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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.

Date: 09 23 1937
Description: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company with Art-Deco storefront, located at 607 University Avenue.
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Chevrolet #10,000,021

Date: 11 23 1934
Description: Wisconsin Chevrolet officials celebrating a milestone in company history, the 23rd anniversary of the company. On that anniversary date this car was built ...
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S.S. Kresge Store on Main Street

Date: 1954
Description: S.S. Kresge storefront and Miller's clothing store on Main Street.
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Oscar Mayer World War II Banner

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Description: View looking up towards the banner above the main entrance at the Oscar Mayer and Company on Commercial Avenue. The sign reads, "Our Job is More Meat, It's...
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Oregon Business Section and Water Tower

Date: 1912
Description: View across road of the central business section. The commerical buildings along the sidewalk include a printer, butcher, barber and jeweler. Above the sho...
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Fire at Kindschi Leather Company

Date: 12 07 1958
Description: A stubborn fire smoldered in the walls of the Kindschi Leather Company at 120 South Pinckney Street. The 80-year-old building known as the Burrows building...
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Fire at Kindschi Leather Company

Date: 12 07 1958
Description: A stubborn fire smoldered in the walls of the Kindschi Leather Company at 120 South Pinckney Street. The 80-year-old building known as the Burrows building...
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Fire at Kindschi Leather Company

Date: 12 07 1958
Description: A stubborn fire smoldered in the walls of the Kindschi Leather Company, 120 South Pinckney Street. The 80-year-old building, known as the Burrows building,...
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Looking West from Barber Shop

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street of businesses along the right side. A young boy stands with a shovel near a pile of gravel near the barbershop, which has a barber's ...
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 1955
Description: View across Mifflin Street, towards Madison City Hall as it is being demolished. On the street women are walking around the construction to get to the side...
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Yawkey-Crowley Lumber

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Description: View from street towards the storefront of the Yawkey-Crowley Lumber Store, at 117 Monona Avenue. The store was on 801 E. Washington Avenue for most of its...
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Composite Image of Two Men Standing in front of Gisholt

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Description: Composite image of a man wearing a suit standing in front of the Gisholt Machine Company entrance. He is looking up at a man scaled as tall as the building...
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Econo Print and Main King Tap Room

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street towards commercial buildings with businesses on the ground floors, including This is Heaven Sauna Massage, Econo Print, Qualif...
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Multi-Frame View of Memorial Library

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Memorial Library during expansion. Graffiti and posters cover the pedestrian walkway through the construction zone. Th...
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Guild Printing Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street towards the Guild Printing Company, Inc. Two cars are parked along the curb next to parking meters. The window on the right...
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Mautz Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street, at the corner of North Henry Street, towards the Mautz Building, with the Colonial Shoppe (a furniture store) with show wi...
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Wisconsin Blue Print Co., Rear View

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gorham Street towards the a long Italianate style building. A sign on the building reads: "Wisconsin Blue print Co. Blue Prints since 1920...
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Van Bergen Block and Albee's Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across South Pinckney Street, on the corner of East Doty Street, at the Van Bergen Block (left) and Albee's Block (right). From left to right, the bus...
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Uptown Liquor and Great Big Pictures

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street towards Uptown Liquor Store, a three-story brick building, which is at the corner of University Avenue on the left. On the r...
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Haswell Building, Rear View

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Fairchild Street towards the back side of the Haswell Building. The building houses Leath's Furniture Store, and there is a loading dock ...

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