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Capitol Theatre Tower

Date: 02 05 1930
Description: View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl...
Photograph

Oxygen Delivery

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: James Robinson and E. Newton of the Professional Pharmacy prepare to load a Linde oxygen tank for home delivery.
Photograph

International Model 1310 Ambulance

Date: 1973
Description: International Model 1310 ambulance at midday in the downtown area.
Photograph

Businesses on North Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: View of some of the businesses on North Main Street, including the Strand Theater and Olk Drugs.
Photograph

Drug Store Statue

Date: 1940
Description: A small dog stands beside a large statue (appears to be carved out of wood) advertising Pompy Cigars, outside of a drugstore.
Drawing

Madison Landscape

Date: 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of view overlooking Madison. The sketch looks down North Hamilton Street from the capitol. Rutted, irregular streets and frame houses mark ...
Photograph

Elephants in Circus Parade

Date: 
Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
Photograph

Memorial Union Theater

Date: 01 02 1940
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater wing, taken from Park and Langdon Streets.
Photograph

Streetcar with Advertisement for the Film "Animal Crackers"

Date: 09 06 1930
Description: Streetcar advertising the Marx Brothers in "Animal Crackers" at the RKO Capitol Theatre.
Photograph

Streetcar with Advertisement for the Film "Animal Crackers"

Date: 09 06 1930
Description: Banners and caricatures of the Marx Brothers adorn a streetcar advertising the film "Animal Crackers" at the RKO Capitol Theatre.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Open Air Theater

Date: 10 16 1927
Description: University of Wisconsin open air theater, located on Observatory Hill.
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin Historical Decorative Map

Date: 1949
Description: Color bird's-eye map of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as it was midcentury, with two co-eds, several photographs of campus landmarks around edges, an...
Print

View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th...
Book or Pamphlet

Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee in 1853

Date: 1937
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee in 1853 details building features and city layout from southwest. Important buildings are numbered in a silhouette drawing bel...
Photograph

Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

International Model F Truck

Date: 1915
Description: Man sitting behind the wheel of an International Model F truck parked on a city street in front of the Blackstone Theatre. The truck was owned by a Firesto...
Photograph

Battle of Gettysburg Panorama #1732

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg Representing Pickett's Charge at 4 P.M., July 3rd, 1863: Pike Leading from Cemetery Hill,...
Photograph

Battle of Gettysburg Panorama #1733

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg Representing Pickett's Charge at 4 P.M., July 3rd, 1863: Woodruff's Battery on the Right ...
Photograph

Beaver Dam International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior of Albert Kaepernick Jr.'s McCormick-Deering farm equipment dealership. A poster in the front window reads: "Throw your scrap into the fight!".

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