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State Street Shoe Storefront

Date: 1930
Description: View of 214 State Street, a storefront with a shoe display in the front window.
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Bernie's Grocery Store

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Exterior of Bernie's Grocery store located at 334 West Lakeside Street, and a portion of the South Side Bank. The store was operated by Bernard J. Holtman.
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Methodist Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: The building at 309 West Washington Avenue was built in 1891 for the St. Regina Convent and Academy of the Sinsinawa Dominican nuns across the street from ...
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Laurel Tavern Storefront

Date: 08 16 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of ...
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Safway Steel Scaffold

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: A Safway Steel Scaffold at the Capitol Heat and Power Plant, 624 East Main Street. Safway Steel Scaffolds Company, offices at 940 Williamson Street, is an ...
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Madison Armature Part Company

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: The Madison Armature Part Company building (formerly the Wisconsin National Guard Armory), 17 Market Place. Photograph is taken from 101 North Blount Stree...
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Kiekhofer Wall

Date: 04 29 1946
Description: One-hundred-twenty-foot-long red brick wall along sidewalk in the 600 block of Langdon Street about to be torn down for the Hillel Center. The wall, named ...
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Radio Station WIBA Building under Construction

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Exterior view of the new building for radio station WIBA under construction. There are piles of snow and building supplies around an entrance.
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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Carnival Group

Date: 08 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of 13 men and women from the Hennie's Shows carnival standing in front of the Wisconsin State Journal building. They had visited Camp Waubee...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Speech Clinic

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Five children outdoors blowing bubbles in front of their teacher, Betty Suliver, at the summer speech clinic at the Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive....
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New Madison Fire Truck

Date: 09 03 1948
Description: Fire Chief Edward J. Page (right) and Lieut. Albert Rogg standing next to one of three new Madison fire truck at the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webs...
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West High School Football Team

Date: 09 09 1948
Description: Portrait of four West High School football players in uniform.
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Wisconsin High School Football Team

Date: 09 09 1948
Description: Portrait of four Wisconsin High School football players in uniform.
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Central High School Football Team

Date: 09 10 1948
Description: Portrait of three Central High School football players in uniform.
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Five Men in Front of Elks Club

Date: 09 11 1948
Description: Five men standing in front of the entrance to the Elks club at 120 Monona Avenue.
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Madison Central Fire Station

Date: 09 15 1948
Description: Madison's Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. On the left is the adjacent alley and the back of the Tenney Building.
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East High School Football Players

Date: 09 20 1948
Description: Four Madison East High School football players posing outdoors in uniform.
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West High School Class Presidents

Date: 10 27 1948
Description: Pictured are the three new class presidents at West High School. From left to right: Jack Barry, sophomore class; Al Trotalli, senior class; and John Lovel...
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Madison Fire Station Number 8

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: The nearly completed Madison fire station number 8, 409 North Street. There is a man on the roof holding a rope.

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