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| Date: | 04 02 1927 |
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| Description: | View of the early construction of the Capitol Theatre showing the steel frame of the building. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant. |
| Date: | 04 01 1927 |
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| Description: | U.S. Post Office under construction at 215 Monona Avenue. Scaffolding is in place as stone walls and pillars rise on the second floor, in a view of the fro... |
| Date: | 12 23 1936 |
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| Description: | R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Capitol Rock Wool insulation truck parked in front of 309 North Pinckney Street. |
| Date: | 07 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Basement of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. Facing East along Wilson showing the Madison Club. |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street. |
| Date: | 05 06 1927 |
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| Description: | "White" dump truck with raised bed. The sign painted on the side of the driver's side door reads: "J. P. Cullen & Son, Contractors." |
| Date: | 05 15 1947 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men pouring cement into the forms of the Wisconsin Telephone Company's new seven story building on the corner of West Main Street and Sout... |
| Date: | 07 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Two unidentified "sidewalk superintendents" observe the excavation for the new Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company building being constructed on the North Carr... |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Two-car garages are in 15 out of the 18 homes in the Parade of Homes. This home has been identified as being located at 5514 Raymond Road and built by Jose... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view looking up King Street from Butler Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. It appears there is work being done on the dome. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the west side of Madison showing newly constructed homes and homes under construction featured in the Parade of Homes. The main road through... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men... |
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| Description: | Elevated group portrait of men posing in front of the J.H. Findorff, Contractor, Planing Mill & Lumber Yard building. A smaller brick building on the far r... |
| Date: | 05 24 1904 |
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| Description: | J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill which had been built by Dow and Sons. Caption reads: "On May 24, 1904 J.H. Findorff bought the Capital Cit... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Twelve photographs and one letterhead are mounted on a board with captions. The photographs cover the time before and after a fire in 1909 when the company... |
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| Description: | View across unpaved street toward a group of four men standing on a platform in front of the large open door of a building. A larger open door is above the... |
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