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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The desi...
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Monroe Street

Date: 1935
Description: Monroe Street during construction.
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Beechnut Gum Girls

Date: 1935
Description: Beechnut Gum girls, posed in front of an automobile, promoting the product for a national advertising campaign.
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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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East Main Street on the Capitol Square

Date: 1935
Description: A view of East Main Street on the Capitol Square, showing the Capitol City Bank building, Feltman-Curme Shoes, and J.C. Penney Company.
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Willson Monarch Remedies Wagon

Date: 1935
Description: Two salesmen stand beside one of the Willson's Monarch Remedies horse-drawn wagons. Willson's sold patent medicines, spices, extracts, flavorings, and "toi...
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Men Delivering Leisy's Beer from International Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Two men are rolling Leisy's beer barrels from an International truck on a downtown street. The truck was owned by Leisy Brewery.
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International Motor Truck Dealership and Service Station

Date: 1935
Description: International motor truck dealership and service station of E. Earl Shade. Also attached is a gas station island with Purol Pep and Conoco pumps. The stati...
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Produce Market

Date: 1935
Description: Downtown outdoor market place.
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Cemetery Workers Using an I-12 Tractor

Date: 1935
Description: Workers tending the grounds of the Forest Home Cemetery using a McCormick-Deering I-12 tractor and wagon.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Building in Madison

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Wisconsin Power & Light Company Building, 122 West Washington Avenue on the corner of Fairchild Street. Helstrom's Pharmacy occupies a large po...
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Carillon Tower

Date: 1935
Description: Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, outside the Social Sciences building.
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Rear elevation of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. Construction sheds and a crane are visible on the building site. The buildin...
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Johnson Wax Administration Building

Date: 1935
Description: Roof of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. The skylight domes have been installed. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wrigh...
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Radisson and Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

Date: 1935
Description: Close-up of the Radisson and Groseilliers house historic site marker, commemorating the first house built in Wisconsin by white men. The house was believed...
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Martin Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Martin Tavern.
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Twelve Mile House

Date: 1935
Description: An old house in a rural area, with some broken windows, and a road in the foreground.
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Covered Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View of covered bridge above the Wisconsin River, 1 mile from Boscobel.
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Immaculate Conception Church

Date: 1935
Description: View of the west elevation (front) of the Immaculate Conception Church.
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Immaculate Conception Church

Date: 1935
Description: View of the south and west elevations of Immaculate Conception Church.

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