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Madison's Hawthorne School Addition

Date: 05 04 1961
Description: View of the two-story, eight classroom addition to the Hawthorne School at 3344 Concord Avenue under construction.
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Bank of Madison

Date: 05 19 1961
Description: Street view of the Bank of Madison building at 1 West Main Street on the Capitol Square.
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New West Junior High Building

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: West Junior High building under construction along Van Hise avenue on Madison's west side.
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Madison Zor Shrine Nomads Parade Unit

Date: 05 23 1961
Description: The Zor Nomads, twenty-three Madison area Shriners, ride special motor bikes for parade events. It is the first motorized unit sponsored by Aor Shrine. The...
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St. Maria Goretti Parish Center Opening

Date: 04 28 1961
Description: Exterior view of the new St. Maria Goretti Parish Center at Gilbert Road and Flad Avenue on Madison's southwest side.
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Razing of Old Park Hotel

Date: 06 08 1961
Description: A lone workman is silhouetted in the rear of the old Park Hotel. A new hotel is scheduled for completion in the fall of 1962.
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Construction of the Hill Farms State Office Building Complex

Date: 07 06 1961
Description: Earth moving equipment excavates for a new state office building complex located both north and south of University Avenue near Segoe Road on the west side...
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Razing of Park Hotel

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A view from West Main Street of the site of the oldest part of Park Hotel which workmen had just completed razing. The view, looking northwest, shows the s...
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Madison Police Ambulance

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: Officer Howard (Pete) Stormer displaying the interior of the new station-wagon sized Madison police ambulance. For the past 5 years the department relied o...
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New Christ Presbyterian Church Under Construction

Date: 08 09 1961
Description: The foundations of a new home for the Christ Presbyterian Church rise at N. Brearly and E. Gorham Streets. The new church will replace the church currently...
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University of Wisconsin Extension Building Construction

Date: 08 09 1961
Description: Construction of the University of Wisconsin's new Extension building on Lake Street between University Avenue and State Street.
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building New Construction

Date: 08 14 1961
Description: Construction of an addition to the Wisconsin Telephone Co. building at 17 S. Fairchild St. The addition provides for a fourth floor on the older rear porti...
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Park Motor Hotel

Date: 11 21 1961
Description: "Sidewalk superintendent's" view of the excavation for the new Park Motor Inn on the Capitol Square.
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Atwood Community Center is one of Madison's three Neighborhood Centers which receives support from the United Givers. Here one of the participants is playi...
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Truax Chapel Choir Carolers

Date: 12 1961
Description: Night view of Truax Chapel Choir members standing on the steps at the State Street entrance of the Capitol Building singing Christmas carols to passers-by ...
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Opening of the Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: Street view of the newly finished Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square. The steeple of St. Raphaell's Cathedral is on the left.
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Downtown Area of Oregon

Date: 10 10 1963
Description: View of Oregon's central business district showing parked cars and business's along the sidewalks. At center is an open area with a monument honoring Orego...
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Demolition of St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 11 05 1963
Description: A bulldozer demolishing St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10 South Park Street as part of the Triangle area urban renewal project.
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Aerial Photograph of the Mifflin and Pinckney Streets Intersection

Date: 01 15 1964
Description: Aerial photograph of the intersection of Mifflin, Pinckney, and Hamilton streets on Madison's Capitol Square. The Madison Hotel, 108 North Pinckney Street,...

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