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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Camel rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) for children, given free by Zor Temple Camel Patrol on Sunday afternoons during the summer. A number of... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Colorful locomotive pulling several cars full of children at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Although referred to as the "Kiddie Train," the caption ... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two polar bears in their enclosure at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). A crowd is gathered behind the fence, and in the far backgroun... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the near east side of the Isthmus with Laka Monona on the left. The Capitol dome is on the horizon. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. from Lak... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | The First National Bank building on the corner of South Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View across street towards a five-story corner building with entrances at the front and the side. An electric YMCA sign is near a tree in front. Caption re... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | View of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum from the parking lot. The globe sculpture is on the left. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the far background on th... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol of the glass bank on the corner of N. Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View across N. Carroll Street towards the Gay Building (now the Churchill Building), Madison's first skyscraper. A nine-story building located at 16 North ... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Two views of a restaurant, outdoor view, and indoor view of the bar area. Located at 613-617 W. Main Street. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Three views of the Kennedy Manor Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge: exterior of front of the building, the dining room, and bar area with jukebox. Located at... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the Park Hotel, located on the corner of South Carroll Street and West Main Street, with a sign for Drugs on the corner of the building. The hotel ... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Night view of the original Edgewater Hotel located on the corner of Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue on the south shore of Lake Mendota. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the large electric sign in front of the inn, and an inset view of the cocktail lounge with a jungle atmosphere. Located at 3841 E. Washing... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down street towards the Catholic church located on West Johnson Street. There is a clock tower on the steeple. Caption Reads: "Holy Redeemer Church, M... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the church located at First and Winnebago Streets. A traffic light and a fire hydrant are at the corner. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across unpaved road towards a two-story church on the left, and a rectory on the right. Caption Reads: "St. James Church and Rectory, Madison... |
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