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Stanley Herrling Farm

Date: 06 06 1961
Description: Brothers Greg, left, and Mark Herrling drive a four-wheel buggy pulled by two ponies down a driveway with the family home visible in the background. This i...
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"Floating" Truck Inspection Stations

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A 11-man "floating" truck inspection crew checks trucks for equipment and weight violations. Too much weight was suspected on this semi-trailer but a final...
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"Floating" Truck Inspection Stations

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A 11-man crew and their "floating" inspection station check trucks for equipment and weight violations. This inspector checks a truck for proper lights.
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Rain Caused Traffic Accidents

Date: 09 12 1961
Description: Police shown busy at the site of one of many crashes during a heavy rain. The driver of this car was injured when a trucker misjudged the distance during t...
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Truck Crash on Troy Drive

Date: 02 06 1963
Description: $25,000 estimated damage was caused when a semi-trailer loaded with Mercedes-Benz engines crashed into a railroad viaduct on Troy Drive near School Road. T...
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Truax Medical Clinic

Date: 03 05 1965
Description: View across road towards a one-story building with three cars parked in front near the corner of E. Washington Avenue and N. Stoughton Road. The building w...
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Wisconsin Roadside Council Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Date: 03 24 1965
Description: The Wisconsin Roadside Council celebrates its 25 year anniversary at a dinner at the Park Motor Inn. Shown (L-R) are Fred B. Trenk, Arena, University of Wi...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Truck Accident

Date: 11 18 1965
Description: Frank S. Perry, 21, 1218 Rutledge Street, escaped uninjured when the Wisconsin Telephone Company truck he was driving with a trailer he was towing veered o...

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