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Children at the Orpheum Theatre

Date: 08 15 1930
Description: A crowd of children, some in costume, gather at the Orpheum Theatre entrance behind a caricature labeled "Jack Holt" during a promotion for the film, "Swin...
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Hotel Loraine Lobby

Date: 09 21 1928
Description: Loraine Hotel lobby with local business directory next to registration desk, male customer at registration counter and two clerks in front of Western Union...
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Men and women lined up along a sales counter at Manchester's Department Store to buy war bonds, while two clerks behind the counter are ringing up the sale...
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Stoughton Opera House stage, advertising curtain and boxes from front of auditorium.
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of replica chandelier in Stoughton Opera House.
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East High School Benefit Dance

Date: 04 01 1958
Description: Decorations are created for "East Escapades" benefit dance to raise funds to bring a foreign exchange student to East High School next year. Left to right:...
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Christmas House Tour Plans

Date: 10 17 1959
Description: Four members of the Christ Presbyterian Women's Service League make plans for the Christmas House Tour, a benefit for church ministries. Left to right: Mrs...
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Benefit Dance

Date: 02 17 1960
Description: The sorority's "Queen of Hearts" (center) posing with two other candidates for the title at the Epsilon Sigma Alpha benefit dance. Left to right: Karen Fos...
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Rear View of Lamb Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the Lamb Building, which houses the Installment Loan Department of the Commercial State Bank. The windows on the s...
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Stark Company Realtors

Date: 1973
Description: View across Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) towards the Stark Company Realtors. The roofline has decorative urns at the corners. An aut...
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Badger Candy Kitchen and E.W. Parker

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards the Badger Candy Kitchen (left) and E.W. Parker Jewelry (right). The facades of both buildings have similar decorative...
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First Wisconsin National Bank Operations Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Hamilton Street, on the corner of North Pinckney Street, towards the front of the First Wisconsin National Bank Operations Building. The ...
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Henry Wenzler Building and Joseph Hackel Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the corner of West Johnson Street, towards the Henry Wenzler Building (left) and Joseph Hackel Building (right). On the ground...
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Tellus Mater Inc., Pets, and Riley's

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The building on the left contains Tellus Mater Inc., a gift and home furnishing store. The art deco buildin...
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Riley's and Shell Gas Station

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, near the corner of West Gorham Street, towards Riley's Wine and Liquor Shop on the left, and a partial view of the Shell Gas Stat...
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American Exchange Bank, Front View

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Pinckney Street, on the corner of East Washington Avenue, towards an Italianate style building, the American Exchange Bank. A large, elec...
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Olwell Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street, at the intersection with University Avenue, towards the Olwell Building. The upper floors are apartment buildings, with t...
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Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. On the far left is the back of a large billboard next to the side of the brick building which has two busin...
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Matthew Gay Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with North Henry Street, towards the Queen Anne-style Matthew Gay Building, a two-story building with a turre...
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Standard Building, Army Store, and First Federal Bank

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with West Dayton and Fairchild Streets, towards three buildings. The Queen Anne style building on the far lef...

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