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Lake Geneva Downtown Restaurants

Date: 1920
Description: Downtown view. On the left side of the street is a restaurant, a photography store, a drugstore, and an ice cream parlor. On the right side is another ice ...
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Dykman's Restaurant

Date: 10 12
Description: Exterior night view from street of Dykman's restaurant, located at 107 West Main Street. The door is open and stools are along a counter.
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State Street Neon Signs at Night

Date: 12 05 1930
Description: Night view looking down State Street from the intersection at North Carroll Street. Lighting up the scene are the blurred lights of automobiles moving alon...
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Lawrence Restaurant

Date: 11 28 1927
Description: View of the Lawrence Restaurant, located at 662 State Street.
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Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 12 02 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises on the State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 West Main Street, as an addition is constructed. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street in ...
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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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International D-300 Truck Delivering 7-Up

Date: 1940
Description: Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer.
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International 1700 Loadstar

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of an International 1700 Loadstar truck owned by George Miesel and Son, wholesale grocers, delivering daily foodstuffs to restaurants and ins...
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Woelffer Drug Store

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Description: View from street towards Woelffer's Drug Store. Children are on the sidewalk, and a man is standing in the doorway. The store had a soda fountain with ice ...
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Looking East down Main Street in Platteville

Date: 1930
Description: View looking east down Main Street at the intersection with Court Street. Coyle's Drugstore is on the right.
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200 Block of State Street in Winter

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the north side of the 200 block of State Street between Fairchild and Henry Streets. This side was free of saloons. The south si...
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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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Club Royal Tavern & Young's Cafe

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Exterior view of a building shared by the Club Royal Tavern and Young's Cafe at 122-124 East Washington Avenue.
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Park Hotel

Date: 02 29 1944
Description: Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street, taken from West Main Street, with Liquor Shop, Wellentin & Son, Jewelers, Choles Floral Company, Madison Business Asso...
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Park Hotel

Date: 02 29 1944
Description: Exterior of Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street, rear view, showing St. Nicholas Cafe, 118 West Main Street, with the Tenney Building in the background. Pa...
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Cottage Cafe

Date: 08 12 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Cottage Cafe, located at 917 University Avenue.
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Fort Atkinson Street Scene

Date: 03 15 1939
Description: Fort Atkinson street corner, showing Beebe's 5-10 & Variety Store, Mueller Co. Hatchery and Crystal Restaurant.
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Campus Soda Grill

Date: 12 12 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Campus Soda Grill, 714 State Street.
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Madison Theatre at Night

Date: 11 19 1936
Description: Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant...
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Madison Theatre

Date: 11 19 1936
Description: Front view of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue, with the Madison Theater building and Jimmy Dodge's restaurant. On the left is the temporary location of ...

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