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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
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Blue Mounds Rural Road

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Description: View of rural Blue Mounds, with a two-lane, paved road. The caption at the bottom reads: "East View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation, 1760 ft.".
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First 24 Hour Outdoor Pay Phone Booth

Date: 11 18 1949
Description: Marjorie White of 25 East Dayton Street wearing a fur coat and head scarf while using what is alleged to be the first 24-hour, outdoor-accessible pay phone...
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Municipal Station

Date: 10 1980
Description: Municipal pumping station, corner of Main Street and Military Road. A telephone booth is on the right.
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 500 block of State Street. Business include: The Towers (student apartments), Pantorium Dry Cleaners, The...
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300 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: Montgomery Ward (on North Henry Street), Colonial Shoppe E...
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700 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 700 block of State Street. Lake Street parking ramp and University of Wisconsin Extension building are vi...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. Two protestors hold a banner that reads: "Yo, WI-GOP-Thugs, Why Not 'Dev...
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Terrace on Lake Mendota

Date: 08 19 2014
Description: View of Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace. A man is sitting in one of the terrace chairs at one of the tables, looking at his phone. A seagull i...
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Harvey's Union Corners Service Station

Date: 04 06 1954
Description: Harvey's Standard Service Station located at 2602 East Washington Avenue (at North Street), featuring their dealership of Atlas tires. A car is pulled up a...
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Madison Housing Development at McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Roadert

Date: 05 22 1954
Description: Madison housing development at the corner of McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Road in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood. Shows homes, sprawling backyards and tel...
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Pres House

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Pres House, a Presbyterian Church. Two phone booths are near the sidewalk in front of the church on the left, with a p...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa...
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Wooden Nickel and the John Wallace House

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The three-story building on the left has the Wooden Nickel on the ground floor. The building on the right i...
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The Dollard Home and Harry Wigonitz Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Dollard Home and the Harry Wigonitz Building. The Dollard Home is a Queen Ann-style house with porch and turret. Two p...
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Fred Klein Building and Hubert Schmitz Boarding House

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The building on the left is the Fred Klein Building. The upper two floors are apartments. The ground floor ...
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Watching Statue "Wisconsin" Get Painted

Date: 08 03 1957
Description: A mother and her children looking up at the top of the Capitol dome as the statue "Wisconsin" gets painted. They are on a street corner by posts for traff...
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Time Realty Building Accident

Date: 11 02 1960
Description: The smashed-in front facade of the Time Realty Co. office, 2434 University Avenue, as a result of a car backing up with a stuck accelerator. Seen inside th...
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Tony's Tavern Parking Lot

Date: 04 1960
Description: View towards the right side of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. In the foreground ...

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