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Caning Chairs

Date: 10 17 1968
Description: An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged.
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Groundskeeper Rakes Sand Trap with Cub Cadet

Date: 02 1969
Description: Groundskeeper raking a golf course sand trap with an International Cub Cadet tractor. A group of men are playing golf in the background. The photograph was...
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Wautoma Neighborhood

Date: 1967
Description: A Wautoma, Wisconsin neighborhood. On both sides of the street in both the foreground and middle distance are service stations, beyond them is a residenti...
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Tar Wagon, West 181st Street

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of tools on the back of a tar wagon on West 181st Street. Tar soaked brooms glisten in the sun and a pot of tar loosely covered with a hub cap si...
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Automobile Club Members

Date: 10 10 1966
Description: Four auto club members work on a 1932 Ford Coupe. Rick Burkee (right, foreground) and Robin Friberg work on engine parts as Greg Beaster polishes the car h...
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Mechanic Fixes Truck at Truck Stop

Date: 1962
Description: A mechanic squats on the floor while using a drill to fix the tire of a truck at the Mt. Victory service plaza. Two men stand watching. The caption on a si...
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Service Station Attendent with Fotoscope

Date: 02 25 1960
Description: Harold Keller holds a Fotoscope which indicates when engine oil needs changing.
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Salt and Gravel

Date: 1963
Description: Sand and gravel pit used by the Dane County highway department as a source of supply.
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Keystone Automobile Club International Scout used for Roadside Assistance

Date: 07 31 1962
Description: Keystone Automobile Club's International Scout used for Roadside assistance. A man is fixing the tire, while another man looks on. Original caption reads: ...
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Daylight Savings Time

Date: 04 28 1961
Description: Charles J. Seipel resets clocks in his jewelry store at 1803 Monroe Street prior to the switch to daylight savings time.
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler uses a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded throu...
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Policemen Paint Injured Officer's Home

Date: 08 18 1967
Description: Several men, many wearing T-shirts, are gathered on the lawn outside a house, with some men standing on ladders. One man is lying on the roof and painting ...

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