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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 04 02 1927
Description: Capitol Theatre at 211 or 213? State Street. Entrance under construction is between Fred W. Kruse Co. and Peoples Clothing Co. stores.
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Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1912
Description: The fourth Wisconsin State Capitol during construction of the dome.
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World's Largest Tire in front of RKO Orpheum Theatre

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: View across street towards the World's largest tire on display in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street. A group of people are standing on t...
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University Avenue National Bank Under Construction

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises up the walls of the University Avenue National Bank, 905 University Avenue, with an unusual traffic signal in the intersection.
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Mautz Paint Factory with Trucks

Date: 03 06 1928
Description: View across street towrds the Mautz Paint and Glass Company, located at 116-124 North Murray Street. A sign on the building reads: "Factory and Office." Th...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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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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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Mapleside, a historic home on University Avenue, being demolished. It is the future location of Burger King.
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Demolition of the Dome

Date: 1909
Description: A crane lowers the flag pole from the third Wisconsin State Capitol as the first step in demolition of the dome. An iron eagle is perched atop the flag pol...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down a road towards commercial strip of town. On the right is a gas station and repair shop, on the left side are a restaurant/bakery, and a Chevrolet...
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Stoughton Wagon Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Stoughton Wagon Company, a manufacturer of wagons, buggies, carriages, and oscillating bob sleighs, from Stoughton, Wisconsin, with an im...
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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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Main Street Looking West

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street, with City Hall in the background. On the left is a general merchandise store, a bank and other businesses. In the foreground on the ...
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Royal Airways Corporation Hangar

Date: 03 17 1929
Description: View across field towards the Royal Airways hangar at Royal Airport. The parking lot nearby is full of automobiles. There is a small blimp on a pole attach...
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Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View from East Mifflin Street and the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue towards Manchester's Department Store. The razing of the building is about one fourt...
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East Main Street Looking S.E.

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Description: View across East Main Street towards a row of businesses, looking southeast. From the left, the corner building has a tobacco shop with a law office above,...
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Curb Painting

Date: 06 06 1965
Description: A city worker painting a curb yellow in a no parking zone. The location is West Dayton Street, looking towards North Randall Avenue. Fire Station #4 is in ...

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