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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street corner at Broadway and West 50th Street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when it was screening the movie "Foreign C... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map of La Crosse shows different types of land zoning: residence, multiple dwelling, local business, commercial, light industrial, heavy industrial, w... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Postcard with retouched photomechanical reproduction, printed in color, of an elevated view of the Campus Martius and surrounding buildings in downtown. Ca... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two views of two small statues on the grounds of the Holy Ghost Church. The bases on which these statues stand are encrusted with shells, bits of glass, sm... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Candid shot of Dr. R.S. MacKechnie, a local physician, and his daughter, (back to camera?) in a crowd outoors, taken at MacKechnie's retirement party. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Toots Sullivan (on left) and Emil Picha stand in front of the exterior of the Toot's Standard Gas Station at the intersection of Mill Street and Prairie Av... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A group of people having a picnic at the Ojibwa Roadside Park. There are several cars and trucks in the background, and a small building. The picnic tables... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Several small groups of people are scattered about the roadside park among picnic tables. There are parked automobiles, and a small building. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Man standing near a tree stump in the Ojibwa Roadside Park. Two automobiles are parked in the background. The verso of the photograph reads: "Custodian Whi... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The Orland Loomis family relaxing at home. Mrs. Loomis holds a book, and leans slightly to look at her husband, who is also holding a book. A daughter sits... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph postcard of the park at the Grotto, with houses in the background. Caption reads: "Park at Grotto, Dickeyville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A row of maple trees lines the brick walkway along the main house at Black Point. There are benches on the lawn; Geneva Lake is in the background. A gable ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Stanley Hanks gazing at the camera while sitting in his office at 24 West Mifflin Street. There are framed photographs on the wall behind him of businesses... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Poster for the 1940 film "Knute Rockne All American." Pat O'Brien's face is at the top part of the poster. Ronald Reagan is kicking his leg up in the air o... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View looking north across intersection towards the 400 block of North Carroll Street. A light snow clings to the trees and roofs of the houses. A car is ap... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Sophie Smith (Mrs. Arthur) Pugh sitting in an arm chair next to a Christmas tree. She is wearing a jacket over a dark dress with large buttons. The tree is... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Arthur Pugh (1860-1948) posing while sitting in the office of the state treasurer in the Wisconsin State Capitol. He is holding his glasses and is wearing ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Gustave Ott (1871-1954) and Anna Ott (1871-1954) feeding a large flock of multi-colored chickens on their farm. Gustave is carrying a kettle and Anna is ho... |
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