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Workmen on the East River

Date: 1968
Description: Two workmen in overalls and hardhats stand on a wooden walkway in the East River. The slick water-level walkway leads into a group of pilings and the back...
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Junior Division of the University League

Date: 09 27 1953
Description: Richard and Ruth Shackleford posing with a prize white mink outside of the small animal house at 2105 Herrick Drive. Richard, a member of the U.W. genetics...
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"Hawks" Hockey Player

Date: 03 10 1962
Description: Action shot of a "Hawks" hockey player Tom Grumke skating through a check at boards to retrieve the puck before scoring.
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Clack Soft Water Service Plant Fire

Date: 10 26 1962
Description: Deputy chief Ralph McGraw viewing a paint booth that was destroyed by a fire at the Clack Soft Water Service plant.
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Barn Fire Near Brooklyn

Date: 10 05 1963
Description: Firemen are fighting a blaze that destroyed a barn and its contents 2 miles south of Brooklyn.
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Middleton Industrial Fire

Date: 11 06 1964
Description: Fire fighters battling a fire at the Art Brush Creations and Industrial Research printing plant in downtown Middleton.
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Blasting Contractor

Date: 03 23 1961
Description: John (Cy) Ong, owner and operator of a blasting contracting service, posing with a push-button detonator ready to set off a dynamite blast.
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"Hawks" Hockey Players

Date: 03 10 1962
Description: Action shot of a "Hawks" hockey player, Deacon Davis, avoiding a body check by an opposing player in a contest for the puck.
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Workers at the World Trade Center

Date: 1970
Description: Three construction workers standing near a truck outside the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for the World T...
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Fire at Schwertz Farm

Date: 04 30 1997
Description: "Theresa and Knowles firemen battle a blaze on the Richard Schwertz farm on Cty WT near Mayville."
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East Side Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 01 29 1964
Description: The framework of the new East Side Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2310 Independence Lane in process of being built. One construction worker is shown at wor...
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Wisconsin's Spring Football Game

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: U.W. halfback Carl Silverti is shown being tripped up in Wisconsin's spring football game at Camp Randall. Silvestri was the game's leading rusher.
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Madison East - Madison West Football Game

Date: 10 23 1964
Description: Stuart Voigt catches a touchdown pass from Jim Kippert for a Madison West High School touchdown against rival Madison East. Defending for East is Craig Fer...
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Madison East — Madison West Football Game

Date: 10 23 1964
Description: Madison East High School quarterback Bob Boyle eludes a Madison West defender to complete a pass to teammate Don Taylor down field. Craig Nobis of Madison ...
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Snow, Slush and Pedestrians

Date: 03 05 1965
Description: People jumping over slush from a sidewalk to the street. Three inches of snow had fallen, adding up to 39 inches of water.
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Specialty Helmet Created by Police Chief

Date: 04 20 1961
Description: Monona police chief Clifford Pfister displaying a police crash helmet with blinking red lights that he designed with the assistance of the Ray-O-Vac Compan...
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Police Crash Helmet with Blinking Red Lights

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: Monona Police Chief Clifford Pfister demonstrating a police crash helmet with blinking red lights that he designed with assistance from the the Ray-O-Vac C...
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We Saw You Watching Fencers at Skill

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: A face to face portrait of Maria Walsman, 13, pressing her nose against a protective mask worn by Minnie Schiro, 11, as they attend a demonstration of fenc...
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Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker at the World Trade Center.

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