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Stranded Motorist

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: A winter scene with passers-by helping a stranded Madison motorist during a late winter blizzard.
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Snow Storm through the Windshield

Date: 01 06 1962
Description: View of a snow storm through a windshield of an automobile while driving west down State Street. This was the first snow storm of the new year with 4 inche...
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Corner of Allen and Regent Streets

Date: 03 30 1961
Description: Corner of Allen and Regent Streets showing (left to right) 2140 Regent Street, Regent Pharmacy (Ferdinand and Diane Schlapper); 2138 Regent Street, Handy S...
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Nuckles for Mayor

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: Billboard on a trailer that reads: "Robert E. Nuckles for Mayor."
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Madison Inn Motor Hotel

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Manager James Payton standing across the street from the recently completed Madison Inn motor hotel at Frances and Langdon Streets.
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Bank of Madison

Date: 05 19 1961
Description: Street view of the Bank of Madison building at 1 West Main Street on the Capitol Square.
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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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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: Two young children walking in the children's parade at the Crestwood Neighborhood Fourth of July celebration.
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Drums on Parade

Date: 07 09 1961
Description: A three-deep crowd watches an Illinois drum and bugle unit march past in the 9th annual "Drums on Parade", sponsored by the Zor Shrine Activities Associati...
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Razing of Park Hotel

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A view from West Main Street of the site of the oldest part of Park Hotel which workmen had just completed razing. The view, looking northwest, shows the s...
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Madison Police Ambulance

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: Officer Howard (Pete) Stormer displaying the interior of the new station-wagon sized Madison police ambulance. For the past 5 years the department relied o...
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building New Construction

Date: 08 14 1961
Description: Construction of an addition to the Wisconsin Telephone Co. building at 17 S. Fairchild St. The addition provides for a fourth floor on the older rear porti...
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Two Boys in Soapbox Racer

Date: 08 26 1961
Description: Peter Schram, 10, sitting on a home-made race car while being pushed by Bruce Mills, 11. The boys built the racer from boards and wheels from an old coaste...
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Madison Metered Parking for Motor Scooters

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: One motor scooter parked in a metered parking stall on Langdon street between the Memorial Union and the armory. The specially sized stalls were marked as ...
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Parked Motorcycle on Madison Street

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: An illegally parked motorcycle on Park Street in Madison. The photograph was taken to show that riders don't always use the newly marked smaller stalls int...
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Police Chase for Bandit

Date: 12 07 1962
Description: The overturned car in front of Millins Supermarket on Monroe Street belonged to William Matthias. He hit a lamppost and flipped the car while trying to avo...
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Opening of the Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: Street view of the new Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square.
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Opening of the Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: Street view of the newly finished Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square. The steeple of St. Raphaell's Cathedral is on the left.
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Christmas Shopping Begins in Madison

Date: 11 29 1963
Description: Crowded with cars and shoppers, a holiday-decorated State Street is featured as Christmas shopping begins on the day after Thanksgiving.
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Aerial Photograph of the Mifflin and Pinckney Streets Intersection

Date: 01 15 1964
Description: Aerial photograph of the intersection of Mifflin, Pinckney, and Hamilton streets on Madison's Capitol Square. The Madison Hotel, 108 North Pinckney Street,...

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