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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Capitol Square, looking northwest up Carroll Street at its intersection with Main Street. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | West Doty Street, from Monona Avenue looking toward South Carroll Street, showing the back side of Madison Newspapers, Inc. The building was added on to in... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View down Monona Avenue, which is now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, toward Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A view looking northeast along Main Street from near its intersection with Monona Avenue on Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Midvale Avenue and Odana Boulevard. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | East Washington Avenue near Union Corners when first reopened after widening in 1955. Several vehicles are on the road. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Regent Street and West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of East Washington Avenue at Union Corners (Milwaukee Street & North Street) when it first opened after its expansion. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the West Washington Avenue and Regent Street intersection, looking northwest. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of tower and Memorial Drive. Cars are parked in front of the tower. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Bernard Arms's dog Tuffy plays outdoors, with Lewis Arms' 1949 Pontiac automobile parked in the grass in the background. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | "This is a 1950 Studebaker. Critics dubbed it a 'two row corn picker!'" |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | "This photo, taken by the light of the full moon, shows coon hunter Alfred 'Butch' Muche patiently waiting for his fellow hunters. Kodak Super XX film was ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View down street of commercial buildings. Text on back reads: "A friendly city of prosperous, industrious people in a farming and vacationers' paradise. 'T... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A motorboat on Lake Neshonoc is speeding toward the public landing, where there is a car parked and a small group of people has gathered. A man in a swimmi... |
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