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| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | The City of Madison, Federal Post Office, at the corner of Wisconsin and Mifflin Streets. The cornerstone was laid on May 27, 1869. The building was demoli... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A wooden chest with a sign "[illegible] Cement Work" stands on West Dayton Street near its intersection with Wisconsin Avenue. There is a bucket nearby, an... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of front of Post Office. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from street of an Italianate style home on State Street. There are mailboxes on the corner, and a lamppost on the left. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over De Pere. In the foreground is the De Pere News Office and Post Office building. Behind it people are walking on the bridge over the Fox ... |
| Date: | 1991 |
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| Description: | An elderly woman waits on a bench for the bus by the post office. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of post office/store and a frame house in the town of Shamrock, Two men and a boy are standing in front of the store, a man and woman are sta... |
| Date: | 08 1984 |
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| Description: | "Dwight York, Republican candidate for the 59th Assembly District, hands out campaign literature to Lucille Lux." |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | "View of the Capitol, with all the Flags" one of four "Different Views of Parades in the Streets" identified in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic View... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | John Lloyd Jones standing between his house and the post office shed. |
| Date: | 12 31 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Mary Snell who has been the post office telephone operator for almost 19 years. She answers complaints, refers calls, and gives information for hundre... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ... |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Private William Huneke and Sargeant Harold Gleaves checking in a stack of mail from soldiers and sailors at the fighting fronts of the world for the United... |
| Date: | 03 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire stands at a podium to address an overflow crowd of about 600 federal employees in the second congressional district at the wage in... |
| Date: | 12 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Two postal workers arranging mail carts full of "yule mail" inside of a large canvas tent. The men working are George DeVoe, left, a superintendent enginee... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the post office and Island Lake Burpee's Resort. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A wood frame house, with a porch, which was formerly the post office, owned by Mr. Edgar Wood, who was the postmaster. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the U.S. Post Office, with a Jefferson Community Fire Department truck parked at the curb in front. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th... |
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