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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Klean-Rite Auto Laundry, Inc.
July 1, 1927
View across street owards the Klean-Rite Auto Laundry Inc., Pennco Greasing Service at 739 East Mifflin Street. It was apparently not a car wash, but an automobile service station. There is a stora...
Mechanic Greasing Wheel Bearings
August 16, 1930
A mechanic employed by Capital Garage, 608-612 East Washington Avenue in Madison, greases the wheel bearings of an automobile on the hoist.
Capital Buick Co. Machine Shop
November 7, 1929
The Capital Buick Co. machine shop, 750 E. Washington Avenue, with two mechanics repairing an automobile.
Four Mechanics at Winnebago Auto Replacement
September 7, 1946
Winnebago Auto Parts Replacement Parts Company, 103 North Park Street. Four mechanics are standing in the shop in front of repair equipment.
Schultz Tire and Battery Service
December 27, 1940
A mechanic discussing car repairs with a customer at the Schultz Tire and Battery Service, located at 1336 Regent Street.
3F Steam Laundry Delivery Service
July 7, 1931
3F Steam Laundry, 731 University Avenue, offered its customers the convenience of picking up and delivering laundry in the company's Chevrolet.
