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| Date: | 05 20 1930 |
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| Description: | The Montgomery Ward Store Building at 100 North Hamilton Street, at the intersection of Pinckney and North Hamilton Streets. The building was designed by L... |
| Date: | 10 11 1930 |
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| Description: | The Riley-Bremer-Riley Oldsmobile garage on E. Doty Street began as the Riley Livery Stable when horse-drawn transportation reigned and then transitioned t... |
| Date: | 08 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians (in motion) are walking down State Street towards the Capitol building, near the Capitol Theatre marquee, RKO sign, the YWCA, Oettings Restaura... |
| Date: | 08 18 1932 |
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| Description: | View of the Parkway Theatre marquee down West Mifflin Street, and a sign for the "RKO's Greater Show Season and Merchant's Greater Selling Season" on a lam... |
| Date: | 09 29 1932 |
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| Description: | Kroger Complete Food Market, 3-5 North Pinckney Street, with black vitrolite front, chromium trim, and a modernistic Art Deco sign in chromium-plate letter... |
| Date: | 08 01 1933 |
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| Description: | The Harry S. Manchester building, 2-6 E. Mifflin Street, with a large National Recovery Administration banner which reads: "N.R.A. Member - We Do Our Part.... |
| Date: | 10 13 1933 |
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| Description: | A fleet of cars is lined up in front of City Car Company Cab Service located at 214 East Washington Avenue. Building on the left became Paradise Printing, ... |
| Date: | 05 04 1934 |
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| Description: | View of East Main Street businesses: Burdick & Murray Co. at 15-17-19 East Main Street, Feltman and Curme, Tailors, 21 East Main Street, Uphoffs Coffee Sho... |
| Date: | 05 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Olson and Veerhusen men's store and tailoring shop located at 7-9 North Pinckney Street. |
| Date: | 06 11 1934 |
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| Description: | Simpson's women's clothing store, with Art Deco sign, located at 23-25 Pinckney Street on the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 07 24 1934 |
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| Description: | Looking south from railroad viaduct toward Greenbush. View is down newly widened and paved Park Street. The Roman Tavern, 46 North Park Street and Automobi... |
| Date: | 08 09 1934 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Employment Office, formerly the Capital City Bank, located on the corner of King and South Pinckney Streets. On the left is Liggett's ... |
| Date: | 04 23 1935 |
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| Description: | Diamond Service Station, 118 King Street (Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.), looking up King Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol, with a partial view of... |
| Date: | 09 20 1935 |
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| Description: | View of East Main Street, from right to left: F.W. Woolworth, 1-5 E. Main (aka Pioneer Building), Nu-Enamel Paint and Varnish, 7 E. Main, Rundell's, Inc., ... |
| Date: | 05 30 1936 |
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| Description: | The exterior of Brown's Book Shop, 643 State Street at the corner of Lake Street. |
| Date: | 12 12 1936 |
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| Description: | View of the 700 block of State Street, including University Co-op, 702-706 State Street, Wisconsin Typewriter Co., 708 State Street, Lohmaier's Restaurant,... |
| Date: | 08 15 1937 |
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| Description: | Employees of Don's Delivery Service, Inc. near the main Post Office, with Harley Davidson motorcycles and a closed panel truck. They are parked across the ... |
| Date: | 07 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior of stores on State Street, including Sandra Hat Shop, 101 State Street; The Perfume Shop, 103 State Street; Olson's Dress Shop, 105 State Street a... |
| Date: | 03 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff... |
| Date: | 05 05 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Kessenich building, later known as Yost's, located at 202-203 State Street. The building was designed by Frank Riley in 1923. |
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