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Gosling's Display at W.S.B.M. Festival

Date: 09 05 1943
Description: Gosling's Sales and Service display at West Side Business Men's Association harvest festival featuring coffee grinders, meat grinders and Holcomb & Hoke Ma...
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Interior of North St. Market

Date: 04 08 1938
Description: Four employees behind the meat counter in the North St. Meat Market (Jacobson's), 227 North Street.
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Lillian Rice at Police Station

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Lillian Rice (aka Loretta La Boze), 18 of Janesville, in man's clothing with police matron, Pearl Shaughnessy, at the Police Station. Lillian was arrested ...
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Toledo Scale

Date: 04 15 1929
Description: Man weighing Mautz paint pails at Mautz Paint Company with a new Toledo scale.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man weighing a milk can on a new Toledo scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Old Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man using an old scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man using a small Toledo scale at H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: Man weighing butter on Toledo scale at Evans Creamery, Mt. Horeb.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: A man is weighing a bucket on an old scale at the Evans Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: Toledo scale at Mt. Horeb Creamery, with a man weighing a milk can.
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Oscar Mayer Plant with Toledo Scale

Date: 02 28 1928
Description: Oscar Mayer plant interior with Toledo Scale.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Weigh-In

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Ted Ryan being weighed with his racing car. Their combined weight was just under the 250-pound limit. Left to right are Weighmaster Frankie Meyers, 1948 Ma...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Weigh-In

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Dick Dummershausen, seated in his racer, is weighed prior to the Madison Soap Box Derby. The official weighmaster is Joe Marx (right) from Toledo Scales Co...
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Portrait of Oscar Dary at a fish weighing station.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Weigh-in Scale

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: Floyd Klahn (left), Dale Ross, and B.L. Macken stand by a new electronic scale used to weigh Madison Soap Box Derby entries.
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Wisconsin Football Players Weigh-in

Date: 09 11 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin football captain Gary Messner steps on the scale as coach Ivan Williamson looks on.
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Wisconsin Football Players Weigh-in

Date: 09 11 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin football fullback Alan Ameche stands on a scale and points to his 210-pound weight as coach Ivan Williamson looks on.
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Weigh-In

Date: 07 21 1956
Description: Alan Strauss stands with his derby car on the scale while Phil Peckham (left) records the weight; the boy and car cannot weigh more than 250 pounds. At rig...
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Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee

Date: 02 20 1960
Description: Mike Merkle, left, packs away his catch after weighing in at the annual Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee on Lake Mendota. With Mike are his sister, Marcia...
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Municipal Market

Date: 1918
Description: Farm produce for sale from farm trucks at the Municipal Market on the Capitol Square. The Municipal market was established by a committee of women in July,...

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