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Auto Daredevils Perform

Date: 1954
Description: Two cars and drivers with the Swenson Thrillcade World Champion Auto Daredevils perform before an audience at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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International R-200 Truck

Date: 1954
Description: International RF-200 truck owned by the U.S. Air Force. The sign on the driver's side door reads: "U.S. Air Force D-14312 For Official Use Only".
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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Andrews House

Date: 1954
Description: View of the Andrews house, the birthplace and home of Roy Chapman Andrews.
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including a bit of the airplane wing.
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Aerial View of Veterans Hospital

Date: 1954
Description: An air view of Madison including the Veterans Hospital, Forest Products Laboratory and University Avenue from Farley (lower edge), to Allen Streets.
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Jack McGrath

Date: 1954
Description: Jack McGrath, an Indianapolis 500 driver, photographed at the Milwaukee State Fair, with his cream colored Hinkle Special. McGrath died in an automobile cr...
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Fairchild Street

Date: 1954
Description: A view of Fairchild Street from Mifflin Street. There is a sign on the side of the building on the right that reads: "Casey O'Brien."
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First National Bank

Date: 1954
Description: View from Capitol Park of the First National Bank building and other buildings on Pinckney Street. Cars are parked at an angle on the street.
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Old Frontier Shop

Date: 1954
Description: Old Frontier Shop.
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Main Street

Date: 1954
Description: Main Street on Capitol Square.
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Aerial View of Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Phoenix Proving Ground during the 1954 Industrial Power Roundup, a large event promoting International Harvester's construction equipmen...
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Mendota Grade School

Date: 1954
Description: Panoramic view of the Mendota grade school during construction.
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Methodist Hospital

Date: 1954
Description: Methodist Hospital, from West Washington Avenue.
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Intersection of Mifflin and Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: The intersection of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue after the old City Hall (1858-1954) and Fuller Opera House had been torn down.
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Gonstead residence, owned by a well-known chiropractor and designed by Herb Fritz, architect, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1954
Description: Pinckney Street, near the corner of East Washington Avenue. To the left is a bank building, in the center a shoe store, and on the right a theatre.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of Pinckney Street, looking northeast from the Wisconsin State Capital. On the right is East Washington Avenue. On the left is the Belmont Ho...
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Memphis Foundry

Date: 1954
Description: An aerial view of the International Harvester Memphis Works in Memphis, Tennessee, with a view of the surrounding neighborhood and Loosahatchie River. The ...

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