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Monarch Machine Shop, Inc.

Date: 09 09 1948
Description: Monarch Machine Shop at 2530 Pennsylvania Avenue, with metal projects and parts in yard.
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Pumping Station for Lake Forest at Arboretum

Date: 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Arboretum station was built when the site was a proposed site for a model city called Lake Forest, a scheme which fail...
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Bacteriology Building

Date: 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Bacteriology Building, in process of construction on campus. There are cars in a parking lot in the foreground.
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Illinois Central Railroad Weedburner

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: A weedburner of the Illinois Central Railway in action burns ragweed along railroad tracks. The weedburner is a self-propelled unit equipped with an oil-bu...
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University of Wisconsin- Madison

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of campus up University Avenue from the tower of the First Congregational Church on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin...
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Madison Murder Scene

Date: 12 16 1949
Description: Scene along the Yahara River where the body of Max Hobert, a Madison bartender, was found.
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Madison Playground Scenes

Date: 06 28 1950
Description: Frances Niles hands out a ball to three boys at the Milton-Charter park playgound. The boys are, left to right: Ross Parisi, Don Brashi, and Marvin Bloom.
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Loading Boxes from French Battery Company onto Railroad Cars

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Description: Two men loading boxes of batteries onto railroad cars with a conveyor belt. French Battery later became Ray-O-Vac Corporation.
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Farwell's Mills

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Description: City flour mills, on the Catfish River (Yahara River). The mill burned down in the fall of 1873.
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Oscar Mayer Plans

Date: 1958
Description: Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., (left) and another Oscar Mayer & Co. official examine plans for a hog immobilization unit to be constructed at the rear of the company...
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Federal Center

Date: 05 1981
Description: View across road of buildings at 202 - 222 East Washington Avenue including Pahl Tire Co., Paradise Printing and Federal Center.
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Bancroft Dairy

Date: 05 1981
Description: Exterior view of building on 1010 South Park Street.
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Ray-O-Vac Battery Company

Date: 04 1981
Description: Ray-o-vac Battery Company building, Winnebago Street at Division Street.
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Block Building

Date: 04 1981
Description: Concrete block building on old Madison Metro bus garage grounds, Fair Oaks Avenue at Gateway Place. Parking spots are available for the manager and the sup...
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Kroger Semi-Trailer Truck

Date: 01 19 1952
Description: A Kroger grocery store chain semi-trailer truck parked at 2701 Packers Avenue with a man in the driver's seat. The sign on the side of the truck reads: "Kr...
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Pickup Truck

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Description: A pickup truck used at the Greyhound Station on Brearly Street where Lewis Arms was employed.
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Greyhound Bus in the Snow

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Description: A Greyhound Cruiser is parked in the snow, waiting for parts at the Greyhound station on Brearly Street where Lewis Arms was employed. Arms called this one...
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Lewis Arms with Kayser Motors Truck

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Description: Bill Mootz (left) and Lewis Arms pose with a truck that advertises "Kayser's, 702 E. Wash. Ave., Madison" on the door. Both men were employees at Kayser Mo...
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Railroad Tracks at Regent and Monroe Streets

Date: 07 29 1953
Description: Illinois Central railroad tracks at Monroe Street Castle & Doyle Building at Monroe and Regent Street intersection at 1512 Regent Street. The Wisconsin Sta...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. The Deering Harvester Company is identified b...

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