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Time Is Precious

Date: 2013
Description: The hostess at a Perkins Restaurant smiling for a candid portrait. She has a “Time Is Precious” tattoo below her left collarbone, and is wearing a scoop-ne...
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The Barrymore Theater

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: The snow-dusted Barrymore Theater, formerly the Eastwood Theater, at 2090 Atwood Avenue. Businesses next to the theater include Bad Dog Frida and Lao Laan ...
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The 200 Block of State Street

Date: 02 14 2012
Description: A view at the corner of the 200 block of State Street and West Johnson Street, including Noodles & Company, the Orpheum Theatre and the Wisconsin State Cap...
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Mermaid at Popeye's

Date: 08 2013
Description: View looking up at a sculpture of a mermaid hanging from an upside down kayak suspended from the ceiling. The mermaid is wearing seashells on her breasts a...
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Rephotographic Pair: 200 Block of State Street

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the 200 block of State Street, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows Tailors and Gents Furnishers, John Ripp's Gr...
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Hail Mary in the Window at Lakeside Street Coffee House

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View through window looking into a cafe at a paper mache statue of Mary stepping on the head of a snake on top of a globe of the Earth.
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Local Event in Cambridge

Date: 01 31 2015
Description: Close-up of a poster taped to the window of a cafe advertising an upcoming event, the "Speakeasy Spectacular." The poster features a man and woman in 1920s...

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