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| Date: | 01 04 1952 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with George Schneider and Roy Staley attempting to push a car stuck in the snow away from a curb on the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 12 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with slowed traffic at the corner of South Carroll Street and West Wilson Street, after a storm dropped eight inches of snow on Madison, Wisco... |
| Date: | 12 07 1950 |
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| Description: | A winter scene of a man clearing his car windshield of snow at the corner of South Carroll Street and West Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin, after a winte... |
| Date: | 12 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a man and two children navigating the snowy sidewalk on East Main Street on the Capitol Square after a winter storm that dropped eight in... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "This was an early bulk truck for picking up milk. The box had room for a whey tank, to return whey to the farm." |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, digging out a snow-covered sidewalk. Caption: "Shirley Widmer digs out after a big snowstorm." |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, shoveling snow after a big snowstorm. |
| Date: | 12 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with pedestrians standing on the sidewalk near a downtown street waiting for bus transportation in a snowstorm. Probably at Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 12 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Snowfall scene of the Wisconsin State Capitol steps leading to State Street, taken from an elevated view on North Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 12 03 1953 |
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| Description: | A newspaper salesman guarding his wares against a damp chilly wind. |
| Date: | 12 03 1953 |
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| Description: | A person is bicycling around Capitol Square in the rain. |
| Date: | 12 03 1953 |
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| Description: | A solitary woman is carrying an umbrella while crossing the street at the intersection of South Carroll and Main Streets. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in... |
| Date: | 01 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians walking along State Street in freezing drizzle. Neon lighting and street lamps are illuminated and are reflecting off the icy sidewalks. |
| Date: | 11 29 1958 |
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| Description: | Two twin brothers, Dan and Dave Westbury are turning their backs to the wind coming off Lake Mendota at Conklin (James Madison) park. |
| Date: | 01 22 1958 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians buck a stiff headwind walking along the Capitol square during a winter snowstorm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and stiff winds in Madison. |
| Date: | 01 22 1959 |
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| Description: | A group of riders are standing on the sidewalk waiting for a bus on Madison's Capitol square during a winter storm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and high ... |
| Date: | 03 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A group of winter-weary pedestrians are shown picking their way over a massive hump of snow which was plowed up against the curb after a two-day storm brou... |
| Date: | 03 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Snow covered steps of the capitol building, as well as two cars covered with snow. Sign between the cars reads: "Use Ground Floor". The caption adds: "Well... |
| Date: | 01 27 1955 |
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| Description: | A commercial fishing boat on Lake Michigan despite the fact that it is 10 degrees below zero. Ice coats various parts of the ship. On the right, fish are f... |
| Date: | 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Snow scene along County Trunk Highway A after a snow storm. The snow has drifted alongside a wooden fence in the foreground. There are power poles and a sn... |
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