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"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View across water towards the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) on Lake Monona, close to a pier on the left where a man is standing and watching. Buildings on ...
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Men with Monona-Mobile

Date: 1955
Description: A group of men are standing on the pontoons of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) which is near a pier on the left. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the fa...
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Commodore Heggestad with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: View from pier of John "Commodore" Heggestad of Department 40 of Gisholt proudly standing on the pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon boat) on which his...
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"Monona-Mobile" Launch

Date: 1955
Description: View from rocky shoreline of the launching of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) onto Lake Monona. The boat launch is on the left. "11248" is painted on the...
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Man with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: Unidentified man wearing a suit and a bow tie is standing on a pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) and holding the tow rope. Across the lake is th...
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"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View across water of three men relaxing on the pontoons of the "Monona-Mobile." Two men are sitting in the front seat of the car. John "Commodore" Heggesta...
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"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View from pier towards two men sitting in the front seat of the "Monona-Mobile," a pontoon boat powered by an automobile. The knee of a man is in the right...
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St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Date: 09 1974
Description: View across Williamson Street towards the entrance of the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. There are large display windows along the sidewalk. The storefr...
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Front End of Bob Bender's Cab

Date: 1977
Description: Front end view of Bob Bender's flagship cab named "Nellie," a shiny black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood, at the Dane County Regional Airport. The straight on ang...
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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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"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon boat) which is powered by an automobile. There is a man standing on a pier on the left watchin...
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Executives with Snapping Turtle

Date: 1953
Description: Two executives standing in a parking lot behind the Gisholt Machine Company. The man on the left is standing with his hands behind his back. The man on th...
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Bob Bender and his 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood

Date: 1977
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of Bob Bender sitting in the driver's seat behind the wheel of his cab named "Nellie," a 9-passenger shiny black 1956 Ca...
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Bender Deluxe Cab Limousine Service Crew and Fleet

Date: 1977
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the R.L. Bender Deluxe Cab Limousine Service crew and taxi fleet in front of Dane County Regional Airport. Robert "Bob" Bender (t...
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Bob Bender on South Carroll Street with "Nellie"

Date: 1977
Description: View across sidewalk towards Robert "Bob" Bender standing behind the hood of his shiny 9-passenger black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood, the flagship taxi of the ...
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Steering Wheel of Bob Bender's Cab

Date: 1977
Description: Interior view of the steering wheel, dash, and foot pedals of Bob Bender's deluxe limousine cab named "Nellie," a black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood. Flat rate ...

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