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Night View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1955
Description: A nighttime view of the Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King Jr. 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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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Rennebohm's No. 5 at Schenk's Corners

Date: 1955
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #5, located at 2000 Atwood Avenue, Schenk's Corners from 1952-1961. It was previously located at 1951 Winnebago Street. This store...
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West Doty Street

Date: 1955
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...
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Grace Episcopal Church Rectory

Date: 1955
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church Rectory on West Washington Avenue, built in 1893 and razed in 1960.
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Intersection of Johnson and Broom Streets

Date: 1955
Description: The intersection of Johnson and Broom Streets.
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Little Norway Bridge

Date: 1955
Description: "Little Norway" bridge.
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East Washington Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: East Washington Avenue near Union Corners when first reopened after widening in 1955. Several vehicles are on the road.
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Historical Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Historical Society Library Reading Room taken from the Visitors Gallery. Although undated, the photograph was probably taken shortly after the...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: Historical Society Library Reading Room and the Visitors Gallery after their modernization during the mid-1950s. Prominent among the visible changes are a...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1955
Description: Alternate view of the modernization of the Historical Society Library Reading Room completed in the mid-1950s. Most prominent here is the division of the ...
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New Floors for the Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: Construction work in the Historical Society Library Reading Room in preparation for installing linoleum floor tiles.
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Downtown State Office Building

Date: 1955
Description: View of the State Office Building looking up at the open windows.
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Regent Street and West Washington Avenue Intersection

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Regent Street and West Washington Avenue.
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East Washington Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of East Washington Avenue at Union Corners (Milwaukee Street & North Street) when it first opened after its expansion.
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Armory Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Armory tower with crenels and narrow arched windows. The building is on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and is also known as the Red Gym or Old ...
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Bacteriology Laboratory Building Hallway

Date: 1955
Description: Interior hallway through glass windows of doorways in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Bacteriology Laboratory building.
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Lecture Hall in Bacteriology Building

Date: 1955
Description: Lecture hall/classroom setting with a podium and a chalkboard in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Bacteriology Laboratory building.
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Washburn Observatory Dome

Date: 1955
Description: The domed section of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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