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R.L. Bender Deluxe Cab at 1,000,000 Miles

Date: 1982
Description: Bob Bender, wearing a business suit and a chauffeur hat, is posing next to "Nellie," his shiny, black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood parked in front of the Wiscon...
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Sid in Antique Car

Date: 09 1972
Description: Sid Boyum sitting in a parked, red Model-T outside Moody's Museum in McGregor, Iowa. Sid is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a cigar in his mouth. Acros...
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Sid Parked Outside Moody's Museum

Date: 09 1972
Description: Sid Boyum sitting in a parked, red Model-T outside Moody's Museum in McGregor, Iowa. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a cigar in his mouth. Tree-c...
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Sid on Back of Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. In the background are storefronts destroyed by fire and cov...
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Sid Looking at Fire Damaged Storefronts

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Description: View of Sid standing in the street with a cigar in his mouth looking at damaged storefronts covered with icicles. Snow and ice cover the sidewalk, and a fi...
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Man Standing on Sidewalk

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Description: View of a man standing on the sidewalk near State and Gorham streets holding a cigarette in his hand. Behind him is an intersection with traffic and cars p...
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Wisconsin State Capitol from UW Extension Building

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Description: Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe...
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"Monona-Mobile" Launch

Date: 1955
Description: View from rocky shoreline of the launching of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) onto Lake Monona. The boat launch is on the left. "11248" is painted on the...
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Man with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: Unidentified man wearing a suit and a bow tie is standing on a pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) and holding the tow rope. Across the lake is th...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View from corner of East Washington Avenue at Baldwin Street towards the Gisholt factory. In the foreground is a water fountain (bubbler) on the sidewalk. ...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View of Gisholt real estate from the opposite side of the street. Over the door of the building is a sign that reads: "Gisholt Machine Co."
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt factory at the intersection of Baldwin Street. There is an enclosed skybridge (called an "overhead" ...
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Ladish Malting Co.

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Ladish Malting Co. A sign in the foreground reads: "Look out for cars. Warning." Cars are parked on the far right, ...
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Steam Locomotive

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Description: View alongside railroad tracks looking towards an approaching steam locomotive. In the background on the right is a power plant with smokestacks.
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Sid in front of Sanchez Photo

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Description: View from street of Sid standing on the sidewalk in front of the Sanchez Photo portrait studio at 11 North Pinckney Street. A large photograph of Sid smoki...

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