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House at 1509 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of the house at 1509 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster.
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Residence at 1601 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of the house at 1601 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster.
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House at 1705 Sheridan Drive

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the house at 1705 Sheridan Drive and the garage behind it shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster. There is a dog o...
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House at 2702 East Johnson Street

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of the house at 2702 E. Johnson Street shortly after construction. An automobile is parked in the driveway. The house was built by Willard Droster...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, located at the rear of the city garage, where a fire killed Florence Dinger and three of her children.
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Edward B.A. Sokoloski Home

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Exterior view from driveway of the Edward. B.A. Sokoloski residence in the snow at 874 Woodrow Street.
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Destruction of Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 02 19 1949
Description: Madison Police Inspector Philip H. Oakey is shown demolishing three "one-armed bandits." They had been stored in the vault of police headquarters since the...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Weigh-In

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Ted Ryan being weighed with his racing car. Their combined weight was just under the 250-pound limit. Left to right are Weighmaster Frankie Meyers, 1948 Ma...
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Garage in Alley

Date: 05 1981
Description: Garage in alley at 1543 Jefferson Street.
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Two Children Playing Outside

Date: 1896
Description: Two boys, Verne and Fay Canon, pose outdoors. Verne sits in a small tree and rests his feet on the front tire of a bicycle, while Fay stands and rests his ...
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Wrecked Car in Garage

Date: 12 21 1950
Description: A damaged car parked in a repair shop as a result of an auto accident at West Main and South Bassett Streets during a snow storm on December 7th. The car w...
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Back Alley Garage

Date: 04 1981
Description: Back alley garage, Jefferson Street.
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George William Piernot

Date: 1961
Description: George William Piernot (1922-2000) standing outdoors wearing his Madison Fire Department uniform near the garage and home of his parents George Francis and...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 12 31 1951
Description: Bruce Chapman, age 12, is shown five years after being stricken with polio and recovering completely. His mother, Ferne Chapman, is sitting at left with th...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 01 1952
Description: Alvin Boss, owner of Boss Pattern and Model Works, poses with his son Dick who is seated in the soap box derby racer he will race in the upcoming race.
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Biddick Home

Date: 07 10 1952
Description: Exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Biddick, 2509 Hoard St. The home was built entirely by the Biddicks and several friends.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: City champion Roddy Botts posing in his winning soap box derby car, Aeolus, named for the Greek god of the winds.
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Ideal Body Company Workers and Car

Date: 1934
Description: Employees of the Ideal Body Company sitting in and around a car.
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Ideal Body Company Truck Chassis Side View

Date: 09 16 1938
Description: Side view of a truck chassis made by the Ideal Deal Body Company including dimensions.

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