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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a parade on Michigan Avenue taken from the International Harvester building. Grant Park is in the background. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | International tractor and other machines at an urban construction(?) site, probably in Chicago. Large city buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Several older buildings are visible in the foreground, while the framework of a World Trade Center Tower is visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | View from below of the bucket of a backhoe. In the background, the top of a building is visible. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Numerous pedestrians walk on the sidewalk of a busy street. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Two men talking at the base of the construction site of The World Trade Center. |
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| Description: | A tree-framed view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the shore of Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Designed by Maynard Meyer, architect. The one-story building has a mural near the entrance, and a pierced wall on the other. To the right is a restaurant, ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view north of Wells Street with a bridge on the right. Two large smokestacks, and a tall building with a clock break up the skyline. On the left is a bil... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the city looking south and west. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Skyline view, from across the water towards the lakefront. |
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| Description: | Blimp (dirigible) flying over downtown buildings. There are two smokestacks in the foreground, and on the right, a sign, from the back, for "The Electric C... |
| Date: | 05 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Apple orchard in blossom on the side of a road. There are a number of cut stumps in the foreground. A house is in the background among trees, and a watchto... |
| Date: | 10 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Peter H. Norg, executive director of the Four Lakes Council of Boy Scouts (a Red Feather service of the Madison Community Chest), adds some red paint to th... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street. City scene showing rows of parked cars, tall buildings, pedestrians, trolleys and advertising signs. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street showing tall buildings, cars, pedestrians trolleys and advertising signs. |
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| Description: | Street level view of Grand Avenue showing a trolley, a crosswalk, crowded sidewalks and tall buildings. |
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| Description: | Street-level view of Seventh Street showing tall stone buildings, advertising signs, foot traffic, cars and a trolley. |
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