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Filter: Creator Name of McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
| Date: | 01 28 1928 |
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| Description: | Lobby of the Capitol Theatre, featuring a tiled fountain with ornate chairs on either side. |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'" |
| Date: | 09 27 1930 |
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| Description: | Man in a tophat, suit, and cape holding a doctor's bag. His hat reads: "Doctor of Laffs." |
| Date: | 02 01 1931 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron." |
| Date: | 07 29 1933 |
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| Description: | A group of circus performers pose outdoors with a Corben airplane. The tall Man is Jack Earle, and one of the little people is probably Lia Graf. |
| Date: | 08 12 1932 |
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| Description: | RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Howard Morey posing in an airplane that advertised Pennco Oil, his distributorship of Waco airplanes, and his flying school. Two women sit in front of him.... |
| Date: | 05 26 1932 |
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| Description: | The repair shop of the Morey Airplane Company at Royal Airport in Madison. Only months after this picture was taken, Howard Morey lost both his hangar and ... |
| Date: | 04 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Howard Morey delivering the film "Hell's Holiday" to R.E. Mutchler of American Legion Post No. 57 for Parkway Theatre. (The man in the top coat is unidenti... |
| Date: | 05 05 1932 |
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| Description: | The U.S. airmail radio operator at Royal Airport in Madison. During the 1920s Madison had two airports: the Madison Airport (aka the North Street Airport) ... |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Pilot Orland G. Corben accepts the winner's trophy at the Kroger Air Show in Madison from Kroger Manager D.V. McPeek. Also in the photograph is Tommy Hain... |
| Date: | 07 01 1933 |
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| Description: | A Northwest Airways crew delivers a bag of airmail to Madison postmaster W.A. Devine. With him, posed in front of the Ford TriMotor, are pilots Elmer Wahl ... |
| Date: | 01 24 1928 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Capitol Theatre's entrance flanked with staircases. |
| Date: | 09 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Sweet's Food Shop at 427 (or 445) West Main Street, with display cases of candy and shelves stocked with food items. |
| Date: | 04 22 1946 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Modern Woodmen of America Insurance Camp #365, with men and women and one child. Taken in the Colonial Room at the Hotel Loraine. |
| Date: | 04 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at J.C. Penney & Company, 17-19 East Main Street, featuring cowboy "Tom Mix, of Radio, Safety Rules to All Straight Shooters" for Wisconsin ... |
| Date: | 04 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at Karstens Inc., 22-24 North Carroll Street, featuring Tom Mix safety display for the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department. The display inclu... |
| Date: | 04 29 1946 |
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| Description: | Three miniature models of a youth chair, combination desk-chair (made of wire and a cigarette box) and child sized wheelbarrow, taken for H.M. Wood. |
| Date: | 05 03 1946 |
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| Description: | Window display at Harry S. Manchester's, Inc., 2-6 East Mifflin Street, featuring the "Can-o-mat" can openers, "Can-o-mat, fully automatic, streamlined bea... |
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