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Madison Consumers Dairy Co-operative

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior of the Madison Consumers Dairy Co-operative, probably located at 102 South Dickinson Street, with the milkmen posing next to their home delivery t...
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Ediphones on Display

Date: 1936
Description: Office supply show sponsored by Bill Goff, Inc., featuring Ediphones produced by Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
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Refueling a Tri-Motor

Date: 1936
Description: Refueling a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. Because gasoline truck hoses did not have pumps, airplanes were refueled by filling 5-gallon cans and then lifting the...
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International Dump Truck at Azor Building Material Company

Date: 1936
Description: Workers unloading bags of "plaster of paris" from the back of an International dump truck owned by Azor Building Material Company. Signs on the building an...
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Shoveling Coal in an International Delivery Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Man standing in the bed of an International coal delivery truck owned by Thos. J. Kearney Jr., Inc. The man is shoveling coal and the truck is backed up to...
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Crescent Beach Campsite

Date: 1936
Description: Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan.
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Bentz Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: The Bentz Tavern, located at 3076 N. 12th Street, photographed for the WPA Writers' Project.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: View from the east of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Porch at Warner's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View along the porch at Warner's Resort. The porch roof is supported by large rustic tree trunks or branches. Caption reads: "The Porch at Warner's Resort,...
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Okauchee House (Inn)

Date: 1936
Description: Okauchee House (Inn). View from the northwest.
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Okauchee House

Date: 1936
Description: Okauchee House main entrance detail. Printed on plaque: "880".
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Buildings on Monona Avenue

Date: 1936
Description: Post Office and insurance buildings (on right), at Monona Avenue and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. Two children are...
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Plough Inn

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Plough Inn, located at 3402 Monroe Street. Built in 1853 and added onto in 1858. The home was originally built for German immigrants F...
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The Plow Inn During Winter

Date: 1936
Description: A winter view of the Plow (Plough) Inn, sometime before 1936.
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Loading Platform at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Factory workers on the loading platform in the Repair Parts Department at McCormick Works.
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Beer Cooler at a Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: Wooden crates are piled around a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler used for cooling beer at Mr. Jay Winter's tavern.
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Crescent Beach

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of Crescent Beach, with campsite with cabins and miniature golf course and other outbuildings. Downtown buildings can be seen in the backgrou...
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Joseph Kurzon Wholesale Distribution Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Two men load cargo into an International truck outside a Kurzon Appliances and Electrical Supplies building. Text on the truck reads: "Joseph Kurzon Inc. W...
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Portrait of Marie Big Hawk and Her Baby

Date: 1936
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Marie Big Hawk Whitewater, holding her baby Clyde White in her lap in front of a painted background. She has shoulder ...
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Man Delivering Milk with Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Man getting out of an International M-3 truck owned by the Golden Guernsey Dairy. The truck is parked on a residential street, and the driver is carrying a...

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