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Post-Christmas Shoppers Return Gifts to Downtown Madison Stores

Date: 12 27 1960
Description: Traffic crowds Madison downtown streets and parking stalls as shoppers return or exchange unwanted Christmas gifts.
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Bill Strang Cleans the Front Window of a School Bus

Date: 09 02 1960
Description: Bill Strang, Black Earth, cleans the front window of a school bus preparing for the first day of school on September 12th.
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Madison Safety Patrol Delegates Prepare to Leave for Washington, D.C.

Date: 05 06 1959
Description: Madison's 31 delegates, representing Madison public and parochial schools, prepare to travel to the Annual National School of Safety patrol assembly in Was...
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Men with Shovels and Dynamite — Brittingham Project

Date: 1954
Description: Six men are posing around a patch of dirt, and snow is on the ground. Five of the men are holding shovels, and one man is lighting what appears to be a pro...
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Vernon County Homemakers Group Visit the Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff

Date: 07 30 1958
Description: 295 members of the Vernon County Homemakers group boarded buses in Viroqua to travel to the Wisconsin Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. The women are show...
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Orchestra on Bus

Date: 1930
Description: 22 men and 22 women posing in and around a bus, which has a sign on the side that reads: "Mitchell Co. Farm Bureau Orchestra, Bruce Lybarger, Director. Osa...
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Wisconsin State Capitol from King Street

Date: 1958
Description: View of the top of King Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. Signs on the commercial building on the right corner read: "Huegel Hyland Shoes" and "P...
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Main Street

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Westfield, Wis." Many automobiles and a Greyhound Bus are diagonally parked on Main Street. The destination sign on the ...
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Lighthouse on the Lake Motel

Date: 1973
Description: Text on sign reads: "Lighthouse on the Lake, Motel, Restaurant, Indoor Pool." On reverse: "Lighthouse Inn on the Lake. Highway 42, 1515 Memorial Drive, Two...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachtjen paddling around in the 16 by 32 foot pool which was constructed on the Capitol Park overlooking State Street. Ruth Andres sits at the...
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Dane County Library Service Bookmobile

Date: 01 30 1995
Description: The Dane County Library Service Bookmobile parked at the McFarland Shopping Center.
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Main Street — Green Bay

Date: 1951
Description: Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel ...
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Back to School

Date: 1975
Description: Elevated view down road from a hill towards a dog returning to his driveway after the children were picked up by the school bus on a rural road.
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Kid's Entering Harvester Coach

Date: 12 14 1927
Description: View across street towards children waiting in a line to get on a Harvester Coach bus. A sign in the window of the bus reads: "Body Built by Lang Body Comp...
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Bus Service

Date: 08 07 1928
Description: View towards the left side of a bus. People are sitting inside the bus which is parked on an unpaved road. The sign painted on the side reads: "Royal Trans...
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Community Coach Co. Bus

Date: 12 22 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a bus. The sign on the bus window reads: "Body Built by Lang Body Company."
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Illinois Roadway Lines Inc. Bus

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: View across lawn towards a small bus parked on a road with a body of water in the background. There is a man sitting in the driver's seat.
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Trucks at Passenger Station

Date: 08 31 1927
Description: View across street towards two International buses parked in front of the Passenger Station.
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Fleet of Buses

Date: 10 22 1924
Description: Men standing with a fleet of buses. The sign on each bus reads: "Chacarita."
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Teenagers Boarding Bus

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: View across lawn towards a group of teenagers boarding a small bus parked on a road with a body of water in the background.

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