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| Date: | 12 05 1930 |
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| Description: | Night view looking down State Street from the intersection at North Carroll Street. Lighting up the scene are the blurred lights of automobiles moving alon... |
| Date: | 09 21 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Garrick Theater at 115 Monona Avenue. The view also contains the Kehoe Cigars store, Savidusky's at 113 Monona Avenue, Jimmy Dodge Bil... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote... |
| Date: | 06 12 1925 |
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| Description: | International Model 52 or 53 motor coach picking up passengers at the Hotel Favorite in downtown Dayton. The bus was owned and operated by the Inter Cities... |
| Date: | 12 21 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works lit up on a December night. A very large lit Christmas tree is on the roof of the building. A si... |
| Date: | 07 14 1933 |
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| Description: | Kessenich display window featuring CAMP physiological / surgical supports made by S.N. Camp & Co. Corset Department. Reflected in the window (reversed) are... |
| Date: | 07 16 1934 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the Orpheum Theater marquee, which reads: "Shirley Temple - James Dunn - Claire Trevor in Baby Takes a Bow, Laurel & Hardy - Mills... |
| Date: | 06 27 1931 |
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| Description: | Harold Kohen, President of Harrold's Inc., jewelers, handing one of three watches he is contributing to Kiddy Camp auction, to Stephen Olsen, a brother of ... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the The Triangle Diner. A large Coca-Cola sign is on top of the diner. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of heavy automobile traffic, delivery trucks and pedestrians on State Street at North Carroll Street. View reaches to Bascom Hill of... |
| Date: | 04 06 1933 |
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| Description: | Armed guards loading a case of money(?) onto an International A-3 armor plated truck owned by the Brinks Express Company. The truck is parked outside the M... |
| Date: | 04 06 1933 |
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| Description: | International A-3 armor plated Brinks truck parked outside of the Marbro Theater in Chicago. The theater's marquee advertises "Cohens & Kellys in Hollywood... |
| Date: | 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Texaco gas station on the left and cars parked on the road next to buildings in downtown Beetown. The road is rutted and muddy with puddles. Several signs ... |
| Date: | 03 03 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east on W. Wisconsin Avenue from approximately N. 4th Street, with the Wisconsin Hotel on the left and the Majestic building on the r... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Zenith Theater. Caption on negative reads: "Looking North at Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins". |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Caption on negative reads: "View showing property side of street Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins St. Looking Northeast". |
| Date: | 10 10 1939 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards a man standing next to automobile at a service station at the corner of W. Libson Avenue and W. Sherman Boulevard. The Cla... |
| Date: | 05 17 1937 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the McCormick Works factory at night. A tower with an illuminated sign reading "McCormick" is in the background. A faint image of a group ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | View from nearby roof of flood damage which caused the collapse of the roof of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Avenue at Sixth Street, looking east from near the front of the Milwaukee Public Library (left foreground). Taken at night; lighted clocks read 9... |
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