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| Date: | 01 05 1958 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | This map of Madison is also a brochure of activities for vacationers in the area. The map includes indexes and some points of interest are shown pictoriall... |
| Date: | 07 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen visits with, left to right: Theresa Lohbauer, Madison; Martha Austin, St. Louis; and Edith Brandt (?), Madison at the regional... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of downtown Madison's Park Hotel. The Prescription Pharmacy also occupies a portion of the ground floor. |
| Date: | 08 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Eight bowling officials are posed at Nakoma Golf Club on the event of the 32nd Madison Bowling Association golf jamboree. Shown seated are: Art Pischke, We... |
| Date: | 08 05 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Gas & Electric Company Steam Turbine Station and Substation, 115 South Blount Street, view from South Livingston Street. |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Beverly Stark, women's director of WMTV, c... |
| Date: | 02 19 1959 |
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| Description: | Madison firemen fighting an apartment fire at 146 West Johnson street. |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Parks Department building the ramp on Midvale Avenue for the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Vie Cramer, Don Ke... |
| Date: | 03 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Vivian Soule (center), of Rt. 3 in Madison, was chosen as Wisconsin's most outstanding restaurant hostess at an open house held by the Madison Association.... |
| Date: | 05 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Luella Mortenson, women's director for bot... |
| Date: | 01 05 1958 |
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| Description: | A Madison Gas and Electric Company worker probing for gas leaks with a meter on the Capitol Square after two explosions rocked downtown Madison, killing tw... |
| Date: | 09 24 1953 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Spic and Span dry cleaning store in the new Madison East Shopping Center on East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Ray Sennett (left), Madison; Olaf Severson, McFarland; Dr. B.I. Pippin, Richland Center; Roundy; and Al Thelen, Madison, attend a birthday party for Joseph... |
| Date: | 07 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Madison park commission crew, responsible for the construction of the starting ramp and finish line platform for the Madison Soap Box... |
| Date: | 05 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison housing development at the corner of McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Road in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood. Shows homes, sprawling backyards and tel... |
| Date: | 06 04 1957 |
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| Description: | What do typical Madison female office workers do on their lunch break? Doris Ardelt and Joal Fenn order lunch at a downtown Madison cafeteria. |
| Date: | 01 05 1958 |
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| Description: | Workmen from Madison Gas and Electric Company work on Main Street at the Capitol Square to check for gas leaks after two explosions rocked downtown Madison... |
| Date: | 05 08 1952 |
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| Description: | The honored guests who helped the Madison Lions Club observe its 30th anniversary at a banquet at the Park Hotel. Seated, left to right, are: G.I. Wallace,... |
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