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Sprayguns and Compressors for Auto Painting

Date: 04 04 1946
Description: Sprayguns and compressors for painting automobiles at Winnebago Auto Replacement Company, 103 North Park Street.
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Gabbei Motor Co.

Date: 09 28 1934
Description: At Gabbei Motor Co. at 412 East Washington Avenue, one man works on the engine of a car while another machines a part in the company garage.
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J.A. Brady Garage

Date: 04 19 1934
Description: Interior of the J.A. Brady Garage, 1307 Williamson Street, with racks to elevate cars and the following signs: "Quaker State Oil" and "Cowdrey Brake Testin...
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Motor Analyzer Machine

Date: 10 14 1932
Description: Weidenhoff Motor Analyzer, portable testing bench connected to motor of automobile, with mechanic present, at Automotive Electric Sales Co., 754 E. Washing...
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Patrolman on Wisconsin Road

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Description: Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
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Kayser Motors Inc. Service Garage

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Interior view of the "Specialized Lubrication" center at the Kayser Motors Inc. service garage, 701-702 East Washington Avenue.
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Steamroller on Gravel Road

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Description: Steamroller parked on a gravel road.
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Man Driving Steamroller

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Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of a long steamroller parked in a gravel lot with a brick building in the background.
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Road Grader

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Description: A grader manufactured by The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. sits in a lot. Trucks and equipment are parked in the background near industrial buildings an...
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Road Maintenance

Date: 01 13 1938
Description: Adams road grader equipped with a McCormick-Deering power unit on a rural road. A county road maintenance crew is using the grader near the border between ...
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Clarksdale IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Mechanics work on tractors and a truck in the service shop of an International Harvester dealership. Advertising banners hang from the ceiling and in the b...
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Lawn Mower Sharpening

Date: 05 27 1953
Description: Victor Kelley adjusts his home-made lawnmower sharpener to sharpen a reel-type lawn mower for a neighbor.
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International Model K Trucks in Shop

Date: 1947
Description: International Model K trucks in the shop. These trucks were owned and operated by Gateway City Transfer Company of La Crosse. A large sign on the back wall...
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Madison Vocational and Adult Education School

Date: 01 22 1957
Description: Madison Vocational and Adult Education School provides a new industrial arts program to students at Edgewood High School because there are is no program fo...
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Machine Shop

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Description: Stereographic print of the interior of a machine shop. The drill press, engine lathe and power hacksaw are powered by a line shaft mounted on the ceiling. ...
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Repair Shop at Dealership

Date: 06 29 1925
Description: Repair shop at dealership. There is a work table with tools on it. In the background is a wall made of wire fencing that separates the shop from another ro...
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Repair Shop at Dealership

Date: 06 29 1925
Description: View of repair shop, with a piece of machinery on the left, and a vertical wood stand on wheels that is holding parts. In the background is a wall made of ...
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Repair Shop at Dealership

Date: 06 29 1925
Description: Interior view of a repair shop at a dealership. There is a clock on the wall to the left of a calendar and a door. On the right is a piece of machinery, ma...
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Machine in Repair Shop

Date: 12 20 1926
Description: Machine in repair shop. Two vehicles are in the background.
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Man Assembling Parts for IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working at a machine assembling parts for a truck, parked in the background.

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