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State Street View

Date: 1935
Description: View of the 200 and 300 blocks of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Woodchopping Contest

Date: 1936
Description: A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest.
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Canal Street rebuilt after Fire in Bloomington

Date: 1956
Description: Store at 1897 Canal Street, with an old car on the lower right. The car is parked in front of a "no parking" sign.
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Marquette Interchange

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Description: Aerial view of the first Marquette Interchange, photographed some time after its completion in 1968.
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Rainy Day Traffic

Date: 1941
Description: Automobile traffic, with a street railroad car in the background, on a rainy day.
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Earth Day March

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: View looking down at a crowd of people holding the first Earth Day March as they arrive at the Wisconsin State Capitol at the top of State Street. The marc...
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Spectators at World Trade Center Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Spectators on the sidewalk observing the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Businessmen Watch Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Several businessmen converse with each other while observing the World Trade Center construction.
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Looking Eastward on State Street

Date: 1935
Description: View of State Street from the 300 block, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Parade Float with Soap Box Derby Cars

Date: 08 1957
Description: "Stairway to a Champ" float in a parade. The float includes the five cars raced by Van Steiner of Argyle along with his helmets and trophies.

Van won the...

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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1957
Description: "Welcome Champ" sign for Van Steiner of Argyle, Wisconsin on the main street of Akron. In 1957 Van competed in the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Dow...
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Middleton Street View

Date: 05 1958
Description: View down sidewalk of the business district.
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Main Street in a Vietnamese Town

Date: 1962
Description: Main street in a Vietnamese town. A woman carrying a baby is crossing the unpaved and puddle-dotted street. Other adults and children are standing on the s...
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The Capital Hotel

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Description: An exterior view of the Capital Hotel at 208 King Street.
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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

Date: 06 15 1958
Description: Exterior view of the front side of the Madison Newspapers, Inc. building at 115 South Carroll Street. The Wisconsin State Journal offices are on the 3rd fl...
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Fourth of July at Park Falls

Date: 07 05 1994
Description: As a boy scout raises the flag, the people in attendance at the Park Falls Fourth of July celebration recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Congressman David R....
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Fourth of July at Park Falls

Date: 07 04 1994
Description: The flag raising during the Fourth of July ceremony, with a group of the local Knights of Columbus on the left. In the foreground on the right is a photogr...
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Guard at Intersection

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Guard at a restricted intersection of Henrique and Duarte streets at the border of the U.S. section of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Group of People at Santo Domingo

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Rebel zone civilians permitted to flee across front to escape projected paratrooper attack.
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Christmas Shopping Begins in Madison

Date: 11 29 1963
Description: Crowded with cars and shoppers, a holiday-decorated State Street is featured as Christmas shopping begins on the day after Thanksgiving.

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