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Dealership

Date: 05 03 1929
Description: View across road towards a dealership in Lisbon, Canada.
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Zor Shrine Tour of Hawaii

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Zor Shrine group boarding their plane at the Madison airport for their tour of Hawaii.
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Summer Fun

Date: 1975
Description: A woman spraying water upwards with a hose to create a "rain shower." She is wearing a bikini.
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Spring Flood

Date: 1975
Description: A GMC truck and an automobile are splashing through a large puddle in a small town. The town's water tower is in the background.
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People in front of Dealership

Date: 05 02 1928
Description: View of a group of people posing outdoors in the rain in front of Sloneker Motor & Implement Co. Inc.
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Two Police Trucks

Date: 12 30 1926
Description: View across street towards two police trucks parked along the curb near a large brick building. The signs on the side of the trucks reads: "Bureau of Polic...
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Flooded Langdon Street

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: View of Langdon Street during flood from rain. A man is standing ankle deep in water.
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People in front of Dealership

Date: 05 02 1928
Description: View of a group of people posing outdoors in the rain in front of Sloneker Motor & Implement Co. Inc.
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People in front of Dealership

Date: 05 02 1928
Description: View across grassy field towards a group of people posing outdoors in the rain in front of Sloneker Motor & Implement Co. Inc.
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Harvey's Women's Apparel Christmas Window

Date: 12 05 1930
Description: View from rainy street towards the Harvey's Women's Apparel complete display window, at 9 East Main Street.
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Ready for the Summer Rain

Date: 1936
Description: A man and a woman, probably Eleanor Holt DeWitt and Donald Soule DeWitt, are standing together, wearing rain ponchos and wide-brimmed hats. Trees and Archi...
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Two Escape as Dirt Jostles House

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: A policeman and a night watchman narrowly escaped injury when a huge mound of excavated dirt fell on a house adjacent to the new State Office building cons...
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Cornerstone Laying of B'nai B'rith Hillel Building

Date: 10 1955
Description: Participants attending in a cornerstone laying ceremony for the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Building located at University of Wisconsin on a rainy day. ...
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Rain and Sleet Storm Hits Madison

Date: 04 04 1957
Description: Rain in the street, and an arterial stop sign at Wakefield Street and Midvale Boulevard, with icicles hanging from the bottom of the sign.
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Boys Make Big Splash

Date: 05 15 1957
Description: Children frolicking in rain water which collected in the Milwaukee Railroad underpass on North Park Street during Tuesday afternoon's heavy downpour. There...
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Memorial Day Event at Central High School

Date: 05 30 1957
Description: Former Madison resident, 86 year old William Nichols, listening to a talk at the Memorial Day ceremony, located at Central High School because of rain. He ...
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Ethnology Building

Date: 1901
Description: Well-dressed men and women are strolling the wet pavement at the Pan American Exposition in front of the Ethnology Building. Some people are standing on th...
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Oil Painting of Summer Cloud

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a n...
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
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...
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Merchant's Inn on a Rainy Day

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Description: View across street of Merchant's Inn located at the southwest corner of S. First and Fillmore Streets. A man in a buggy pulled by two horses is in the stre...

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