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| Date: | 09 07 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance. |
| Date: | 03 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 11 06 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view of Darling Shop, 9 East Main Street, with display windows and lighted neon "Darling Shop" sign. |
| Date: | 11 06 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view of the Darling Shop, located at 9 East Main Street, with people looking at the window displays. A portion of the lighted neon "Darling ... |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 05 1935 |
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| Description: | Choles Floral Co., 22 S. Carroll Street, floral window display. Shows neon sign: "Floral Designs." |
| Date: | 06 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Goodman's Jewelers display windows, and entrance, located at 220 State Street. |
| Date: | 10 07 1930 |
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| Description: | Window display at Royal Tailors, Inc., 12 E. Mifflin Street. The neon sign in the window reads: "Royal Perfect Clothes $25 To Order." |
| Date: | 10 1947 |
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| Description: | Eddie Peabody with his new Lincoln Continental, receiving the title from Lucien S. Hanks, general manager of Kayser Motors, Inc., 1501 Monroe Street. Eddie... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Fey D. Murray(?) stands outside a storefront window display promoting soybean oil for national defense during World War II. Exterior view of woman si... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A night view of a pet food display in a store window. In addition to commercial signs advertising Ken-L-Ration and Bird-E-Ration, a handwritten sign advert... |
| Date: | 2006 |
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| Description: | View from across street of exterior of "Sleep Concepts" store and rug store. Bean bags are set up on the sidewalk near a sandwich board sign. |
| Date: | 06 1967 |
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| Description: | Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: Montgomery Ward (on North Henry Street), Colonial Shoppe E... |
| Date: | 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Dogs in a car being fed ice cream cones by a man standing on the sidewalk and a woman sitting inside the car. The car is a Rambler Custom. Across the stree... |
| Date: | 12 07 1958 |
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| Description: | A stubborn fire smoldered in the walls of the Kindschi Leather Company at 120 South Pinckney Street. The 80-year-old building known as the Burrows building... |
| Date: | 09 08 2014 |
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| Description: | Angled exterior view of the College Barber Shop at 665 State Street during their last week in business. The sign above the window reads: "College Barber St... |
| Date: | 09 08 2014 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the College Barber Shop at 665 State Street during their last week in business. The sign above the window reads: "College Barber Styling S... |
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| Description: | View across street towards Otto's Newstand and Fun Shop located at 2045 Atwood Avenue. There are neon signs for "Otto's News Stand" and "Tobacco Novelties"... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Early Times liquor display in the window of Riley's Capitol Liquor Store at 328 State Street. The display sign: "Come in and see the Early Times Wisconsin ... |
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