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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 06 01 1928
Description: Wilson Street side of post office and courthouse nearly completed. There is an automobile parked along the curb in front.
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Riley-Bremer-Riley Garage

Date: 10 11 1930
Description: The Riley-Bremer-Riley Oldsmobile garage on E. Doty Street began as the Riley Livery Stable when horse-drawn transportation reigned and then transitioned t...
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Automobile Crankshaft Machine at Gisholt Machine Company

Date: 08 20 1947
Description: Display of a 50-ton machine, developed by the Gisholt Machine Company, that will help speed up production of automobile crankshafts. W.A. Smlja, on the lef...
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AAA Display Window

Date: 03 28 1939
Description: American Automobile Association display window showing Wisconsin travel brochures and pictures of tourist destinations around the state.
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Capital Buick Co. Machine Shop

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: The Capital Buick Co. machine shop, 750 E. Washington Avenue, with two mechanics repairing an automobile.
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Nu-Enamel Paint Promotion

Date: 05 14 1934
Description: Man standing next to an automobile outfitted with signs advertising Nu-Enamel paint.
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Heeb Company Warehouse

Date: 05 26 1927
Description: The Heeb Company Warehouse at the intersection of West Gorham and North Broom Streets (328 West Gorham) with Findorff Construction sign in front. The Heeb ...
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Tommy's Conoco Oil Station

Date: 03 14 1955
Description: Exterior of Tommy's Conoco Oil Station, 3116 East Washington Avenue at Commercial Avenue (aka Highway 30). Includes gas pumps, one automobile, and a Tommy'...
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Automobile in Snow on Edgewood Drive

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: Winter scene with automobile parked in front of barricade at west end of Edgewood Drive.
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Man Demonstrating Auto Heater

Date: 10 20 1937
Description: Man demonstrating automobile heater to a customer at Halperin Auto Parts, 209 South Park Street.
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America's Dairyland Cart

Date: 1939
Description: Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: An elevated view of the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Warehouse Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of stockroom in Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street.
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Hudson Auto Co. "Motor School"

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Hudson Auto Co., 1134 E. Washington Avenue, holding a "motor school" to teach the use of Sun diagnostic equipment. Group of men in background, and front e...
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Madison Automotive Service

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Madison's Automotive Electric Service Company at 122-124 West Main Street. The Loraine Hotel can be seen in the left background.
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership During Expansion

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view from across street of the construction to expand the Schoelkopf building at 210-216 E. Washington Avenue. Men from the construction company a...
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Box of Piston Rings

Date: 09 1946
Description: Box of Wausau Motor Parts Company piston rings, taken for Brock Engraving Company.
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Aerial View of Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of Oscar Mayer & Company, 910 Mayer Avenue at Packers Avenue. Shows stock yards, railroad cars and automobile parking lot. Also shows C.E. & P....
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Skelgas Trailer

Date: 09 28 1938
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a Skelgas trailer, showing two gas tanks, being pulled by an automobile, parked in front of Suburban Gas & Appliance C...
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G&E Tire Store

Date: 11 17 1934
Description: G and E Store, Tires and Batteries, 124 E. Washington Avenue, with piles of tires on the sidewalk and the Rathskeller Retail Store, 124 E. Washington Avenu...

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