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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background.
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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: An interior view of the Capitol Theatre as it is being built at 211 State Street, as viewed from the stage toward the balcony.
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Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: An interior view of the Capitol Theatre auditorium and balcony under construction.
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Young Girls Playing with Dolls

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Description: Six young girls playing with dolls on a porch.
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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McCormick Works' Parts Room

Date: 01 1911
Description: Elevated view of factory workers standing between rows of parts bins at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick H...
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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
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Woman with Ladder at Madison-Kipp Corp.

Date: 11 11 1943
Description: A woman carrying a folding ladder on the Madison-Kipp Corporation factory floor.
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House on Bernard Court

Date: 12 19 1936
Description: View across street towards a three-story house on Bernard Court. The address on the door reads "202," and a sled is leaning up against the wall near the fr...
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Fire at Madison Steam Laundry

Date: 03 20 1935
Description: View across street towards the Madison Steam Laundry, at 433 State Street, the scene of a fire. In front of the building is a fire truck with extension lad...
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Holstein-Friesian Building

Date: 02 18 1931
Description: Holstein-Friesian Association of America building, 448 W. Washington Avenue. There is a truck parked on the terrace, and a man is on a ladder in front of t...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 10 01 1928
Description: View looking south showing driveway, parking lot and north side of loading dock at rear of building.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 01 02 1929
Description: Interior view of first floor lobby with construction debris and some tile work completed on the floor. In the background a man is standing on a ladder near...
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Roofing the Tenney Building

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street.
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 10 01 1929
Description: State Bank of Wisconsin addition from the rear, 1 W. Main Street, under construction. "J.H. Kelly general contractor."
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 09 04 1929
Description: Addition to State Bank of Wisconsin under construction, with construction workers. 1 W. Main Street.

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