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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Exterior view of the new Madison Public Library bookmobile parked in front of the City-County building on Monona Boulevard.
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Wisconsin Diagnostic Center

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Exterior view of the new Wisconsin Diagnostic Center for the intensive study of mentally and emotionally disturbed young people, referred to it by the stat...
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City Public Links Golf Tournament

Date: 08 13 1960
Description: Score sheets for the 1960 City Public Golf Links Tournament at the West Side Park (Odana) are examined by, left to right, Bob Scholl, tournament co-directo...
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Public Outdoor Drinking Fountain

Date: 06 16 1952
Description: Gail Habermann is shown in front of city hall using a new type of public drinking fountain called an 'angle jet' which replaces the old 'bubbler' type. The...
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L. Irene Buck House

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Exterior view of the house of L. Irene Buck, located at 1107 Merrill Springs Road. L. Irene Buck was the Director of Art for Madison public schools.
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Madison Free Library

Date: 11 20 1947
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The library was built with Carnegie money and opened in 1906. The name changed to Madison Public Library ...
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn on the Quaker Oats farm on 4202 Monona Drive. A sign above the barn door reads: "Branch Warehouse of William Le[?] Warehouses, Public Bonded Warehou...
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M.C. Alexander Obituary

Date: 08 10 1950
Description: Police officers and company employees stand on the roof of the Wisconsin Power and Light Building, 122 West Washington Avenue, where M.C. Alexander of 303 ...
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Neighborhood House Staff

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Staff members of the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue, pose around a table for a group portrait. Seated, left to right: Louise Schleicher, as...
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Wisconsin Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 09 22 1959
Description: Ione Nelson, left and S. Janice Kee are standing next to the Wisconsin Free Library commission's new bookmobile. Ione Nelson is the public library consulta...
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Fleet of Cars for Driver Education Program

Date: 06 17 1957
Description: John McDowell (left), supervisor of summer program for Madison public schools, and Milo Swanton, a member of the AAA advisory committee, stand in front of ...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Building in Madison

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Wisconsin Power & Light Company Building, 122 West Washington Avenue on the corner of Fairchild Street. Helstrom's Pharmacy occupies a large po...
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Aerial View of Town and Wisconsin River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin Dells including the Wisconsin River and the dam and generating power plant.
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Herbert Schenk School

Date: 05 22 1953
Description: Exterior view of the new Herbert Schenk school that will open in the fall.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Students on Campus

Date: 05 09 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students along State Street east of Park Street. The State Historical Society building is on the right.
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Dane Co. Home For The Aged

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Metal fire escape at rear of the Dane County Home For The Aged. Newspaper calls building a "fire trap."
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Exterior

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Historical Society Library, exterior view of the U-shaped space behind the building that will be used for expansion.
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Rat Extermination

Date: 09 30 1947
Description: James Capacio and John H. Endres, assistant to L.B. Kelly of the Solvit Chemical Company, distributing poison bread at the Shorewood dump in a rat extermin...

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