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State Street View

Date: 1935
Description: View of the 200 and 300 blocks of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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State Street Shoe Storefront

Date: 1930
Description: View of 214 State Street, a storefront with a shoe display in the front window.
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Bernie's Grocery Store

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Exterior of Bernie's Grocery store located at 334 West Lakeside Street, and a portion of the South Side Bank. The store was operated by Bernard J. Holtman.
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Buying Shotgun Shells

Date: 08 14 1944
Description: People lined up in front of Berg Sporting Goods Store, 2123 Atwood Avenue, to buy shotgun shells which were scarce due to World War II. Also shows Modern ...
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Newsboy Selling V-E Day Newspaper to Soldier

Date: 05 07 1945
Description: Tom Miller, of 1815 Vilas Avenue, a newsboy for the "Wisconsin State Journal," selling an "extra" edition of the newspaper to Sgt. Ralph Jacobson, announci...
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Carman's Blacksmith Shop

Date: 06 24 1945
Description: Charles Carman Blacksmith Shop, South Franklin Street between East Main and East Wilson Streets, demolished to build a four-unit apartment building. The or...
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Laurel Tavern Storefront

Date: 08 16 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of ...
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Madison Street Scene

Date: 10 1946
Description: Street scene showing cars parked at parking meters on South Carroll Street on Capitol Square.
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Three Sisters Storefront

Date: 05 05 1947
Description: Three Sisters storefront, 5 North Pinckney Street.
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King Street Scene

Date: 05 05 1947
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol building from King Street. Commercial businesses are Kresge's, 27 East Main Street, and Bergmann Prescription and Photo Center, 10...
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Aerial View of a Capitol Square Intersection

Date: 05 05 1947
Description: Aerial view of the intersection of Pinckney, Main, and King Streets on the Madison Capitol Square. Kresge's, 27 East Main Street, can be seen at the upper ...
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Willett S. Main Building

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Willett S. Main building, built in the 1850's, on the corner of State Street and West Mifflin Street, looking west down the 100 block of State Street. The...
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Hartmeyer Building

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Exterior view of Hartmeyer Meat Market building, located at the corner of North Hamilton and East Mifflin Streets.
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Fred L. Statz Buillding

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Exterior view of the Fred L. Statz building, 123 West Main Street, located at the corner of West Main Street and Fairchild Street.
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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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Wisconsin State Journal Building Fire

Date: 11 19 1947
Description: Elevated view of three fire trucks at a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 South Carroll Street. Other buildings on the street, looking ...
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Wisconsin State Journal Building Fire

Date: 11 19 1947
Description: Fire truck at the corner of S. Carroll and W. Doty Streets putting out a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 S. Carroll Street. Other buil...
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Baseball Window Display

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: Wisconsin-Felton Sporting Goods, 29 W. Main Street, display window featuring National Baseball Week April 3-10.
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Looking Eastward on State Street

Date: 1935
Description: View of State Street from the 300 block, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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City-Wide Clean-Up Campaign

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: A truckload of Madison high school students who participated in Madison's second annual city-wide clean-up campaign in front of Manchester's department sto...

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