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| Description: | Cigarette Advertising Cards produced by Allen and Ginter. Depicted is Willie Harradon, a cyclist also known as "The Youthful Phenomenon." |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Three children reading books near a bookmobile parked in a suburban neighborhood. The bookmobile was an International Loadstar 1600. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Men in hats and coats stand in exhibit booth for the Per-Ola Land Company. |
| Date: | 06 17 1986 |
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| Description: | A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The cover of "Tom Swift and His Airship or the Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud." |
| Date: | 05 23 1933 |
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| Description: | Janette Serrec, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Hawthorne bicycle from Ward's. She is wearing jodhpurs and bo... |
| Date: | 11 21 1931 |
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| Description: | A group of children and adults observe the awarding of bicycles as prizes in the Madison Label Saving contest. |
| Date: | 08 27 1931 |
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| Description: | Virginia Gillette demonstrates how residents in the 400 block of Virginia Terrace are combating traffic dangers by spanking. Dicky Dupois is over her knee,... |
| Date: | 09 19 1970 |
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| Description: | On a rainy day in 1970 a young man hawking newspapers takes cover under the overhang of the Rennebohm Drug Store at 676 State Street. After having being d... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the offices of the "Wisconsin State Journal" at 117 East Washington Avenue. Posing in front of the building are David Atwood, John Hawks, ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across street towards the Racine Public Library. There are several people standing on the front steps. |
| Date: | 04 17 1947 |
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| Description: | Two teen-age boys, Jerry Lenz, left, and Bob Consigny, with bicycle, are shown discussing Bicycle Safety Week which the Madison Youth Council sponsors. |
| Date: | 10 13 1948 |
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| Description: | Maple Bluff police officer A.J. Taft, with Lakewood School children with their bicycles. |
| Date: | 08 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising for an event occurring between August 1971 and February 1972 called the "Traffic Experiment," in Madison. Features screen printed silhou... |
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| Description: | A group of three women and three men relaxing near tents decorated with foliage and American flags. One of the men is holding a bicycle. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | The Madison Kaleidoscope, an Underground newspaper, calls for hawkers. Those interested were directed to call "and ask the Pretty Lady for further S... |
| Date: | 08 30 1938 |
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| Description: | Children line up at the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile trailer. Other children ride bicycles and play in a playground in the background. The original... |
| Date: | 08 30 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of children lines up outside the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck), parked in a playground area. Other children holding ... |
| Date: | 03 14 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the story of "Madison's hippie haunts" in Insight Magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. Features a street view of West Miffl... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from tree-lined cobblestone street of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,00... |
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