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Solvit Chemical Co. Sign at Entrance Door

Date: 08 31 1939
Description: Solvit Chemical Co. sign nailed across two doors numbered 107 & 105, sign says: "Keep Out, Badger 4717 — Madison, Wis., 'Poison Gas' Fumigation."
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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Exterior at Christmas

Date: 12 1939
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a view of the exterior of the settlement house at 768 West Washington Avenue decorated with garland...
Postcard

Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Auto Wash Building

Date: 1924
Description: View up ramp towards the "Auto Wash" entrance door of a brick building using the Air-lec pneumatic door opening system invented by Louis Schoelkopf.
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

Date: 
Description: View of Gisholt real estate from the opposite side of the street. Over the door of the building is a sign that reads: "Gisholt Machine Co."
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Garage on South Park Street

Date: 04 2014
Description: View from across street of the "Park St. Garage" at 2116 Park Street. There is a parked car on the right side of the building near three garage doors. Ther...
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Fauerbach Brewing Company Exterior

Date: 
Description: View up street, with the Fauerbach brewery in the background on the right. Several cars and trucks are parked on the sides of the street in the foreground.
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View of State Street

Date: 1955
Description: View through a glass door towards a woman walking on the sidewalk past a parked car. On the opposite side of the street are signs for Madison Surgical Supp...
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Koch Motors

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street towards Koch Motors, historically the L.A.A.W. Stables. Signs on the bottom of the garage door (on the right) read: "Sound ...
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Rear of Wisconsin Building on North Carroll Street

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the back end of the Wisconsin Building. The words "Office Entrance" are carved into the stone above the main door....
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Grimm Book Bindery

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street towards the Grimm Book Bindery. Two plaques are on either side of the door, and a sign above the doorway, all read: "Grimm B...
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Midwest Hifi and Gino's

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two commercial buildings, with two houses behind them, and a house to the right of them. The commercial building on the le...
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Montgomery Ward

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Henry Street towards the Montgomery Ward Farm Store. Several cars are parked along the curb in front of the long brick building. A sign i...
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Closed Burger Chef and Republic Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of North Henry Street, towards two buildings. The one on the left was Burger Chef, but is vacant, with signs on the...
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Pyramid Realty

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Washington towards Pyramid Realty. A car is parked outside of the building. To the right is a small parking lot, and to the left is an all...
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Dogie Stand Restaurant

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street towards a Dutch colonial revival style house. On the ground floor is the Dogie Stand Restaurant. A large sign next to the ...
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House on North Frances Street

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street towards a house. The ground floor windows are boarded up, and the grounds are fenced off. On both sides of the house is an...
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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation

Date: 
Description: The front door of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at 508 State Street.

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