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| Date: | 02 05 1930 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of some of the businesses on North Main Street, including the Strand Theater and Olk Drugs. |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant... |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Front view of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue, with the Madison Theater building and Jimmy Dodge's restaurant. On the left is the temporary location of ... |
| Date: | 02 27 1931 |
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| Description: | RKO parade on the 700 block of University Avenue, with the McVicar Photo Studio, and RKO-lians band. |
| Date: | 05 21 1930 |
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| Description: | Strand Theater, with marquee advertising Warner Baxter and Carol Lombard in "The Arizona Kid," and Collyer's Pharmacy, Kinney Shoes, and a Heinz billboard. |
| Date: | 09 17 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the 200 block of State Street, with the Capitol Theatre tower and marquee at 209 State Street, Kessenich's at 201 State Street, Fred W. Kr... |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch of a building owned by the Rodolf family along a commercial street. |
| Date: | 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A row of girls and young women twirling batons in downtown Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Large mouse being lifted by crane onto Bennett's Table Talk at 211-213 Broadway. |
| Date: | 02 1910 |
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| Description: | Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper... |
| Date: | 04 23 1947 |
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| Description: | Marquee of the Parkway Theater, 6 West Mifflin Street, advertising the movie, "The Best Years of Our Lives". |
| Date: | 10 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Two men are installing a KAYSER'S banner on the side of the WFOW radio station truck for the Kayser safety parade on East Washington Avenue. The parade is ... |
| Date: | 10 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Musicians in the back of a truck with a banner on the side reading "Enter Ford's $100,000 CAR SAFETY CONTEST Today!" during the Kayser safety parade on Eas... |
| Date: | 10 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Line-up of Ford cars and trucks for the Kayser safety parade in the 700 block of East Washington Avenue. Musicians are in the back of a truck and commercia... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of a Decoration Day parade, near what appears to be Capitol Park. A small crowd gathers at the edge of the street to view a military band ... |
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| Description: | Street-level view of Seventh Street showing tall stone buildings, advertising signs, foot traffic, cars and a trolley. |
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| Description: | View down Main Street with overhead sign reading "Welcome Garden City" sign. Text on buildings reads: "E.J. Pyle Real Estate" and "F. Finnup. Hardware." Ci... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view down Second Street, with horse-drawn carts, pedestrians and storefronts. Business signs on left read: "The Racket I. Robi," "Electric Theatre" and "... |
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| Description: | The Rudolf Pharmacy, Cafe and Hotel. Business signs read: "Rudolf Pharmacy" "Dr. G.H. Hansen Dentist," "Rex," "Herradura and Plantation Co.," "Hotel Rudolf... |
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