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Saint Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral, 216 West Main Street, with the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, in the right background and the Pa...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Carroll and Main Streets in the Rain

Date: 1954
Description: A rainy, nighttime view of the corner of Main and Carroll streets on the Capitol Square. The neon signs of the Prescription Pharmacy and the Park Hotel lig...
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Sun Dial

Date: 1954
Description: View of the sun dial with the exterior of the College of Agriculture.
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Washington School

Date: 1950
Description: Rear entrance of Washington School.
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Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of Our Saviour Lutheran Church at 1 South Hancock Street, on the corner of Hancock Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including a bit of the airplane wing.
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1955
Description: An air view of Madison's downtown area with the Wisconsin State Capitol and new State Office Buildings.
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of the isthmus looking north.
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Gays Mills from Above

Date: 1950
Description: View from hill through two trees over a road with a guard fence, overlooking the town laid out along a main thoroughfare. The area is heavily forested, and...
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of Bethel Lutheran Church at 312 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Bethel Lutheran Church Parish House

Date: 1950
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church parish house and Sunday School, 10 West Johnson Street.
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Camp Randall Cannon

Date: 1955
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Park cannon with an American flag flying in the background.
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Madison Central High School

Date: 1958
Description: Partial view of Central High School on Wisconsin Avenue. The building later became Madison Area Technical College.
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Christ Presbyterian Church

Date: 1958
Description: The entrance to Christ Presbyterian Church.
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Church of Christ Scientist Exterior

Date: 1958
Description: The entrance to the Church of Christ Scientist on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Construction of City-County Building

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Covered in Frost

Date: 01 14 1952
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol and park covered in hoar frost and fog.
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Dudgeon School

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior of Dudgeon School, an elementary school on Monroe Street.
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Madison East High School

Date: 1958
Description: A partial view of Madison East Side High School.

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