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Garrick Theater

Date: 09 21 1934
Description: Exterior view of the Garrick Theater at 115 Monona Avenue. The view also contains the Kehoe Cigars store, Savidusky's at 113 Monona Avenue, Jimmy Dodge Bil...
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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1940
Description: Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote...
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Outdoor Christmas Display

Date: 12 22 1933
Description: Night view of outdoor Christmas display (Santa Claus, reindeer, and Christmas tree with lights) in front of Conklin and Sons, 322 East Gorham Street at Nor...
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YMCA on Langdon Street

Date: 1939
Description: View through trees from across a tree-lined Langdon Street of the YMCA. Part of the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is also visible on the right.
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Looking Down State Street

Date: 07 1962
Description: View from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west down State Street. A man and woman walk up the stairs leading to the capitol building.
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Suburban Inn

Date: 04 1981
Description: View across street of parked cars along curb in front of the Suburban Inn, formerly the Park Hotel, on the 300 block of Broom Street. Next door on the righ...
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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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Beavers Insurance Company Building

Date: 1923
Description: The Beavers Insurance Building at the corner of Monona Avenue (currently Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Doty Street. It was built in 1921-1922 and ...
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Pinckney Street from Above

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down on Pinckney Street, with a section of Capitol park, from the Belmont Hotel.
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Fans Celebrate Wisconsin Football Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 11 24 1962
Description: 10,000 Badger football fans marching down State Street to celebrate Wisconsin's victory over Minnesota.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from UW Extension Building

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Description: Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe...
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Exterior View of the Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior of the Club Tavern, with automobiles parked along the side. Trees, shrubs and a parking lot surround the building.
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Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Club Tavern, with a Hamm's Beer and Club Tavern electric sign with an arrow pointing to the tavern in the foreground at the entrance t...
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Josie's Restaurant

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards Josie's Restaurant, at 906 Regent Street. The eatery was owned by the Schuepbach-Jensen family between 1964 and 2007, before bei...
Postcard

Madison — YMCA

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards a five-story corner building with entrances at the front and the side. An electric YMCA sign is near a tree in front. Caption re...
Postcard

Hommel's Top Hat Restaurant

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior view of the restaurant, with electric signs in the parking lot and above the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "For delightful dining... come to Ho...
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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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State Street Towards the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1965
Description: View down center of State Street, with automobile traffic moving up and down the street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner of W. Johnson S...

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