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Truax Field

Date: 1948
Description: A Beechcraft 18 in the former Air Force hangar at Truax Field. This photograph was taken shortly after Wisconsin Central Airlines moved its headquarters fr...
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Myrland's Sky Lodge

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Description: Myrland's Sky Lodge, a vacation resort near Montello that boasted a private landing strip for pilots with small planes. The Piper Vagabond in the foregroun...
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Children Saluting the Flag

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Summers' pupils saluting as an American flag is raised outside Pleasant View School. The original caption reads: "Loyal U.S. citizens in the making."
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Passenger Lounge of Airliner

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Description: Smoking and games in the lounge of a commercial airliner. The original caption for this unidentified photograph reads: "Delicious lunches, even six course ...
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Zona Gale

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length studio portrait of young Zona Gale in a white dress.
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 1906
Description: The monoplane glider built and flown by Carl S. Bates of Clear Lake, Iowa. During the previous year Bates had built a bi-plane glider.
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Test Kitchen and Laboratory

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of five women workers in an Oscar Mayer Company test kitchen and laboratory. A low wall is separating two women working at desks on ...
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Test Kitchen and Laboratory at Oscar Mayer

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of five women researchers performing various aspects of food research and related activities in a test kitchen and laboratory at the...
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Hills Store, Spring Hat Display, Island Window from State Street

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Hills Department Store, 202 State Street, women's hat display window taken from Dayton Street, with Yost's Department store reflected in the window.
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Thomas H. Flad Family

Date: 07 31 1943
Description: Group portrait of Thomas H. and Eileen Flad with their children, Joseph T. and Mary E., sitting in the yard.
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Christianson - Huffman Wedding

Date: 07 17 1943
Description: Theodore E. Christianson and Bernice M. Huffman exiting from Bethel Lutheran Church after their wedding, 318 Wisconsin Avenue, with a military Arch of Hono...
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John J. Flad Sr. Family

Date: 07 31 1943
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the John J. Flad Sr. and Nell Flad family. Includes seven adult children, Thomas H., Joseph H., Rev. Fr. Paul N., John J. Jr., Ja...
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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Winnebago Auto Replacement Parts Company

Date: 09 07 1946
Description: Winnebago Auto Parts Company, 103 North Park Street. Three salesmen are in the store in front of a display of auto parts.
Print

The American Fireman Facing the Enemy

Date: 1858
Description: A fire fighter stands over a fire as he trains his hose on the flames. This depicts the close proximity to the fire fire fighters were required to work be...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
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Fire Company Wagon

Date: 1868
Description: The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4...
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Fire Fighter's Diploma

Date: 1869
Description: Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,...
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Fire Company

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait of the Madison Fire Department, consisting of 17 individual oval portraits and the station on Webster Street.
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Bottling Line at Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

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Description: Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness."

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