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Date: | 07 17 1971 |
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Description: | The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background. |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | Streetcar and crew of the Madison City Railways Company. The streetcar number is #50 and the route sign says Wingra Park. |
Date: | 08 23 1933 |
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Description: | Elevated view of six customers celebrating Bootleg Days at Arthur Janik's tavern "The Balcony Inn" at Lincoln and 33rd Streets. Arthur Janik was the propri... |
Date: | 07 15 1961 |
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Description: | Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers receives a new 1961 Ford Falcon from a Green Bay Ford dealer. The compact Falcon was introduced by Ford in 1959 to appe... |
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Description: | Brewery wagons loaded with beer barrels in foreground of the Potosi Brewery. |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
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Description: | Schooners docked on river. The view is downriver from the Grand Avenue Bridge. |
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Description: | Winter view of exterior of Lappley Bros. Lumberyard and Feed Mill. |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve... |
Date: | 1871 |
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Description: | Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left. |
Date: | 1881 |
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Description: | Bird's-eye map of Marinette, with insets. |
Date: | 1880 |
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Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Exterior view of Fauerbach's Brewery at 651-53 Williamson Street. |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i... |
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Description: | Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F... |
Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | Charles Lindbergh's airplane, "Spirit of St. Louis," while visiting Madison. |
Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | The landing of the "Spirit of St. Louis," carrying Charles Lindbergh. |
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