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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 08 25 1933
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue. The Loraine Hotel is on the right.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, looking northeast. The Park Hotel on the corner of W. Main Street and S. Carroll Street, is in the foreground.
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Madison Post Office

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Madison Post Office at 215 Monona Avenue. View looking north of the front of nearly completed Post Office from across East Wilson Street, with automobiles ...
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MG&E Office Building

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) office building on the corner of North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets. The Bedford limestone building was designed ...
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The Old Post Office

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: The old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building at 4 East Mifflin Street, just months before it was torn down and replaced by Manchester's Department store. ...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1871
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel. Among its fine features are black walnut trim, Brussels carpet, marble-topped furniture, and spring beds. The hotel was on...
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Belmont Hotel

Date: 10 29 1935
Description: The Belmont Hotel, 31 N. Pinckney Street, from the roof of the Montgomery Ward building, 102 N. Hamilton Street, with the Capitol Square and the Wisconsin ...
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Mutual Purchasing Delivery Truck

Date: 08 07 1928
Description: Truck driver in a Mutual Purchasing delivery truck. The International truck has an advertisement for Hellmann's Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise painted on the side ...
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Wilson Hotel

Date: 12 14 1969
Description: The small circular tower of the Wilson Hotel (now the Hotel Ruby Marie), at the corner of 524 East Wilson and South Blair Streets.
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Senate Bar

Date: 02 21 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Senate Bar at 188 North Pinckney Street which shows its unusual brickwork and elaborate Gothic windows.
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Paisan's Porta Bella

Date: 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Italian restaurant Paisan's, which has a miniature Renaissance garden just inside the arched entrance.
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Lion Head Gargoyle

Date: 05 18 1975
Description: Carved lion head which serves as an ornament above the entrance of the Baccarat Tavern at 235 King Street.
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Modern Arches

Date: 06 22 1975
Description: A series of modern arches bridging two coal bunkers at the Capitol Heating and Power Plant at 624 East Main Street.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down the cobblestone Main Street lined with storefronts. Features a large tree in the foreground as well as a horse-drawn carriage parked next to a re...
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Hotel McCall

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Description: View toward the entrance of the Hotel McCall, with a parked automobile and several people standing in front. Caption reads: "Hotel McCall, Bennettsville, S...
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Hotel Lobby

Date: 1905
Description: An interior view of a hotel lobby, filled with chairs and other furniture, plants, columns, and several men standing in the background.
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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Fairmount Water Works

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Description: Exterior of Fairmount Water Works with numerous columned buildings overlooking a river with boats moored to a small dock. Another boat is on the river in m...
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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United States Post Office

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Description: Exterior of the United States Post Office. A woman exits the main doors of the stone building. Stairs lead from a columned facade to the sidewalk past lamp...

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