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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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Benefit Association of Railway Employees

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: Five members of the Madison Division No. 32 of the Benefit Association of Railway Employees, who were awarded gold buttons for having been in the associati...
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Railroad Safety Award Presentation

Date: 03 22 1950
Description: Walter S. Alcumbrac, Madison superintendent of the Madison division of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, (right) receives a plaque for the bes...
Map or Atlas

Dane County Atlas Map

Date: 1873
Description: Color outline map of Dane County, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Loading Boxes from French Battery Company onto Railroad Cars

Date: 
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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Traffic Interchange US Highways 12 And 14

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Display illustrating the Highway Department's plan for separating highway traffic on Highways 13 and 14 (the Oregon Road) and Highway 12 (the new South Mad...
Photograph

Soldiers Returning Home

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered to welcome the 1st Regiment home from the Spanish-American war.
Photograph

Illinois Central Railroad Orange Shipment

Date: 01 25 1951
Description: Crates of oranges, some damaged, are stacked in a storage area after being unloaded from an Illinois Central Railroad car.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Verona

Date: 1890
Description: A plat map of a portion of Verona in Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Verona

Date: 1890
Description: A plat map of Verona in Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Riley

Date: 1890
Description: Plat map of Riley in Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Verona

Date: 1899
Description: Color plat map of Verona in Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: A hydrographic map of Lake Monona and the adjacent topography.
Map or Atlas

Map of Black Earth and Verona

Date: 1911
Description: A map of the village of Black Earth and Verona.
Photograph

David & Florence Bade Residence

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Interior view of the David & Florence Bade residence at 5701 Winnequah Road in Frost Woods, Monona. The photograph shows Jimmy's (age 8) bedroom, including...
Photograph

North Western Railroad Safety Awards

Date: 03 19 1952
Description: Three men are shown with two awards commemorating North Western railroad safety. P.E. Feucht, executive vice-president (center), presented the Madison divi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Verona

Date: 1926
Description: A map of Verona in Dane County.
Photograph

Northwestern Railroad Chef William Hellman

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Village of Verona

Date: 1931
Description: A map of the village of Verona, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Woman's Club

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Group portrait of the guests of honor at the annual fall luncheon of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Woman's Club. The guests of honor were eleven ch...

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