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Madison Central-Madison East Football Game

Date: 11 02 1949
Description: Madison East High School end Trig Oliverson carries the ball in a football game against Madison Central High School at Breese Stevens Field.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Guy Beaumont of Madison sits atop a ladder to watch the races at the 1954 Madison soap box derby.
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: Two Madison Gas and Electric Company workmen checking pipes on Main Street in downtown Madison after two gas blasts and fires rocked downtown Madison, kill...
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Madison East-Madison Central Football Game

Date: 11 02 1949
Description: Madison Central High School fullback Willy Mischke (#22) carries the ball against Madison East High School in a football game at Breese Stevens Field. Also...
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Brittingham Park Bath House

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the bath house. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Some of the crowd watching the 1954 Madison soap box derby, including the Wilbert Rung family of Madison.
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Franklin Trostle

Date: 1930
Description: Madison Police Chief Frank Trostle. Trostle served as police chief from 1925-1930.
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UW Madison Marching Band Practice

Date: 09 12 1979
Description: The University of Wisconsin-Madison band director Mike Leckrone watching the marching band during a practice session.
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Madison old Central Fire Station

Date: 1900
Description: Madison old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster St. Three men driving horse-drawn ladder trucks in front of Madison Fire Station, 10 S. Webs...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street.
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View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and...
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Executive Residence

Date: 1964
Description: The Executive Residence in Maple Bluff, a Madison suburb. A group of people can be seen on the porch and lawn.
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The "Spirit of St. Louis"

Date: 1928
Description: Charles Lindbergh's airplane, "Spirit of St. Louis," while visiting Madison.
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Madison Traction Company Repair Shop

Date: 1909
Description: The repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue, with five streetcars and a team of horses in the foreground.
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a football game at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Spectators are standing and sitting in the stands in the f...
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Madison City Railways Crew

Date: 1911
Description: Streetcar and crew of the Madison City Railways Company. The streetcar number is #50 and the route sign says Wingra Park.
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George Little & Son Leaving Madison

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: George Little, former University of Wisconsin athletic director, and son George Jr., leaving Madison, at railroad station.
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background.
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Madison High Schools Football Teams

Date: 09 08 1958
Description: Madison West High School football squad.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Street Department Crew

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: Seven Madison street department workers preparing the route of the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Clark Evarts, William Skolaski, Ed Westb...

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