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Fitchburg Business Section

Date: 1923
Description: Business section of Fitchburg. Building and trees to the right with men and cars out front.
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Orpheum Theatre

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Elevated view of buildings in the 200 block of State Street, with the Orpheum Theatre as a focal point. The theatre marquee reads "New Orpheum." Next door ...
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World's Largest Tire

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea...
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Chimney Sweep George Stahl

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Portrait of George Stahl, chimney sweep, with a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a tall hat and carrying a bag and a rope around his shoulder. He is standing...
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Hub Clothing Store

Date: 09 16 1948
Description: Angle view of four male mannequins in the window of The Hub clothing store, 22 West Mifflin Street.
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State Street View of Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: Elevated view above State Street of the Capitol Theatre, with construction nearly completed.
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Universal Grocery Company Storefront

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Storefront of the Universal Grocery Company at 20 W. Mifflin Street, with window displays. On the left is a portion of The Hub, 22 W. Mifflin Street, a sto...
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Don's Delivery Service

Date: 08 15 1937
Description: Employees of Don's Delivery Service, Inc. near the main Post Office, with Harley Davidson motorcycles and a closed panel truck. They are parked across the ...
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Picketers Protesting Economic Exploitation

Date: 11 18 1966
Description: Two men carry signs to protest exploitation of tenants who are members of Local 404 by their landlord who is manager of College Barber Shop.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared during the early 1870s. Close scrutiny of the entrance (whether it is the north or south entrance cannot b...
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Marquette Sign on King Street

Date: 1907
Description: View up sidewalk with a view of storefronts lining King Street. The marquee of The Majestic is prominent in the foreground, as is The Marquette, and a drug...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Rundell's Inc. Display Window

Date: 04 17 1946
Description: Display window at Rundell's Inc., men's clothing store, 15 East Main Street, featuring men's clothing and Weyenberg shoes.
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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 09 10 1941
Description: Harry S. Manchester's, Incorporated, department store on Capitol Square, 2-6 East Mifflin Street. View of people, buses and automobiles at the intersection...
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Tractor-Truck Unloading Paper

Date: 01 19 1939
Description: Men with tractor-truck unloading large rolls of paper at the Wisconsin State Journal, 115 South Carroll Street. Grace Episcopal Church, 110 W. Washington, ...
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Ready Mixed Concrete Truck

Date: 11 10 1937
Description: Castle & Doyle Rex Moto Mixer truck delivering ready mixed concrete in the alley behind Dean Clinic, 113-115 N. Carroll Street, with five men looking on.
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Flannery and Wohlenberg in front of Madison Theatre

Date: 11 19 1936
Description: Flannery and Wohlenberg standing on the sidewalk in front of the Madison Theatre. A woman is inside the ticket booth.
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Diamond Gas Station

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Diamond D-X Service Station, 118 King Street. (Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.) The view is across S. Webster Street looking up King Street toward the Wiscon...
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motor Co., located at 802 East Washington Avenue. There are two men shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motors Co., 802 East Washington Avenue. Two men are shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs parked along the curb.

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