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East Wilson Street

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: 300 block of East Wilson Street looking southwest down the center of East Wilson Street from South Hancock Street intersection, taken at site of Reynolds B...
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Traffic Accident

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Automobile and truck accident at the corner of Milton Street and West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. A crowd has gathered to observe the ...
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Traffic Accident

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Automobile and truck crash at the corner of Milton and West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. Houses in the 600 block of Milton Street are i...
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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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Chevy Coupe, Right Side, Showing Damage

Date: 05 03 1944
Description: Chevrolet coupe parked on a residential street, showing damage to right side by rear fender.
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner, taken from Highway 12 & 18 looking west past Highway 51 (Monona Drive).
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner taken from Highway 51 (Monona Drive) looking south to the intersection with Highway 12 & 18.
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Damaged Car in Harris Junk Yard

Date: 07 03 1941
Description: Undamaged right side of damaged automobile in O.C. Harris Company junk yard, Highways 12-18-51.
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Damaged Pontiac

Date: 07 29 1940
Description: Attorney William A. Nathenson's Pontiac automobile with damaged right front fender parked in front of GAR Memorial Hall on Monona Avenue. The Madison Theat...
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Looking East on University Avenue

Date: 10 19 1939
Description: Looking east on University Avenue from the intersection with Grand Avenue, with the rear view of an automobile in the foreground. On the right is Samuel Fi...
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Damaged Car

Date: 11 23 1928
Description: Damage to the front window of Leo Mulvey's car parked on unidentified residential street, which hit Ernest A. Pedder who died of his injuries.
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Automobile Accident

Date: 11 30 1934
Description: View across street towards a group of people looking at the automobile driven by W.B. Peterson which climbed the concrete abutment guarding a safety island...
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Car Wreck, Sun Prairie Road

Date: 08 03 1934
Description: View down road towards a group of people looking at an overturned automobile belonging to Fred Swanson. Fred and Norma Swanson, Dorothy Thompson, Edward an...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Damaged Ford Coupe

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: View of rear end damaged Ford Coupe, with the spare tire broken off and leaning against the car.
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Train-Car Crash Scene

Date: 03 05 1933
Description: Train-car crash scene. Shows demolished automobile and large group of onlookers at Milwaukee Road, Fair Oaks railroad crossing. The driver, Miss Lena Schmi...
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Wrecked Oakland Sedan

Date: 10 29 1932
Description: View from front of a wrecked Oakland Sedan. There is a tow truck and houses in the background.
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Wrecked Oakland Sedan

Date: 10 29 1932
Description: Wrecked Oakland Sedan, from the front left. There is a building in the background.
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Auto Crash at University Avenue and Chamberlain Avenue

Date: 07 01 1932
Description: Car crash at University Avenue and Chamberlain Avenue, alternate view, showing three cars.

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