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Spreading Rat Poison in Dump
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James L. Clarke (left) city health inspector, and Lewis B. Kelly (right) president of the Solvit Chemical Corp., are shown as they prepare to scatter the barium carbonate rat poison in the large tub over a dump located at the end of Fern Drive off Highbury Road near University Avenue. The land was owned by Dudley Davis.
August 12, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Scattering Rat Poison in City Dump
August 12, 1948
Two men are scattering barium carbonate rat poison in a city dump located at the end of Fern Drive off Highbury Road near University Avenue. The land was owned by Dudley Davis. A dump caretaker liv...
Rat Extermination
September 30, 1947
James Capacio and John H. Endres, assistant to L.B. Kelly of the Solvit Chemical Company, distributing poison bread at the Shorewood dump in a rat extermination campaign.
Rat Extermination
September 30, 1947
James L. Clarke, city health inspector, placing a warning sign on a fence at the Shorewood dump after workers distributed poison bread bait in the dump.
Rat Trap Advertisement
October 31, 1951
A masked negative showing a rat trap, Kelly's "JUNIOR" RAT CAFETERIA, by the Solvit Chemical Company of Madison.
"Kelly's Rat Cafeteria"
August 6, 1951
"Kelly's Rat Cafeteria," cross section view of the interior and also the front view, taken for Solvit Chemical Company.
Solvit Chemical Co. Sign at Entrance Door
August 31, 1939
Solvit Chemical Co. sign nailed across two doors numbered 107 & 105, sign says: "Keep Out, Badger 4717 — Madison, Wis., 'Poison Gas' Fumigation."
