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Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street

Date: 1939
Description: A view from the 200 block of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. This urban scene includes marquees for the Orpheum Theatre and the Ca...
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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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Madison Theater Guild "Alice in Wonderland"

Date: 01 14 1947
Description: Group portrait of Madison Theater Guild members working on costumes for their production of "Alice in Wonderland". Left to right: Carrie Rasmussen, 916 Con...
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Madison Theater Guild "Alice in Wonderland"

Date: 01 13 1947
Description: Group portrait of four women, members of the Madison Theater Guild, going over the script for their production of "Alice in Wonderland". Left to right: Nan...
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Madison Theater Guild Cast

Date: 03 20 1947
Description: Madison Theater Guild cast members for "Mr. and Mrs. North" are, left to right, Paul Hunter, Jr., Rachel Steensland, Junius Eddy, Gardenia Kross, and Glenn...
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East High School Play Cast

Date: 03 20 1947
Description: A scene from "The Forest Princ,e, an operetta set in 16th century Russia, which was presented by the East High School a cappella choir and the concert orch...
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Parkway Theatre Marquee

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Marquee of the Parkway Theater, 6 West Mifflin Street, advertising the movie, "The Best Years of Our Lives".
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University of Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin Dames Club giving a play reading of "I Remember Mama". Left to right are Mrs. Milton Schroeder, Mrs. Albert Booth, ...
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Haresfoot Men in Costume

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Participants in the "Fifty Years of Haresfoot" costume floor show are; (standing from left to right) Evan Clingman, John Griesbach, Don Minstor, Milt Beckm...
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Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction

Date: 11 28 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students watching a "teaching movie" at the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction preview theater, 1312 West Johnson Street.
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School Children at Puppet Show

Date: 02 18 1948
Description: Six Emerson elementary school children at a puppet show promoting good teeth care. The children, from left to right are, first row: Ronald Gamer, Nancy Fo...
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Theater Guild Stage Hands

Date: 02 18 1948
Description: Four teenagers working backstage as apprentices for the Madison Theater Guild. Pictured from the left are: Eugene Van Hekle, Carol Cowan, Bob Hart, and Joa...
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Longfellow School Drama

Date: 04 13 1948
Description: Sixth graders at Longfellow School presenting the children's story, "The Emperor's New Clothes." On stage, left to right, are: James Christensen, Floyd Di ...
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Looking West from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1896
Description: View from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome looking west towards Bascom Hill. Mifflin street with City Hall and the Fuller Opera House are in the foreground...
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Looking Northwest Down Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 09 1954
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol balcony. At the lower left, the demolition of old City Hall is in progress, which began ...
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Northwest View from The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Looking northwest down Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. Mifflin Street is visible in the foreground, while in the center of the phot...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Reviewing stand for the Wisconsin centennial parade being built on Monona Avenue. Visible in the background are the Woolworth store in the Pioneer Building...
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Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Crater Players on stage rehearsing for the play, "The Drunkard". Left to right are: organizer Professor Ronald E. Mitchell, Olaf Ussing, Josephine Bomgardn...
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Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Professor Ronald E. Mitchell's Crater Players. Left to right are: Muriel Berkson, Edwin Morgan, Clifford Owen and Josephine Bomgardner rehearsing on stage.
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Children Line Up for Free Movie

Date: 08 27 1948
Description: Children lined up on sidewalk in front of L. Wieman Co. Store, 205-07 State Street, to attend a free back-to-school movie party at the Capitol Theatre. In ...

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