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State Street from 200 Block
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State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' All Talking," and a sign below the Orpheum Theatre's marquee reads: "Thanksgiving Month." Other storefronts include Rennebohm's Drugstore, Hills Dry Goods Co., and Kessenich's. In the far background is Bascom Hill of the University of Wisconsin.
1929
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