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| Date: | 1939 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View looking east up State Street from Johnson Street, with the Orpheum and Capitol theatres on either side of the street, and the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View from street of the Milwaukee Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway station. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Somewhat out-of-focus exterior view of City Hall from the Capitol grounds. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A Chicago police officer holds up his hand to signal pedestrians that they should not enter the crosswalk. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | South Pinckney Street on the Capitol Square. The view includes several retail shops and a women's clothing store. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A shaded view of Brown's Bookstore, 673 State Street. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A group of pedestrians crossing the street outside of Liggetts Drugstore, located in the Tenney Building on Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | The Primate House at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), built in 1929 and extensively remodeled in 1995. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View of the Wisconsin Power and Light building, located on West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A man plows snow with an International I-30(?) tractor on a New York City street. Men with shovels are standing on the sidewalk. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Gesu Church, with automobiles and pedestrians on West Wisconsin Avenue. There is a sign on the left for the Abbot Crest Hotel located at 1226 West Wiscons... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated winter scene of Greendale (Milwaukee Co.), Wisconsin. Housing, roads and trees are visible in the distance. One person is walking through the snow... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of village with snow on the ground. A tennis court, flag pole, and pedestrians are visible in the foreground. Behind the tennis court are roa... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | The front entrance of the Greendale Theater with other storefronts visible. The marquee reads "Greendale Theater, Air Conditioned For Comfort, New Show Eve... |
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