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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1940
Description: Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote...
Photograph

Downtown Businesses

Date: 1925
Description: View of cars parked outside of several downtown businesses. Pictured from the left are a bank, Liese Drugstore, the Wright Bakery, two unidentified awnings...
Photograph

Anchor Building

Date: 10 10 1941
Description: Anchor Savings and Loan Association, 2 South Carroll Street. The Loraine Hotel at 119-125 West Washington Avenue, is seen behind the Anchor building.
Photograph

State Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 05 31 1930
Description: View of State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 W. Main Street. Hotel Monona is at 114 Monona Avenue, Badger Candy Kitchen is at 7 W. Main Street, E.W. Parker Jewelers ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1896
Description: Bird's-eye view of Washburn, with twenty vignettes around side, water in foreground with docks and lumber corral. Thirty-three locations identified in key ...
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East Washington Avenue

Date: 03 21 1949
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol, showing Pinckney Street side of the Square, looking down East Washington Avenue. Buildings include the Belm...
Postcard

Centre Street

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Description: View of Centre Street, including the German Bank, Grand Hotel, and Court House. Caption reads: "Centre Str., Sheboygan, Wis."
Photograph

First National Bank of Monroe

Date: 1872
Description: This photograph was made soon after the building was completed. It shows a five-leveled structure which was cut down to two and one-half levels in 1921. At...
Postcard

Panoramic View of Chicago Loop

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic bird's-eye view of the heart of the Loop. Labeled sites include: Insurance Exchange, Continental and Commercial National Bank, Post Office, Dear...
Photograph

East Side Business Men's Association Banquet

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: Guests at the speakers table at the 15th Annual East Side Business Men's Association banquet sponsored by the Security State Bank at the Hotel Loraine. Lef...
Photograph

Movie Set at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: Tourists visit the historic Seven-Mile Inn at Old World Wisconsin transformed for its role as the Daleyville Bank in the ABC made-for-TV movie "Dillinger".
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Dinner for East Side Business Men's Association

Date: 01 18 1951
Description: Men sitting at the speaker's table at the annual Security State Bank dinner at the Hotel Loraine for the East Side Business Men's Association. Seated right...
Photograph

View down Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lights hang over the street. Signs read: "Ada National Bank" "Dr. Thompson ...
Photograph

First Street

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Description: First street lined with trees, storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians.
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Bustling Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: Busy street with automobiles, pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart. Streetcar tracks are in the center of the street. Business signs read: "W.A. Gill Co.," "...
Photograph

Native Americans Waiting at Bank

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Description: A group of Native American men, women, and children, waiting in front of the First National Bank for their payment, possibly in 1910. Caption reads: "India...
Photograph

Street Scene in the Business District

Date: 1915
Description: View down a street in a business district. A statue has a sign that reads: "If you can't fight, your dollars can," stands near an intersection. The First N...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down a retail street. Cars are parked at an angle along the curbs in front of the shops.
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Scene on Route 30

Date: 1924
Description: Stores along Route 30. There is a garage, bank (?), restaurant and rooms, and grocery store. On the utility pole there is a posting for roller skating.
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Business District

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Description: View of a business district intersection with a man perched in the telephone wires overhead. The Gladstone Hotel, built in 1908, is visible to his right.

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