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Parade of Homes

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Midvale neighborhood under construction near Madison's southwestern city limits. The view is focused on the area bounded by Tokay Boulevard,...
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Mifflin Street at Capitol Square

Date: 1955
Description: Bus traveling down Mifflin Street on Capitol Square. Moseleys, Woldenbergs and Walgreen's Drugs are on the right.
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Pushing the Lawn Mower

Date: 1955
Description: A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn.
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University Avenue at Midvale

Date: 1955
Description: Air view of University Avenue at Midvale Boulevard.
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Aerial View of Neighborhood near Atwood Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Atwood Avenue, looking west towards Winnebago Street and "Schenk's Corners."
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Madison Central High School

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of Central High School with cars parked in front.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 1955
Description: Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (CN&W) tracks between Brearly and Ingersoll Streets.
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Chicago and North Western Railroad Tracks

Date: 1955
Description: Chicago and North Western Railroad (CN&W) tracks between Brearly and Ingersoll Streets.
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Central Area Traffic Loop

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of the central traffic loop and Johnson Street expressway.
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Illinois Central Railway Route

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of the Illinois central route. The UW Fieldhouse is visible in the lower right of the image.
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Capitol Square

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of Capitol Square, looking northwest up Carroll Street at its intersection with Main Street.
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East Johnson Street

Date: 1955
Description: A view down East Johnson Street.
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Intersection of Johnson and Broom Streets

Date: 1955
Description: The intersection of Johnson and Broom Streets.
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Sprague House

Date: 1955
Description: Doctors Lindley and John T. Sprague house, 109 East Johnson Street.
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Ravine Bridge

Date: 1955
Description: A public bus crosses the bridge over a ravine on Lake Mendota Drive in Shorewood, looking east.
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Ravine Bridge

Date: 1955
Description: Bridge over a ravine on Lake Mendota Drive in Shorewood Hills, looking west.
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Monona Avenue, Now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

Date: 1955
Description: View down Monona Avenue, which is now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, toward Lake Monona.
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Main Street

Date: 1955
Description: A view looking northeast along Main Street from near its intersection with Monona Avenue on Capitol Square.
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View from Market Place

Date: 1955
Description: View of two houses (108 N. Blount and 102 N. Blount) on North Blount Street taken from Market Place showing a corner of the City Market on the left.
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Intersection of Midvale and Odana

Date: 1955
Description: Midvale Avenue and Odana Boulevard.

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