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Pinckney Street with a Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Pinckney Street view with the edge of the Capitol grounds on the right. A streetcar is in the center of the street. Storefronts with their awnings over the...
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Belmont Hotel and Pinckney Street

Date: 1954
Description: View from Capitol Square Park of the Belmont Hotel and nearby buildings. Includes the storefronts for Simpson's and Rennebohm Drug Store #6, at 19 North Pi...
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Rennebohm Farm Buildings

Date: 06 30 1944
Description: Rennebohm dairy farm buildings, showing house in foreground and barn and silos in background, framed by large tree, located 5 miles from the capitol on Hig...
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South Park Street

Date: 01 06 1938
Description: South Park Street (Hwy 12 & 14 & 18) looking south from the intersection at Midland Street. On the left across the street is Southside Pharmacy at 1123 Sou...
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Rennebohm Store in the Hotel Loraine

Date: 1925
Description: Rennebohm Drug Store #4 located in the first floor of the Hotel Loraine at 123 West Washington Avenue. Rennebohm added this store to his chain in 1925.
Postcard

State Street and Lake Street

Date: 1950
Description: Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end...
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Rennebohm's No. 5 at Schenk's Corners

Date: 1955
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #5, located at 2000 Atwood Avenue, Schenk's Corners from 1952-1961. It was previously located at 1951 Winnebago Street. This store...
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First National Bank on University Avenue

Date: 03 05 1958
Description: The West Branch of First National Bank Building at the corner of University Avenue and Park Street, with Rennebohm Drug Store #7 located on the bank's firs...
Postcard

Panoramic View of Capitol Square, West Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the West corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Identifiable businesses include Haswell Furni...
Photograph

Branton Pharmacy

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: View from road of Branton Pharmacy at 2042 East Washington Avenue. A large tree is at the corner of North 3rd Street. East side residents protested the pro...
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Flooding at Nakoma Bus Stop

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down the dirt road of Main Street. On the left, two men are walking on the sidewalk near a store with a hand-painted "closing out sale" sign. On the r...
Photograph

The Hub

Date: 03 1929
Description: View across street towards The Hub, a men's clothing store. Above the striped awning is a sign reading: "Society Brand Clothes, Florsheim Shoes." Directly ...
Photograph

Cooperative Pharmacy of Madison

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Description: View across street towards the Cooperative Pharmacy of Madison. The pharmacy is in a brick building on a corner. Cars are parked in a lot on the left.
Postcard

South Main Street Scene

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Description: Real Photo Post Card of a South Main Street scene. Men and women walk along the sidewalks and many horse-drawn vehicles are tethered in front of the stores...

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