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| Date: | 07 29 1955 |
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| Description: | Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh... |
| 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: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View looking west down Mifflin Street showing the old City Hall, the Parkway Theater, and Manchesters Department Store. Automobiles are parked at an angle ... |
| Date: | 12 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Fauerbach Brewery, 651-653 Williamson Street, at the corner of South Blount Street and Williamson Street. The view includes R.J. Olson Glass Co., 625 Willi... |
| Date: | 06 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of Robert Blossom's Mobil gas station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. Includes the Mobil red horse sign on a pole. |
| Date: | 06 16 1955 |
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| Description: | Daytime view of Robert Blossom's Mobil gas station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. In the background is the Club LaMark, and signs for Red Roo... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S.... |
| Date: | 03 10 1955 |
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| Description: | Robert Hall "America's Largest Clothing Chain," 3205 East Washington Avenue at Rathke Avenue. |
| Date: | 03 10 1955 |
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| Description: | Clifford Motors Used Car Lot, 1210 East Washington Avenue. Also included in the view is the United Real Estate office building, 1212 East Washington Avenu... |
| Date: | 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A row of girls and young women twirling batons in downtown Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Sears-Roebuck department store on East Washington Avenue and its surrounding parking lots. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View of Capitol Square and its surrounding buildings. To the left is the Washington Building located on the site of the old "Journal Block" and on the righ... |
| Date: | 03 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Flooding along University Avenue at Shorewood Boulevard in front of Frenchy's restaurant, 3302 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 03 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Flooding along University Avenue at Shorewood Boulevard. Businesses in the photograph include Frenchy's Restaurant, 3302 University Avenue, and the Walter ... |
| Date: | 03 13 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ... |
| Date: | 04 20 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street towards two men working to remodel 1374 Williamson Street into William and Isabel Schlick's jewelry shop. Lloyd Foust was the general co... |
| Date: | 05 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Spectators are shown standing on the steps at the Capitol Square looking down State street at approaching U.W. ROTC marching units. The view includes the e... |
| Date: | 05 20 1950 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin ROTC marching units moving south down South Carroll street during a parade commemorating Armed Forces Day. The Episcopal cathedral ... |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Mullarkey's Spic & Span Cleaners, 3322 University Avenue. Next door is Town & Country House Furniture at 3320. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street with a horse-drawn carriage and large brick buildings. |
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