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| Date: | 06 18 1952 |
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| Description: | A hosiery window display with mannequins at Hills Store, 202 State Street. A sign in the window reads: "Fruit-of-the-Loom Nationally Famous Nylons, 99 cent... |
| Date: | 02 12 1941 |
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| Description: | Valentine floral display window at University Floral Company, 747 University Avenue. Owned by Dea McVicar and his son Angus McVicar. |
| Date: | 03 10 1939 |
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| Description: | Three mannequins wearing Perry Brown dresses with hats, gloves and purses in the window at Kessenichs, 201-203 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 08 1938 |
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| Description: | Rentschler Floral Company, 228-230 State, window display for American Education Week. |
| Date: | 10 14 1938 |
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| Description: | Park Hotel steps showing where someone slipped, 22 South Carroll Street. Also shows Choles Company floral display window. |
| Date: | 02 20 1934 |
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| Description: | Smith's Flower Shop, 121 State Street, floral window display of flowering plants. Right hand window. |
| Date: | 06 01 1927 |
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| Description: | View of the Wisconsin State Capitol. In the foreground is a tulip bed on the Capitol grounds at the corner of W. Main and S. Carroll Streets. |
| Date: | 05 24 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window of Rentschler Floral Company, 228 State Street, featuring "Bachelor's Carnations." |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Somewhat out-of-focus exterior view of City Hall from the Capitol grounds. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of King Street as seen from the Capitol grounds. Caption reads: "View from New State Capitol, looking East, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View across Capitol grounds towards City Hall and the Parkway Theater on West Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t... |
| Date: | 08 14 1948 |
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| Description: | Prairie du Sac's 110th birthday float in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade in downtown near park. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | A florist's truck drives past an intersection in a business district. Buildings in the background have signs reading "Delaware Towers Grill" and "Hotel Mar... |
| Date: | 07 1991 |
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| Description: | "Les Beck draws water from the Rock River to water eight colorful flower boxes put up by the Theresa Lions Club." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view down sidewalk along tree-lined street in the central business district. On the right is a large marble building, and on the left si... |
| Date: | 05 16 1953 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view taken from the Capitol Square looking down State Street. There is an unidentified marching group is coming up the middle of the stre... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A Fourth of July parade on S. Carrol Street featuring decorated vehicles. Flags are hanging from the sides of commercial buildings. |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the park across from the courthouse. The Boy Scouts Monument (a replica of the Statue of Liberty) is in the center surrounded by flo... |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard of a funeral home on the corner of King Street and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is at the end of King Street. Capti... |
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