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| Date: | 04 24 1950 |
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| Description: | The Midstate Grocer's Association dinner at Turner Hall. On display in the foreground are Fauerbach Beer, Nehl Soda, Blatz Beer, and Schoep's ice cream. |
| Date: | 12 1951 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Director Clifford Lord (left) and McCormick Collection Director Herbert Kellar examining packages of manuscripts. The... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Post Office. |
| Date: | 12 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with South Carroll Street. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street,... |
| Date: | 12 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Downtown Madison shoreline taken from Lake Monona in line with Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). Includes Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 12 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Model of proposed city auditorium (Monona Terrace), straight on view of left side, taken inside Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Studio. |
| Date: | 12 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Model of proposed city auditorium (Monona Terrace), straight on view, taken inside Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Studio. |
| Date: | 12 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Model of proposed city auditorium (Monona Terrace), straight on view of right side, taken inside Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Studio. |
| Date: | 12 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Model of proposed city auditorium (Monona Terrace) taken inside Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Studio. The view is from above showing the roof top terrace. |
| Date: | 12 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in line with South Pinckney Street. Includes 1 West Wilson Street state office building, the Wisconsin St... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | An American flag at the main entrance to the City County Building with the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the background. |
| Date: | 10 03 1958 |
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| Description: | A man walks up the stairs leading to the City County Building. There is a bench in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the City County Building with shadows in the foreground. |
| Date: | 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Old City Hall being razed with a crane and wrecking ball. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Capitol Square images from a 1956 Wisconsin State Journal article. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the U.S. Post Office, with a Jefferson Community Fire Department truck parked at the curb in front. |
| Date: | 08 31 1955 |
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| Description: | Postal clerks Stanley A. Kolenda, William G. Spencer, and Nathan C. Hillmer sorting mail at the Madison Post Office. |
| Date: | 09 29 1955 |
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| Description: | The string trio of the Older Adult Klub (OAK), Gus Torgerson, Henry Brenneman, and Julia Bennett, rehearsing for a senior citizen workshop on recreation fo... |
| Date: | 01 04 1955 |
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| Description: | Lydia MacKenzie, Helen Burkhart, the instructor, and Lucille Harks participate in a class on textile handicrafts at the Madison Community Center. |
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