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| Date: | 04 02 1927 |
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| Description: | View of the early construction of the Capitol Theatre showing the steel frame of the building. |
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| Description: | Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba... |
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| Description: | View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon. |
| Date: | 12 09 1933 |
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| Description: | View of the Central High School entrance arch at 214 Wisconsin Avenue. Ivy is growing around the entrance, and is obscuring the carved letters of "High Sch... |
| Date: | 01 30 1931 |
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| Description: | Lillian Rice (aka Loretta La Boze), 18 of Janesville, in man's clothing with police matron, Pearl Shaughnessy, at the Police Station. Lillian was arrested ... |
| Date: | 01 11 1928 |
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| Description: | Jackie Hooray eating Purity doughnuts at Gardner Baking Company. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | "Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family & Visitors." Seated outdoors left to right around a table are: Mrs. R.B. Anderson, H. Herlofson, Professor Rasmus B. A... |
| Date: | 05 17 1870 |
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| Description: | A large group, mainly men, are gathered behind the "Lake City Cornet Band" who are in uniform near a lake shore, possibly Lake Monona. The card was marked ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Droster's Grocery store and filling station. The business was located on the corner of 1438 North Sherman Avenue and Logan Street and was ... |
| Date: | 04 01 1940 |
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| Description: | Droster's General Motors truck, used to deliver groceries, meats and hardware to their customers. The store was sold to Schubering, ca. 1950. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Residential block of North Sherman Avenue between McPherson and Farragut Street, across from Sherman School. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the 1914 Sun Prairie freshman class. Included in the group is Bill Droster, grandfather of the donor of this image. |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Crowd with two sailors hugging each other. Sailor with his back to the camera is Seabee B. O. Pledger; other sailor is unknown. They are celebrating V-J Da... |
| Date: | 11 31 1944 |
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| Description: | Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry, honorary president of the Wisconsin War Fund, and Frank Ross, president, signing a check for $500,000.00. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Louisa Brayton Sawin, the first teacher in Madison [Dane County, Wisconsin]. She was born in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York, 3 ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. Two children are playing in the driveway. The garage door is open and an automobile is parked inside. The hou... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View of the houses at 1601 and 1605 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the house at 1717 Fremont Avenue. Two small children are riding tricycles in front of the house. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. The home was built by Willard Droster. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | View of the house at 1607 Porter Avenue shortly after construction. The home was built by Willard Droster. |
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