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Gay Building

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the neoclassical Gay Building, named after Madison developer Leonard W. Gay, at 16 N Carroll Street, one of the first high-rise buildings ...
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East Washington Avenue from the Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: View looking down East Washington Avenue from the Capitol at Pinckney Street.
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Crowd On East Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: East Washington Avenue crowded with people and horse-drawn vehicles.
Drawing

Milwaukee River Downtown

Date: 1874
Description: Milwaukee River in the downtown area, looking south from the west side of the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge.
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F.W. Woolworth Store

Date: 1954
Description: F.W. Woolworth store on East Main Street at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard), showing the old Vilas block (aka Pioneer Building).
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Elevated View of Wells Street

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view from the First Wisconsin National Bank Building, down Wells Street toward the Milwaukee County Court House. Commerce office on lower left.
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Florist Truck

Date: 1932
Description: A florist's truck drives past an intersection in a business district. Buildings in the background have signs reading "Delaware Towers Grill" and "Hotel Mar...

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