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Street Crowd with Motorcycles

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Description: A crowd of people in the street, many of them with motorcycles, possibly getting ready to race.
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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
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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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Dane County Motor Police

Date: 05 16 1931
Description: Four Dane County motor police officers shown with four Harley Davidson motorcycles, and two other men, taken in front of Madison Battery and Tire, 250 Stat...
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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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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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Capitol Square

Date: 1933
Description: Two police officers, one on a motorcycle with sidecar on the corner of Mifflin and Carroll Street, on the Capitol Square. A large Santa Claus cutout is lo...
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FDR in Milwaukee

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee in 1932. FDR is riding in a flag-draped open car and escorted by police on motorcycles.
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Motorcycle Tour

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Description: Nine men are lined up along a curb sitting on their motorcycles. Men and boys are on the sidewalk behind them, wtih advertisements filling the wall behind ...
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Group of Motorcycle Enthusiasts

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Description: A group of men and women motorcyclists standing in a semi-circle on the street, with bikes behind them.
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Motorcyclists on Street

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Description: A large line of motorcycles are parked along the road. Many people are standing by the bikes.
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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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