Side View of Chocolate House
View across West Gilman Street towards the Chocolate House on the corner of State Street. The side door on the left leads up to apartments on the second floor. Graffiti is sprayed on the wall, reading, from left to right: "Free Karl!" "Bomb Hanoi" [with faded swastika symbol next to it], "Fred Lives." The storefront on State Street on the far right has a sign that reads, in part: "Spaghetti &," and a billboard above is for "Arandas Tequila." |
Image ID: | 136465 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1973 |
Creator Name: | Garner, Bruce |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Bruce Garner photographs of State Street area, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1973 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | M2017-072.6.6.5 |
Original Dimensions: | 35 mm |
243 W. Gilman Street and 468 State Street. 12/2017 Currently has apartments on the second floor and the Chocolate Shoppe on the ground floor. "Free Karl" is a reference to Karl Armstrong, one of the Sterling Hall bombers. "Fred Lives" is a reference to Fred Hampton, who was an activist and member of the Black Panthers, shot and killed by Chicago Police in 1969. For a view of the building from State Street, see image ID: 137869 |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
Stone buildings |
Apartments |
Billboards |
Dairy products |
Commercial buildings |
Streets |
Brickwork |
Automobiles |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Graffiti |
Swastikas |
Automobile parking |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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