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Alfred Hopf, Taxi Driver

Date: 09 18 1953
Description: Alfred Hopf, a German Jewish refugee, wearing his uniform and sitting in his taxi, says driving a taxi in Madison is a far cry from his old career asa pro...
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Checker Taxicab

Date: 01 03 1935
Description: Checker Cab Company flatrate cab in front of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad depot at 148 S.Blair Street.
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City Cab Company Taxicabs

Date: 10 24 1935
Description: Lineup of 13 Ford City Car Company taxicabs and their drivers in front of the City Car Co., 601 - 603 West Washington Avenue. The view also contains Madiso...
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Easter Seal Boy

Date: 03 11 1955
Description: David Lindl, Easter Seal boy, being carried to taxicab by driver, Mr. Coster.
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City Cab Co. Taxicabs

Date: 10 24 1935
Description: Line up of City Cabs in front of the J. Heilprin & Co. Wholesale Fruits & Groceries, 612 W. Main Street, formerly the Illinois Central Passenger Depot.
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Taxi Drivers

Date: 1925
Description: Taxi cabs and their drivers are awaiting customers near the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad depot on East Wilson Street. In the center of...
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Easter Seal Sales Help the Handicapped

Date: 03 10 1952
Description: Funds received from the sale of Easter seals each spring provide the taxi service necessary to tranport the handicapped members of the Happy Hours club to ...
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Rennebohm Drug Store

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection of North Lake Street, towards Rennebohm Drugs. The four upper floors are apartment buildings. Pedestrians are...
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Cab-Bus Collision

Date: 08 26 1946
Description: Overturned taxicab, after collision with a city bus at the corner of Regent and Mills Street, injuring four people. Also shows a crowd of people looking on...
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City Car Taxi

Date: 12 08 1933
Description: A new Chevrolet City Car Company cab owned by James and Grace Riddell. In the background is a view of the 200 block of East Washington Avenue.
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The Atrium

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Pinckney Street towards the Atrium, originally two buildings: The Ellsworth Block and the Maeder Building. The original sandstone facade ...
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Back End of Bob Bender's Cab

Date: 1977
Description: Back end view of Bob Bender's flagship cab named "Nellie," a shiny black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood, parked at the Dane County Regional Airport. The metal emb...
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City Car Co. Taxicabs

Date: 10 13 1933
Description: Taxicabs lined up in front of City Car Co., 214 E. Washington Avenue, corner of N. Webster Street, with advertising banners at the top that read: "For cab ...
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Cab after Traffic Accident

Date: 08 27 1946
Description: A City Car Company cab on its roof after a collision with a bus at the corner of Mills and Regent Streets. The car skidded 42 feet from the point of impac...
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Employees of Bob Cooper Glass Company

Date: 10 1946
Description: Two employees of the Bob Cooper Glass Company, 755 East Washington Avenue, unloading a crate of glass from a company truck at an undisclosed location.
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Bishop O'Connor Returns from European Trip

Date: 09 28 1959
Description: Several thousand Catholic students turn out to welcome Bishop O'Connor back from his two month trip to Europe.
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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Chevrolet Cars and Drivers with Pledge Cards

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxis) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Purc...
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Purcell Garage

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur...
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Kitty Daly

Date: 02 21 1958
Description: Kitty Daly, a cab dispatcher for the City Car Co. for the past 17 years, has been answering the phone in front of a microphone and an electrical telegraph....

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