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Fire Company Invitation

Date: 02 04 1864
Description: Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman...
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Fire Station on State Street

Date: 1902
Description: Station #2 of the Madison Fire Department at 125 State Street. Several men in uniform pose in front of the building with a horse-drawn wagon. A sign on the...
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Korean War Veteran Ringing the Freedom Bell on United Nations Day

Date: 10 24 1950
Description: Corporal Albert Griffin, a soldier from Milwaukee wounded in the Korean War, standing with Governor Rennebohm at the freedom bell during ceremonies at the ...
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Guido's Supper Club New Year's Eve Menu

Date: 12 31
Description: One-page menu for New Year's Eve from Guido's Supper Club, with a photograph of owner Bill Wells, a spot illustration of a lobster near the surf and turf "...
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New Bells for Holy Name Seminary

Date: 10 07 1964
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Catholic Diocese consecrates four new bells before they are raised in position at the new Holy Name Seminary buil...
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Walter J. Kohler Jr. Rings the Liberty Bell

Date: 01 27 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. stands next to a replica of the Liberty Bell, holding a rope attached to the clapper of the bell.
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Engine No. 511

Date: 1897
Description: Engineer Daniel Sage and fireman Omro B. Mills standing next to Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 511. The locomotive was formerly No. 62...

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