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Wisconsin State Journal Workers

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: Linotype workers sitting at individual stations in the Wisconsin State Journal building.
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Wisconsin Power & Light Company — Veteran Employees

Date: 04 11 1946
Description: Wisconsin Power & Light Company banquet for Veteran employees at the Hotel Loraine.
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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

Date: 08 06 1949
Description: Men work in the make-up room of the newly formed Madison Newspapers, Inc. A new building on West Doty Street was added onto the Wisconsin State Journal bui...
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Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Company

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Company, 312 Wisconsin Avenue. Original building was the former Joseph Boyd mansion. Contractor for the remodeling job was Fr...
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Saving Energy

Date: 1979
Description: During a tour of his district Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey visited various sites where energy-saving projects were underway. Here a workman on a lad...
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Railroad Track Clean-up

Date: 1910
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive #2035 and a work train on a track clean-up assignment. Locomotive #102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 18...
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Jeanne DeBarr, Forsberg Box Company Employee

Date: 02 01 1945
Description: Jeanne DeBarr, a blind employee working at Forsberg Box Company, with her dog.
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Robert Garvey, Bus Driver

Date: 08 31 1955
Description: Portrait of Robert P. Garvey, a bus driver for the Madison Bus Company, seated behind the steering wheel.
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Kellogg 350 Drop Switchboard

Date: 09 1921
Description: Two woman operators posed seated at the Kellogg 350 drop switchboard of the telephone exchange. Calendar on the wall shows a date of September 1921.
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Washing Machine Mechanic

Date: 12 20 1944
Description: A mechanic in the service department of Hefty Sales Corporation is preparing to do a complete overhaul of a washing machine.
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Press Room

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Description: View of the press room. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 12 One corner of the press room where the sheet metal parts of Monarch ranges are made. Malleabl...
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Springtime Cleanup at Brittingham Park

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: A city parks department worker helps with the spring clean-up by raking the lawn at Brittingham Park beside Monona Bay.
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk is shown looking upon the pies and cookies that she bakes and freezes only on weekends because of her weekday interrupted ...
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Workers in the Polishing Room

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Description: Workers prepare castings for further assembly at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 10 One section of the polishing room,...
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Packing Castings to be Annealed

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Description: Two men pack castings to be heated in the annealing oven. Caption on stereograph reads, "No.8 Packing hard-iron castings in the annealing pot preparatory t...
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Logging Camp Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: Ten men sitting and standing around tables set with dishes and food in the dining room of the Vinette logging camp.
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Meredeth Niemczyk checks the part in the hair of her 11-year-old son, Tommy, before leaving for her school crossing guard job at the corner of Jenifer and ...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk prepares lunches for her two sons, Steven, 7, and Tommy, 11, (seated in the background, eating breakfast) before she leave...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk dresses for the weather in a plaid wool jacket and heavy pants. In the foreground on the couch is her portable hand held s...
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Stove-top Range Finishing Room

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Description: View of a finishing room at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Workers finish and begin to pack the kitchen appliances. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 1...

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