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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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Parishioners Outside New Fellowship Church of God

Date: 1939
Description: Parishioners gather at the entrance outside New Fellowship Church of God In Christ at North Eighth Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, with cars parked in front.
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State Street and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1936
Description: State Street view looking east from Johnson Street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner on the left is Glasgow Tailers, and further up the b...
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Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Belmont Hotel

Date: 1938
Description: View of the Belmont Hotel from the Capitol Grounds. Hommel Bros., with "Good Things to Eat," is on the corner at 20 West Mifflin Street.
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Harold C. Bradley Residence

Date: 1938
Description: The Harold C. Bradley residence at 106 North Prospect Avenue.
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Madison Central High School

Date: 1938
Description: View across intersection towards Madison Central High School, located on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: View from the east corner of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking past the Colonel Hans Christian Heg statue with King Street in the background.
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Executive Residence

Date: 1939
Description: The Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street, constructed in 1856. Used as the Executive Residence from 1883-1950.
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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 1939
Description: The "Gates of Heaven Synagogue," 214 West Washington Avenue, on its original site prior to the move to James Madison Park.
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Gilmore-Weiss House

Date: 1939
Description: The Gilmore-Weiss home, 120 Ely Place (formerly Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church.
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Cornish Miner's House

Date: 1936
Description: The home of a Cornish miner.
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Blair and Main Streets

Date: 1939
Description: The snowy intersection of South Blair and East Main Streets.
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East Mifflin Street Looking West

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. The Strand Theater is on the right. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the str...
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City Hall and Parkway Theatre

Date: 1938
Description: View across Capitol grounds towards City Hall and the Parkway Theater on West Mifflin Street.
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Intersection of Monona Avenue and Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View from Capitol Park towards the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street.

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