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| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Zenith Theater. Caption on negative reads: "Looking North at Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins". |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Caption on negative reads: "View showing property side of street Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins St. Looking Northeast". |
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| Description: | The Roosevelt Theater, 1402 W. North Avenue, and the Jack Gross and Ziegler kosher meat market on the left. There are automobiles parked on the side of the... |
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| Description: | Looking west on W. North Avenue from N. 14th Sreet. The Roosevelt Theater is on the far right, and the Luick ice cream building is on the far left. |
| Date: | 07 31 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking north on N. 3rd Street from W. Wisconsin Avenue towards the commercial district surrounding the Miller Hotel and Theater. There are s... |
| Date: | 05 08 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the southeast corner of West Wisconsin Avenue and North 3rd Street. The Majestic Building is in the center while the Schlitz Hotel is on t... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Souvenir Booklet made for the opening night of August 19, 1889. Half of the image is the opera house, and the other half is a brief summary and descriptio... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Theater with many signs, one of which is advertising a matinee. Several other buildings are visible to the left of the building. A large crowd of people ... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Souvenir Booklet for the opening night of August 19. Interior view showing part of the stage, floor seating, stairs, and the three levels of balcony seati... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Davidson Theatre and Hotal at 135-137 Third Street. Signs for advertisements identify the buildings that are visible. Carriages and people are on the road... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Nighttime view of theater entrance. Doorway has a fabric overhang with the theatre name printed on each side. Posters for Robert Lewis and Tom Daily flan... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of fourteen-story theatre building, with two red buildings on either side of it. On the street are people, horses, carriages, and trolleys. C... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of fourteen-story theatre at an angle from across the street. Several other buildings are on the left and right, pedestrians are on the sidew... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; front of music hall along the road, with a horse and carriage team in front of the entrance. Buildings can also be seen in the left backgroun... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Located on Oneida Street, the opera house is three stories tall, and located across the street from a pharmacy (the Rx sign is hanging above t... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View from street of theatre and main entrance on corner of Wells and Water Streets. To the right is a building with a sign for Quaker Oats. On the left cor... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior of theatre on corner of Wells and Water Streets. There is a billboard for Kools (cigarettes) on the side. Streetcar tracks and parked cars are in ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Exterior of stage entrance. The state door is below a fire escape that connects to a white balcony to the right. Below the balcony is a poster for the Mil... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Corner of Wells and Water Streets. A large blank billboard is on the side of the theatre. Across the road on the left is a sign for Blatz beer. A car wash ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Down the road and across the bridge from the theatre. Iron work on the bridge obstructs the view of the theatre. Cars are crossing the bridge, and pedestri... |
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