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| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | View from street of a man delivering Levy and Sons Bakery rye bread to a New York City delicatessen and grocery store. The truck is an International Harves... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of Main Street. Commercial buildings are on both sides of the street, and cars are parked along the curb. A service garage in t... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | An uphill view of a street in the main business district. The right side is lined with buildings. A drug store, a chiropractor and signs for tires and gas.... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down center of Main Street. On the left a group of men are gathered on the sidewalk near a drinking fountain which is in front of a brick building wit... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from street of a street corner in the business district, with a large brick building housing the J.A.W. Sprecher general merchandise store, with fire ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the front of the high school, a large brick building with steps leading up to the main entrance, which has a tower above it. Two p... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of firemen fighting a high school fire. A small crowd of people are watching from the street. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the front of the Hotel Ogden located at 149 East Wilson Street. Three men wearing suits are relaxing on the porch, with two men sitting on... |
| Date: | 07 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Madison Hotel, located at 108 North Pinckney, is the oldest building on the Capitol Square and one of Madison's oldest landmarks. It was built in 1838. It ... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | U.S. Rubber Co. buildings showing the juncture of an old building with a new addition. |
| Date: | 06 1973 |
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| Description: | Buildings and parking lot at Webster and North Hamilton Streets, early morning. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wil-Kil Pest Control building at 705 Williamson Street. The sign above the entrance features a rat and a cockroach depicted in neon. |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the front of a large brick school building. Identified as Union High School |
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| Description: | View across grounds towards a large brick building, which is identified as the school building built in 1872. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from street of the McCormick Harvester Machine Co. dealership building. There is an alley on the right. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across railroad tracks of factory building at McCormick Works. |
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| Description: | View across street towards a five story building. On the street level are the Lake Street Station Chicago Post Office, on the left, next to Harry's Sandwic... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from Langdon Street of the University of Wisconsin YMCA on the shore of Lake Mendota. On the porch of the building is a large "Cafeteria" sign. Anothe... |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards Chetek High School. Two buildings are on the grounds. The one on the right has a fire escape and gabled roof. Caption reads: "Chet... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | View from street of the Methodist Church at 213 South Second Street. Congregation established — 1838; Present sanctuary built — 1864; Enlarged and remodele... |
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