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Chippewa Shoe Company

Date: 1900
Description: The square, four-story brick Chippewa Shoe Company building, located at the intersection of Bay Street and River Street looking North. There is a fire esca...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: View of the west side of Water Street.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: View of unpaved Water Street, showing a millinery shop.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: View of unpaved Water Street south of the Highway 12 intersection, looking north. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Merchant's and Manufacturer's Bank Building

Date: 05 14 1924
Description: Elevated view of Merchant's and Manufacturer's Bank Building on the east side of N. Plankinton Avenue between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. Wells Street. The ...
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Friend Brothers Clothing Company Building

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Description: The southeast corner of the Friend Brothers Clothing Company at N. Broadway and E. Michigan Street.
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Grove Street Businesses

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Description: Looking south on S. 5th Street from W. National Avenue. The church steeples in the background are St. Stephen's Lutheran (left), and St. Stanislaus Catholi...
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Baldauf Drug Company and Commercial District

Date: 11 09 1914
Description: Northeast corner of N. 35th Street and W. North Avenue, showing Baldauf Drug Company. There is a horse-drawn vehicle parked on the side of the street in fr...
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Ludington Building

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Description: The Ludington Building, built in 1881 on the southeast corner of North Plankinton Avenue and West Wells Street, featuring the Singer Sewing Machine store.
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Stumpf and Langhoff Co.

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Description: Looking southeast on Winnebago Street, and east on W. Vilet Street from N. 11th Street. Stumpf and Langhoff Co. clothing store from the corner of Winnebago...
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Juneau Avenue

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Description: W. Juneau Avenue commercial district looking east from N. 7th Street. A dog is crossing the street in the foreground, and pedestrians, and horse-drawn vehi...
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Hanson & Offerdahl Men's Wear Storefront

Date: 05 12 1948
Description: View from across street of the storefront of Hanson & Offerdahl Men's Wear store, 1961 Winnebago Street, Madison's newest men's shop, taken on the occasion...
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National Avenue Looking East

Date: 1905
Description: View down National Avenue. Storefronts line both sides of the road, and there are horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Caption reads: "Natio...
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Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1891
Description: Exterior view of Schuette Brothers Store on S. Eighth Street. There are two horse-drawn vehicles in front of the store. There is a small mannequin in the s...
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Street Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View down street showing commercial area with large power lines stretching into the distance, with a large hill in the background. A man is driving a horse...
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Elkhorn Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Elkhorn Public Library and a larger, two-story, brick building, with a storefront on the first floor. The Elkhorn Public Library is th...
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Hat Shop on Street Corner

Date: 05 16 1966
Description: View from street of Aletta's Hat Shop. The shop is on a corner lot and seems to be connected to a residential home.
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Scheffler and Wegeman Storefront

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Description: View from road of Schiffler and Wegemann Tailoring and Clothing House building on corner. The storefront is at Third and Main Streets. On the left side of ...
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Downtown Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine Street at Jacob Black's dry goods store, with a display of hand fans in front window; Schwaller's Real Estate company is above Bla...

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