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Bishop O'Connor Returns from European Trip

Date: 09 28 1959
Description: A priest genuflects while welcoming Bishop O'Connor back to Madison from his European trip. The bishop traveled in a 100 car motorcade from the railroad st...
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Madison Metered Parking for Motor Scooters

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: One motor scooter parked in a metered parking stall on Langdon street between the Memorial Union and the armory. The specially sized stalls were marked as ...
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Parked Motorcycle on Madison Street

Date: 11 01 1961
Description: An illegally parked motorcycle on Park Street in Madison. The photograph was taken to show that riders don't always use the newly marked smaller stalls int...
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U.W. Campus Parking Lot 60

Date: 10 27 1964
Description: Cars park in the U.W. campus Parking Lot 60 near Lake Mendota. The lot was built in 1956 and enlarged in 1958.
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Officers of the Wisconsin Alumni Association

Date: 06 06 1964
Description: Officers of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association are shown standing at the site of the future Alumni House, 650 N. Lake Street. Show clockwise f...
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The Christian Dick Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards the Christian Dick building. The Government East Garage is in the background along East Doty Street.
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Grantshire Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street, on the corner of West Dayton Street, towards the Grantshire Block. The Grantshire Restaurant is on the ground floor and t...
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Two Men Arguing Over a Parking Space

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Two men crouching in a parking lot smiling while arguing over who gets to park in one parking spot, with their respective cars fender to fender behind them...
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Two Small Cars Double Up in One Metered Parking Space

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Two drivers are flipping a coin to determine who feeds the meter with their two small cars squeezed into one parking stall on North Park Street by Bascom H...
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House on North Frances Street

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street towards a house. The ground floor windows are boarded up, and the grounds are fenced off. On both sides of the house is an...
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First Customer for Doty St. Parking Ramp

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Automobile at the entrance of the recently opened Doty Street parking ramp. The driver, David O'Neil, is being ushered into the ramp by Traffic Engineer Jo...
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Construction of the Dane County Parking Ramp

Date: 03 08 1958
Description: Elevated view across street towards the construction on the fourth level of the five-level, 700-car Dane County parking ramp on the corner of Main and Henr...
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New Dane County Parking Ramp

Date: 05 22 1958
Description: Interior view of the new Dane county parking ramp on the site of the old county courthouse at Main and Henry streets. The five-level, 700-car facility will...

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