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Car Towing Motorcycle

Date: 07 22 1935
Description: A car pulling service towing a motorcycle in front of Waters Motor's Company, located at 802 East Washington Avenue.
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Bus and Streetcar Accident

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Bus and streetcar accident at Regent Street and Mills Street, looking north on Mills.
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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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J. Robert Taylor on Motorcycle

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Description: J. Robert Taylor is posing on his motorcycle in the middle of a neighborhood street.
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Thor 5

Date: 1915
Description: Thor 5 motorcycle. A number of automobiles are parked along the curb in the background.
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Lewis Arms and his Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 07 1955
Description: Lewis "Honeylove" Arms is seated backwards on his 1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is wearing a hat and sunglasses.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Two racers streak down the soap box derby track on E. Gorham Street as a large crowd watches from behind a fence along the sidewalk.
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Date: 1958
Description: Two Harley-Davidson motorcycles belonging to Lewis Arms and Charlie Caldwell are parked on the corner of Olin Avenue and Park Street at a gas/service stati...
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

Date: 1925
Description: Forest Middleton poses in a sidecar smoking a pipe; the driver of the motorcycle is unidentified. They are parked on West Johnson Street with the Universit...
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Matthew Witt's Second Home

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Description: View from street of the second home of Matthew Witt, photographer, located on the corner of Julius Street and American Legion Drive. Two motorcycles are pa...
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Hansberry Hospital

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Description: Exterior of the two-story Hansberry Hospital, where three cars and a motorcycle are parked in the adjacent lot.
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MGM Trackless Train

Date: 08 1925
Description: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Trackless Train" parked in front of the Hotel Loraine on West Washington Avenue. The YMCA can be seen on the right. The "Trackless...
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Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 09 1929
Description: A police officer poses on the street, seated on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is dressed in his uniform with police badges on his jacket and hat. A si...
Postcard

White Way, Beaver Dam, Wis.

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Description: Photographic postcard view down a city street lined with commercial buildings and automobiles. Caption reads: "White Way, Beaver Dam, Wis."
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

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Description: View down East Washington Avenue towards a motorcycle with a sidecar. It is parked outside the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown). The motorcycle...
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Man's Best Friend

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Description: View across street towards Raymond (Ray) Griesemer is holding a dog in his lap while sitting on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle parked at the curb. He is wear...
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Badger Derby Winner

Date: 1935
Description: The 1935 Badger Derby winner, John T. Chasty, receiving his trophy. He is sitting on his motorcycle and is wearing motorcycle gear and a special derby hat....
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First Day of Busing

Date: 09 12 1974
Description: View down street towards school buses transporting minority students to South Boston High School. They were escorted by police. Protestors are lined up alo...
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Walk Against the War

Date: 1987
Description: A group of people are marching up a city street holding banners, the most prominent of which reads: "Walk Against the War, Join CISPES [Committee in Solida...

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