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| Date: | 08 11 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | People standing and posing outdoors. Caption reads: "Lexington Market." |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down middle of main street of the business district. Automobiles are parked along the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalk. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the headquarters of the International Harvester Company at 180 North Michigan Avenue. The building was completed in 1937 and was located a... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc. |
| Date: | 05 20 1960 |
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| Description: | Black Earth telephone company maintenance truck in front of the local office. |
| 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: | 12 01 1932 |
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| Description: | Torgeson Brothers General Auto Repairing, 123 South Blair Street at Railroad Street, owned by Gust A. and Namen W. Torgeson. Signs along the side and front... |
| Date: | 04 21 1929 |
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| Description: | U.S. Post Office, located at 215 Monona Avenue. |
| Date: | 12 08 1928 |
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| Description: | View of 500 and 600 blocks of University Avenue at night, looking west from West Gilman Street. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Badger Creamery Company at 629 West Washington Avenue at Hawthorne Court. Further down on the left is the Wheeler Conservato... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | View towards the Fire Station, with garage doors and a bell tower on the roof. A road is on the right. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Ingram residence in winter, home of the wealthy lumberman O.H. Ingram. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Marathon County Court House. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View across intersection of City Hall on a street corner. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Highway sign along STH 11 near Galesville, one of a whole new vocabulary of signage created for automobile traffic. The inverted triangle w... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Hotel Athearn, which was built in 1891 across the street from the Grand Opera House. It was designed by the same man t... |
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| Description: | The Railroad YMCA building at S. 3rd and W. Florida Streets. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | The corner of N. 5th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. Landmarks from left to right: Wisconsin Roof (dancing), Strand Theater, Miller High Life Spa, and the ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Espenhain's department store located on the northwest corner of N. 4th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, ... |
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