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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor...
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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 1954
Description: Manchester's, Incorporated, a department store on Mifflin Street.
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State Street View

Date: 1935
Description: View of the 200 and 300 blocks of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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State Street from 200 Block

Date: 1929
Description: State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ...
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Orpheum Theatre

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Elevated view of buildings in the 200 block of State Street, with the Orpheum Theatre as a focal point. The theatre marquee reads "New Orpheum." Next door ...
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State Street and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1936
Description: State Street view looking east from Johnson Street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner on the left is Glasgow Tailers, and further up the b...
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Tenney Building

Date: 03 21 1931
Description: Elevated view of the Tenney Building, located on the corner of East Main and South Pinckney Streets. The building was designed in 1929 by Law, Law, and Pot...
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Suhr Building

Date: 11 25 1931
Description: This building on the corner of Main Street (to the left) and King Street (to the right) was built for John J. Suhr and designed by John Nader. Here it hous...
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State Street and the Capitol Theatre

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: Pedestrians (in motion) are walking down State Street towards the Capitol building, near the Capitol Theatre marquee, RKO sign, the YWCA, Oettings Restaura...
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West Mifflin Street and the Parkway Theatre

Date: 08 18 1932
Description: View of the Parkway Theatre marquee down West Mifflin Street, and a sign for the "RKO's Greater Show Season and Merchant's Greater Selling Season" on a lam...
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Orpheum Theatre Marquee

Date: 09 09 1936
Description: Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur...
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Capitol Square Businesses

Date: 07 27 1940
Description: View of businesses located on West Main Street at S. Carroll Street on the Capitol Square. These include Feltons at 29 West Main Street, Forbes Meagher Mus...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast

Date: 06 16 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Mo...
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East Wilson Street Scene

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: View down sidewalk along East Wilson Street at the corner of the South Hancock intersection looking toward the West Wilson Street-King Street intersection....
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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 09 10 1941
Description: Harry S. Manchester's, Incorporated, department store, 2-6 East Mifflin Street. The view includes people and automobiles at the East Mifflin Street and Wis...
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Bank of Sun Prairie

Date: 10 18 1935
Description: View from street towards a woman walking down the sidewalk in front of the Bank of Sun Prairie building, with Stoehr's variety store. There is a shoe store...
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Cave-in on Monona Avenue

Date: 11 19 1933
Description: Cave-in on Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), caused by a water main leak. View is looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with automob...
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Tenney Building

Date: 03 21 1931
Description: Vertical view of the Tenney Building, located at the corner of South Pinckney and East Main Street.
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Corner of State Street and Capitol Square

Date: 09 27 1930
Description: The corner of State Street and Capitol Square from the roof of the Leath Furniture Store, with a view of the 100 block of State Street, the Wisconsin State...
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Storefronts on West Mifflin Street

Date: 09 26 1930
Description: Stores on West Mifflin Street including Jordan's Clothing, 119, Blackhawk Electric Company, 121, New York Store Rugs 123, and Virginia Grill, 125.

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