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Montgomery Ward's Phonograph Records Department

Date: 01 07 1944
Description: Interior of the Montgomery Ward Company phonograph record department, 215 State Street.
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Montgomery Ward's Phonograph Records Department

Date: 01 07 1944
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Montgomery Ward Company phonograph record department, 215 State Street.
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State Street

Date: 1929
Description: View of State Street looking toward the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the Wisconsin State Capitol, with marquees for Ward-Brodt Music Co., Le...
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Storefront of Ward Brodt Music

Date: 1929
Description: View of the 100 block of State Street, featuring the storefront of Ward Brodt Music, formerly located at 318 State Street.
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Blied Building Remodeling

Date: 07 28 1949
Description: Businesses along West Main Street during the remodeling of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, after the top one and two stories have been removed. Bu...
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Blied Building

Date: 12 10 1948
Description: Elevated view from the roof of the Park Hotel. Main Street businesses seen include, from the left: Western Union Telegraph Company at 21 West Main Street, ...
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Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig Record Shop Display Window

Date: 08 05 1953
Description: Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig Record Shop, 105 West Mifflin Street, display window featuring Joet Robinson, MGM starlet, and her phonograph records, as well as adve...
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Madison Capitol Square Storefronts on Main Street

Date: 08 01 1949
Description: Refurbished store fronts along West Main Street at the corner of South Carroll Street. The building occupied by Walk-Over Shoe Store and Forbes-Meagher Mus...
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Forbes-Meagher Music Co. Wins Display Award

Date: 06 17 1952
Description: Forbes-Meagher Music Co., 27 W. Main Street, won a trophy in a nation-wide window display contest. A.C. Cory (right) presenting the trophy to Harold Frye (...
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Musician Elmer Ziegler

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Elmer Ziegler was a musical arranger, conductor, composer, publisher, multi-instrumentalist, instrument repairman, teacher and music store operator. He is ...
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300 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: optometrist (closed), Neff's Beauty Salon, Wisconsin Blue ...
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400 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 400 block of State Street. Businesses include: Giuseppe's Pizzeria, a record store, Meuer Photoart House,...
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Wisconsin Music Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Music Company of Madison, Wisconsin, with two elevated views of the Cable Company's Chicago and St. Charles piano and organ fac...
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New Clarinets for the Wisconsin Band for the Rose Bowl

Date: 12 17 1959
Description: Professor Ray Dvorak, director of university bands, receives a white clarinet from Boris Josheff, president of the Josheff Music Store, Inc. His store is t...
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Blied Building on Madison Capitol Square

Date: 01 1963
Description: View from street of businesses along West Main Street, long after the remodeling of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, when the top two stories were ...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Record shop employee Charles Lunde (right) explaining the merits of Charlie Ventura's septet to customer Richard Mallum, who is admiring the cover of the v...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Customer John Salzer (left) looking over an album with George Dasson. Other 33rpm vinyl records are displayed on the wall, and framed photographs of musica...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Customer Nancy Thomsen purchasing a vinyl record. Other 33rpm records are displayed along the back wall and counter top, and 45s are sitting inside a glass...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Customers Judy Schwandner and May Nicolaus enjoy hearing a record playing on a turntable in the store's listening booth.
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Customer Anne Davis playing a vinyl record in a listening booth before making a decision to purchase it.

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