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| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar. |
| 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 ... |
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| Description: | Statue with City Hall behind. Building has large neon letters that say "Be Kind to Animals Week". Monument is a memorial by John H. Mahoney to Henry Bergh,... |
| 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: | 03 1966 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council demonstrating outside the Eagles Club at night beneath a marquee advertising a Duke Ellington performance. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | The Milwaukee Journal Building located at 734 North 4th Street. To the right of the building in an alley are circulation trucks. Newsboys and customers are... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Corner of Wells and Water Streets. A large blank billboard is on the side of the theatre. Across the road on the left is a sign for Blatz beer. A car wash ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of hotel. On the lower right above the entrance is a sign for the Empire Room. Automobiles are parked on the street. A flag pole without a fl... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A corner store with a large electric sign on top. Men are on the sidewalk in front of the store, and a horse-drawn vehicle and bicycles are on the right. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. An electric sign for the Alhambra Theatre is in the center. Pedestrians are crossing the road and are on the sidew... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. The Alhambra Theatre is on the left. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks, and horse-drawn vehicles are on... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Citizen's Loan and Granum Agency, for fire, casualty, and auto. Also symbols for Blue Cross/Blue Shield on the building. |
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| Description: | Men with several early twentieth-century race cars are parked along a city street. Numbers are painted on the front of the cars. One man is standing on ste... |
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| Description: | A large line of motorcycles are parked along the road. Many people are standing by the bikes. |
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| Description: | A large crowd of children are gathered outside the Alhambra theater. The children, all boys, fill the sidewalk, and are being herded by a man on the left. ... |
| Date: | 11 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Crowd at the corner of State, West Mifflin and North Carroll Streets watching the Santa Parade, sponsored by the Madison Business Association and the Junio... |
| Date: | 02 02 1946 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards a line of people formed down and around a street corner at the Uptown Theatre. The marquee advertises showings of "San Ant... |
| Date: | 12 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Berg's Sporting Goods window at the corner of 2123 Atwood Avenue and Division Street, featuring Thompson boats and Evinrude motors. |
| Date: | 12 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Night view of display window of gas station featuring a cardboard easel-back display of Santa Claus, and an artificial fireplace among other decorations, a... |
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