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MG&E Office Building

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) office building on the corner of North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets. The Bedford limestone building was designed ...
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Leon A. Smith

Date: 06 12 1944
Description: Portrait of Leon A. Smith, Madison's water superintendent since 1916.
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Workmen Installing Telephone Poles

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Description: Workmen erecting a telephone pole with a horse team.
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Men Working on Powerhouse

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Description: Men working on the bulkhead above the powerhouse and the powerhouse flume.
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Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
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Steam Pipe Construction in Madison

Date: 06 30 1965
Description: Steam pipe construction along Langdon street east of Park street. The corner of the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the left. Science Hall is in the bac...
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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...
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Telephone Linemen

Date: 1935
Description: A man with a hammer is working at the top of a telephone pole as a second man is watching from the ground. There is a third man near a man on another pole ...
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: A Madison Gas and Electric Company worker probing for gas leaks with a meter on the Capitol Square after two explosions rocked downtown Madison, killing tw...

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