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War Bonds for Victory Truck

Date: 03 20 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer Company truck promoting the purchase of war bonds.
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Fire Fighter at Work

Date: 1934
Description: Fire chief at work. He is also a student earning his way through the University of Wisconsin.
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Cattle Pens at Lodi Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of cattle yards near the railroad tracks. A farm and farm buildings can be seen in the background.
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Coop Service Station

Date: 1939
Description: A serviceman checks the oil of a car at the Madison Co-op Station. During the 1930s the cooperative movement in Wisconsin expanded its rural base to offer ...
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Wisconsin "Badger"

Date: 1923
Description: In 1922 the Wisconsin Truck Company purchased the Wisconsin Farm Tractor Company of Sauk City, which had formerly manufactured trucks as well as wagons, mo...
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Road Signs

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Description: A row of road signs, many of them advertising resorts, at the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 70 between Minoqua and Woodruff.
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Delivery of Bread Right To Your Door

Date: 1939
Description: A woman standing on her doorstep buys bread from a deliveryman. His truck is parked in the driveway. Text on the truck reads "Capitol Bakers, 'Right' to yo...
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Sleigh Riders Pulling Skiers

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Description: Winter scene with six well-bundled passengers in a sleigh pulled by two horses and pulling two skiers behind. In the background are pine trees.
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Hall of Travertine, Cave of the Mounds

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Description: View of a large interior cave room. There is a wooden bridge and a lighting fixture. Caption reads: "Hall of Travertine, a single room 350 feet long with t...
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Orchestra on Bus

Date: 1930
Description: 22 men and 22 women posing in and around a bus, which has a sign on the side that reads: "Mitchell Co. Farm Bureau Orchestra, Bruce Lybarger, Director. Osa...

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