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Edgewood Fence Removal

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: Edgewood fence along Wingra Drive entrance, which had been opened to the public after closing by the Dominican Sisters of Edgewood Academy. Shown is the ro...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Three Girl Scouts sampling cookies at the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, with a baker, Reider Strand. Left to right: Sandra Bird, 1325 Jenifer ...
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Otto Wolff at Butter Churn

Date: 05 08 1945
Description: Otto Wolff, supervisior of butter making for the Madison Dairy Produce Company, 1018 East Washington Avenue, at the butter churn. Left to right: Otto Wolff...
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Madison Street Construction

Date: 1913
Description: Street construction at the corner of Regent and Roby Road in Madison. The home of the photographer, W.H. Dudley, is in the background
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Meat Inspector at Oscar Mayer Company

Date: 06 22 1945
Description: I.R. Bruley, government meat inspector, is shown applying the circular federal inspection stamp to a side of beef at Oscar Mayer Company.
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Lewis Flisram, Madison Parks Caretaker

Date: 07 05 1945
Description: Lewis Flisram, age 79, started working for the Madison Parks Commission in 1897. He worked there until 1911. He left to work for his mother for a period of...
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Two Ray-O-Vac Employees

Date: 08 07 1945
Description: Two Ray-O-Vac employees who have returned to work from serving in World War II.
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War Chest Day's Pay Pledge

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Group portrait of Madison Building and Construction Trades workers signing pledge cards to donate one day's pay (about $12) to Madison War Chest campaign.
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Auto Body Repair

Date: 10 17 1945
Description: An employee of the Royal Body Company, 9-13 North Brooks Street, operating an air hammer to straighten a dented fender of a automobile.
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Edwards Tire Company

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: "Ole" Odegaard, tire repairman at Edwards Tire Company, 506 University Avenue, re-treading tires.
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Madison Dairy Laboratory

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Two men performing a test in a laboratory at the Madison Dairy, 1018 East Washington Avenue.
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Man Tending Corn Plants

Date: 10 1946
Description: Man in cornfield, tending a plant.
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Corn Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Left side profile view of a farmer using a horse-drawn corn binder in a field.
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Employees of Bob Cooper Glass Company

Date: 10 1946
Description: Two employees of the Bob Cooper Glass Company, 755 East Washington Avenue, unloading a crate of glass from a company truck at an undisclosed location.
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Man, Dog and Chickens

Date: 03 03 1947
Description: Irvin Thompson with Andy, a chicken retrieving dog, placing an escaped chicken into a crate at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, 633 West Doty Street...
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Train and Truck Accident

Date: 03 27 1947
Description: Police and trainmen for the Northwestern Railroad removing the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Thompson (Alice) from their truck, which collided with a N...
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Meat Inspector at Oscar Mayer

Date: 06 22 1945
Description: Meat inspector inspecting meat at the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire

Date: 05 11 1947
Description: Firemen at the scene of the Doyon Lumber Company fire, 638 West Mifflin Street. The Fiore coal silos are visible in the background.
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1915 Foam Fire Truck

Date: 05 13 1947
Description: Firemen James Fraser and Philip Statz (left to right in the driver's seat) are demonstrating how the old wooden spoke-wheeled 1915 foam fire truck chugged ...
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1922 Pumper Fire Truck

Date: 05 13 1947
Description: 1922 Pumper Fire Truck at old Fire Station No. 2 (1921-1966), 301 N. Broom Street. Firemen (l to r) Harold Muenkel, Charles White, Alex Cohn, Lt. Wilber K...

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