company Parts Department

Date: 04 27 1946
Description: Roy Riese, parts department manager, shown behind a service counter in the new parts department at Waters Motor Company, 802 East Washington Avenue.
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B.F. Goodrich Store

Date: 08 02 1956
Description: Exterior view of the B.F. Goodrich Store at 801 East Washington Avenue. The store has recently moved to this location.
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Madison Armature and Parts Company

Date: 09 21 1946
Description: Dell Houser, service and parts department manager, shown at Madison Armature and Parts Company, 712 Market Place. Mr. Houser is also secretary and treasure...
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Two Men in Store

Date: 1937
Description: Two men talking in an auto parts store. One man is behind the counter wearing eyeglasses and holding a box, the other man is wearing a hat and leaning on t...
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Rubber Workers at Ajax Rubber Company

Date: 1928
Description: Rubber workers making tires at the Ajax Rubber Company plant in Racine.
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Interior of Ideal Body Company

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Description: Elevated view of cars inside the Ideal Body Company on Park Street.
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Business Section

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of the exterior of L.H. Hanold, a general merchandise store offering gasoline, tires, tubes, eggs, and cream. In the far background is a t...
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Beck Motor Sales

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Beck Motor Sales. This fine 1917 Dodge Roadster is on display in the showroom. Reuben Beck (with phone) and his brother, Gerald, (center) are the propriet...
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Halperin Auto Supplies Interior

Date: 08 11 1937
Description: C.H. Halperin, 209 S. Park Street, auto supply store interior.
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Ideal Body Company Truck Chassis Rear Panel

Date: 09 16 1938
Description: Rear panel of a truck chassis made by the Ideal Deal Body Company including dimensions.
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Joe Dottl at The Ideal Body Company

Date: 1955
Description: Joe Dottl standing in the Ideal Body Company on Park Street.
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Madison Motors

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street towards Madison Motors. Signs in the windows, and on a post near the left side of the building, are advertising Dodge Parts...
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Heeb Automotive Equipment Company Building

Date: 1927
Description: The Heeb Automotive Equipment Company building 401 West Gorham Street. They also sold Sparton Radios. Built 1927, the building was bought by the city in 1...

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