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Stained Glass Bay Window

Date: 09 02 1969
Description: Stained glass bay window in a second story apartment at 702 University Avenue. The building was originally owned by H.V. Teckam, and built in 1899. For man...
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Orpheum Theatre Detail

Date: 09 07 1969
Description: Architectural detail of the Orpheum Theatre located at 216 State Street.
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Madison Gas and Electric Building

Date: 09 10 1969
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric Company building at 100 North Fairchild Street.
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Yost's-Kessenich's Detail

Date: 09 14 1969
Description: Architectural detail on the Yost's-Kessenich's building, located at 201 State Street.
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Castle and Doyle Coal Company Detail

Date: 09 21 1969
Description: Terra cotta detail of a man's face and floral design on the front of Castle and Doyle Coal Company at 125 State Street.
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Madison National Life Building

Date: 09 28 1969
Description: Architectural detail which creates shadow patterns on the Madison National Life Building located at 6120 University Avenue.
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306-312 State Street, Building Detail

Date: 10 05 1969
Description: Decorative detail on the top of the building located at 306-312 State Street, was Salick's Jewelry Shop.
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Torch and Seashell Detail

Date: 10 12 1969
Description: A torch and seashell motif tops the D.P. Zografos Uptown Business and Secretarial Service and Klein's Bakery in 1969 at 320 State Street. The Art Deco abst...
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Madison Central Fire Station, Detail

Date: 10 19 1969
Description: Two ornamented windows at the Central Madison Fire Station, 18 South Webster Street. The lintel (the brick and stone arch) above the second story windows i...
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Detail of Inlaid Hand

Date: 10 26 1969
Description: Detail of hand with pointing index finger in the sidewalk in front of the old Madison Gas and Electric Company building (aka Darwin Clark Building), at 120...
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Symbol of the Seabees

Date: 11 02 1969
Description: Bee symbol of the construction battalion (Seabees) at the Naval Reserve Training Center located at 1046 East Washington Avenue.
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Lincoln Elementary School

Date: 11 09 1969
Description: Ornate terra cotta work above the entrance of the Lincoln School building, 720 East Gorham Street, designed by Claude and Starck and built in 1915-16. The ...
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Air Conditioner Boxes Motif

Date: 11 16 1969
Description: Architectural box motif around air conditioners, created by James Potter, on the Doty Street side of the Beavers Insurance Building, 119 Monona Avenue (Mar...
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Heart Details on House

Date: 11 23 1969
Description: Home of J.V. Nemec at 3638 Johns Street, decorated with a heart motif.
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Edgewood High School Doorway

Date: 11 30 1969
Description: Inscription in relief above the arched doorway that is the main entrance to Edgewood High School. The inscription reads "Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare," ...
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Norway Center Plaque

Date: 12 07 1969
Description: A cast metal plaque of a Viking ship over the entrance to the Norway Center at 2262 Winnebago Street, which officially opened on June 15, 1963. The plaque ...
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Wilson Hotel

Date: 12 14 1969
Description: The small circular tower of the Wilson Hotel (now the Hotel Ruby Marie), at the corner of 524 East Wilson and South Blair Streets.
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Van Bergen/Bowen House

Date: 12 21 1969
Description: Cupola-adorned top portion of the Van Bergen/Bowen house, 302 South Mills Street, built by Seth Bergin, a farmer and real estate investor, in 1846 in the I...
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Armory/Red Gym

Date: 12 28 1969
Description: Portion of former Norman Revival fortress the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), featuring towers, wall slits and a stone arch doorway, on the University of Wisc...
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Gilman Press Building

Date: 01 11 1970
Description: Exterior of the top story of the Gilman Press Building, built in 1893, at the corner of 301 North Hamilton and East Johnson Streets. This building housed a...

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