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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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Montogmery Ward Store

Date: 05 20 1930
Description: The Montgomery Ward Store Building at 100 North Hamilton Street, at the intersection of Pinckney and North Hamilton Streets. The building was designed by L...
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Paul E. Stark Company

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: View across intersection towards the Paul E. Stark Co. building, 124 W. Mifflin Street. The view also includes the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Life Insur...
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Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.
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Union Bus Station

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: Elevated view across street towards the Union Bus Station, 122 West Washington Avenue, with closed depot doors during a strike of the Northland Greyhound b...
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The State Bank

Date: 1885
Description: External view of the State Bank, the first bank in Madison. A group of men are posed along the sidewalk in front.
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Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the southeast from the Capitol Square. The Tenney Building appears behind the original first National Bank that was demolished t...
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State Bank, Lucien S. Hanks, President

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Description: The State Bank, on Pinckney St and E. Washington, was built in 1882 to replace the original bank built in 1852. Lucien S. Hanks was the president of the St...
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 1955
Description: View across Mifflin Street, towards Madison City Hall as it is being demolished. On the street women are walking around the construction to get to the side...
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First National Bank on Pinckney Street

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Description: View across intersection towards the First National Bank at the corner of East Washington Avenue and South Pinckney Streets.
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The Fiore Pennco Gas Station

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Description: View across West Washington Avenue towards the Fiore Pennco gas station, 202 West Washington on the corner of North Fairchild Street. On corner on the righ...
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Union Bus Station

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Description: View down sidewalk on North Fairchild Street towards a bus driving into the Union Bus Station at 122 W. Washington Avenue. On the sidewalk near the bus is ...
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Union Bus Station

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Description: View across Fairchild Street towards the Union Bus Station at 122 W. Washington Avenue, with a row of automobiles parallel parked outside. On the exterior ...
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Andrew Mayers Storefront at 108 King Street

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Description: View from street of the storefront in a stone building at 108 King Street. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk,and a dog is sitting on the stoop in front of th...
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Main Street View of Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street towards the Suhr building. On the left is an entrance and show windows for the Huegel-Hyland shoe store during its Going Out o...
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Front View of the Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View from intersection of East Main and King Streets towards the corner entrance of the Suhr building, which is for the Virgo Lounge. There is a large elec...
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King Street View of Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards the Suhr building. The corner entrance to the building is for the Virgo Lounge. An entrance to the right of the lounge has ...
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The Simeon Mills Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards The Gallery Inn restaurant, on the left, and the Buy Sell shop with a show window on the corner of King and Webster streets...
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The Gay Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the Gay Building, Madison's first skyscraper. Next door on the left is the Grace Episcopal church, and next door o...
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Stark Building and Andrew Schubert Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Mifflin Street towards the Stark building on the left, which has a sign in the ground floor window that reads: "1,000-2500 sq. ft. for lea...

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