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Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for st...
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Tank at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Tank moving up the ramp at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Reedsburg Locker Service

Date: 10 1980
Description: Reedsburg Locker Service, Vine Street.
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Evans Public Storage

Date: 10 1980
Description: Evans Public Storage Warehouse, South Front Street.
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Nutrena Feeds Factory

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Description: Elevated view over a freight train of the Nutrena Feeds factory.
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Storage Building at Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 10 06 1974
Description: Formerly a receiving vault, this storage building at Forest Hill Cemetery features cathedral Gothic design elements.
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Funeral Procession on Main Street

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Description: View from board sidewalk of a line of wagons, including a hearse, moving down an unpaved street in town. Location identified as Main Street, and a funeral ...
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Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a warehouse on the levee, built in 1856.
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Grain Building in Auburndale

Date: 01 20 1989
Description: Grain storage building located near the railroad tracks. The wrecker service truck parked near the warehouse bears the slogan, "the happy hooker."
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Before It Was the Historymobile

Date: 04 1954
Description: Rollohome mobile home as received from the factory and parked at Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co. on E. Main Street prior to being moved to the State Hist...
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Rocket Oil Company Fuel Storage Tanks

Date: 10 10 1946
Description: Rocket Oil Company fuel storage tanks at the bulk plant at 204 South Paterson Street. In the foreground is a man on a modern Rocket Oil company truck fill...
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Town and Country House Store and Warehouse

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: A metal store building and a metal warehouse building at 3320 University Avenue. In the background is a tree lined ridge. In the foreground is a two-lane r...
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Storage Buildings

Date: 1963
Description: Storage buildings along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad siding and station.
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Ellefson Lumber Company

Date: 05 16 1929
Description: Ellefson Lumber Co. store and supply building, located at 2016 Winnebago Street.
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Hansen Storage of Madison

Date: 03 28 1957
Description: Hansen Storage of Madison, 2302 Darwin Road, with a truck backed up to the loading dock.
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Large Animal Sculptures

Date: 05 31 1965
Description: A row of sculptured horses and a cow's head at the Creative Display Company, currently known as the FAST Corporation.
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Kroger Produce Warehouse

Date: 08 07 1934
Description: Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. Headquarters and produce warehouse, 634 West Washington Avenue.
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Kroger Warehouse Railroad Siding and Loading Dock

Date: 08 07 1934
Description: Kroger Grocery and Baking Company produce warehouse, 634 West Washington Avenue, view of the railroad siding and loading dock.
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Texaco Bulk Station

Date: 07 11 1930
Description: View of a Texaco bulk station and storage tanks from across the railroad tracks at 919 E. Main Street.
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City Water Co.

Date: 1930
Description: Storage Tank #2. A large, rounded tank with a conical roof. Another tank is directly behind. A large brick building is on the right.

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