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Celebrating the End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Overhead view of bar and crowd in Fauerbach Brewing Co. tavern at 651 Williamson Street, celebrating the end of Prohibition.
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Madison Consumers Dairy Co-operative

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior of the Madison Consumers Dairy Co-operative, probably located at 102 South Dickinson Street, with the milkmen posing next to their home delivery t...
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Chimney Sweep George Stahl

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Portrait of George Stahl, chimney sweep, with a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a tall hat and carrying a bag and a rope around his shoulder. He is standing...
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Railroad Construction Crew

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Railroad construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking west up the 400 and 500 blocks of East Wilson Street.
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Railroad Construction Crew

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking northwest along the 100 block of South Blair Street.
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Building of Model House

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Capital Times model home under construction at 2318 Monroe Street.
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Machinery Side of Rushour Co., Inc. Plant

Date: 10 05 1936
Description: Interior view of men working inside Rushour Manufacturing Company at 2070 Helena Street.
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Garage Exterior

Date: 08 27 1934
Description: Meier's Garage, located at 1313 Regent Street. The garage did general repair, as well as greasing, washing, and auto radios. Eight employees are in front w...
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Nutrition Lab

Date: 1931
Description: Two students work in the nutrition lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Man working with machinery at the Red Dot Potato Chip plant.
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Oscar Mayer Casing Workers

Date: 10 17 1939
Description: Group portrait of female workers in the casing department of Oscar Mayer & Company, located at 910 Mayer Avenue.
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Interior View of the Frank Bros. Grocery Store

Date: 04 07 1939
Description: Morning view of the interior of Frank Bros. grocery store, located at 609-613 University Avenue, with two shop keepers stocking the window with Seald Sweet...
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Frank Brothers Grocery Store

Date: 04 07 1939
Description: Frank Brothers grocery store, 609-613 University Avenue, with two workers stocking the window display with Seald Sweet oranges in neatly arranged pyramids.
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Welders at Work

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders in welding shop at Howard Welding Company, located at 319 E. Wilson Street.
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Welders

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders looking at finished welding job in shop at Howard Welding Co., 319-321 E. Wilson Street.
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Memorial Union Theatre Construction

Date: 01 10 1939
Description: University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theatre under construction, showing interior with four men on scaffolding.
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Tractor-Truck Unloading Paper

Date: 01 19 1939
Description: Men with tractor-truck unloading large rolls of paper at the Wisconsin State Journal, 115 South Carroll Street. Grace Episcopal Church, 110 W. Washington, ...
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Tractor-Truck at Mautz Paint Co.

Date: 01 20 1939
Description: Men loading cases of paint into tractor-truck at Mautz Paint Co., 939 E. Washington Avenue.
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Workers Viewing Ford Cars

Date: 11 09 1938
Description: Crowd of workers viewing two new Ford cars in the Madison Kipp Corp. plant, 201-231 Waubesa Street.

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