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500 Block of State Street

Date: 1929
Description: Intersection of Broom Street, Gilman Street and State Street with many storefronts like Lewis Prescription D, rugs, and marquees for Laundry, Delicatesen, ...
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Pool Room Storefront

Date: 1915
Description: An abandoned pool room at 912 Williamson Street.
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Sauk County Jail

Date: 1918
Description: Dog kennels and houses border the Sauk County Jail in Baraboo. Taken from the Northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Avenue in Baraboo. T...
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The Yahara Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: The Yahara Hotel, built in 1902, located at 1524 East Williamson Street. It later became Mickey's Tavern.
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"Simonizing" an Automobile

Date: 12 1947
Description: Two men "simonizing" an automobile. Photographed for the Simonize Company of Chicago. A refrigerator for Coca-Cola products is in the back of the garage.
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Beavers Insurance Company Building

Date: 1923
Description: The Beavers Insurance Building at the corner of Monona Avenue (currently Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Doty Street. It was built in 1921-1922 and ...
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H.H. Ratcliff Company

Date: 03 1929
Description: View from street towards the H.H. Ratcliff Company, jewelers and opticians, at 29 S. Pinckney Street. Across the street, the building on the corner of Main...
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Levi B. Vilas House

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Description: Exterior view from street of the Levi B. Vilas house at 521 North Henry Street, after the porch and steps were remodeled by Arthur O. Fox, brother of Mrs. ...
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Butler House

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Description: Exterior view looking over fence towards the Butler house at 625 West Lakeside Street. There is a long stairway leading up the hill from the street. A chai...
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Piper Brothers Bakers and Grocers

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Description: View across intersection towards the Piper Brothers Bakers and Grocers shop on the corner of Pinckney and Mifflin Streets. Other stores on that block, from...
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University of Wisconsin YMCA

Date: 1921
Description: View from Langdon Street of the University of Wisconsin YMCA on the shore of Lake Mendota. On the porch of the building is a large "Cafeteria" sign. Anothe...
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Two Men with Automobile at Photoart House Building

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Description: Outdoor view of a man, probably Stanley Hanks, smiling broadly and sitting in the backseat of a dilapidated car. He has one leg up on the back of the front...
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Case Building on East Washington Avenue at Blount Street

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Description: View across East Washington Avenue towards the Case Building, also Kayser Motors, on the corner of Blount Street. Painted signs on the windows of the build...

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