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Opening of Madison Public Housing

Date: 12 30 1964
Description: One of 36 new apartments at the Truax Field Madison public housing site. It is one of four public housing sites in Madison providing 160 units for those el...
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Madison Inn Motor Hotel

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Manager James Payton standing across the street from the recently completed Madison Inn motor hotel at Frances and Langdon Streets.
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Bank of Madison

Date: 05 19 1961
Description: Street view of the Bank of Madison building at 1 West Main Street on the Capitol Square.
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Madison Zor Shrine Nomads Parade Unit

Date: 05 23 1961
Description: The Zor Nomads, twenty-three Madison area Shriners, ride special motor bikes for parade events. It is the first motorized unit sponsored by Aor Shrine. The...
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Stranded Motorist

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: A winter scene with passers-by helping a stranded Madison motorist during a late winter blizzard.
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Parked Motorcycle on Madison Street

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: An illegally parked motorcycle on Park Street in Madison. The photograph was taken to show that riders don't always use the newly marked smaller stalls int...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Mike Clements, age 5, enjoying the annual Armed Forces Day parade around the Capitol Square in Madison.
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Festival de France on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 09 29 1964
Description: Beatrice Forso is offering a free sample of French perfume to a passerby during Festival de France on the Capitol Square in Madison.
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New Bank Drive-In Service

Date: 01 29 1965
Description: Cars are moving through the three new drive-in teller windows at the rear of the Bank of Madison, 1 West Main street. Snow is on the ground.
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Madison Police Ambulance

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: Officer Howard (Pete) Stormer displaying the interior of the new station-wagon sized Madison police ambulance. For the past 5 years the department relied o...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Dignitaries review the annual Armed Forces Day parade held around the Capitol Square in Madison. Shown (L-R) are Air Commodore W. Weiser; Col. Harrison Gar...
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Aerial Photograph of the Mifflin and Pinckney Streets Intersection

Date: 01 15 1964
Description: Aerial photograph of the intersection of Mifflin, Pinckney, and Hamilton streets on Madison's Capitol Square. The Madison Hotel, 108 North Pinckney Street,...
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Volunteer Vehicle Safety Checkup Program

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A safety-conscious motorist has his car checked at one of the two stations set up in Madison as part of a voluntary vehicle safety checkup program. Locati...
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"Heiroglyph" Sculpture By O.V. Shaffer

Date: 06 09 1965
Description: Passerby looking at "Heiroglyph," a sculpture made by O.V. Shaffer, Beloit, located in front of the new Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street. Th...
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New Madison Public Library

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: The entrance area of the new public library under construction on the corner of Fairchild and Mifflin streets.
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Rennebohm Foundation Donates to Fund for New Neighborhood House

Date: 02 03 1965
Description: The Rennebohm Foundation donated $65,000 toward a new Neighborhood House and an addition to the South Madison Neighborhood Center. Members of the building ...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Navy servicemen parade around the Capitol Square in observance of Armed Forces Day in Madison. The theme of the day-long event held at Truax Field is "Powe...
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Mailman John L. Smith

Date: 07 29 1965
Description: John L. Smith standing on a Madison sidewalk with letters in his hand and his mail cart beside him. He is featured in a newspaper article about his busy li...
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Spring Clean Up

Date: 03 1962
Description: An unidentified man washing the sidewalk with a hose.

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