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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee with prominent streets and buildings identified. Taken from City Hall Tower. |
| Date: | 07 29 1940 |
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| Description: | Attorney William A. Nathenson's Pontiac automobile with damaged right front fender parked in front of GAR Memorial Hall on Monona Avenue. The Madison Theat... |
| Date: | 01 02 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater wing, taken from Park and Langdon Streets. |
| Date: | 02 28 1940 |
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| Description: | The Parkway Theater with "Grapes of Wrath" display, 6-10 West Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 05 02 1939 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre marquee at night showing "'When Germany Fell' with Col. A.L. Rule. Authentic from beginning to end." People are purchasing tickets at the t... |
| Date: | 01 29 1939 |
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| Description: | The Capitol Theatre marquee, 209 State Street, from the roof of Weber's. The marquee is promoting WLS National Barn Dance Stars, Lulu Belle & Scotty. The v... |
| Date: | 10 04 1937 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee advertising "Lost Horizon" starring Ronald Colman. 216 State Street. |
| Date: | 12 03 1936 |
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| Description: | Madison Theatre marquee. "Lombard — Foster in 'Love Before Breakfast,' also 'Two In Revolt'" on the marquee. |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant... |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Front view of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue, with the Madison Theater building and Jimmy Dodge's restaurant. On the left is the temporary location of ... |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Flannery and Wohlenberg standing on the sidewalk in front of the Madison Theatre. A woman is inside the ticket booth. |
| Date: | 03 13 1936 |
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| Description: | View from street of Barney Miller, the driver, feeding hay to Ned, the oldest dairy horse in service in Madison. The horse is hitched to a Kennedy Dairy wa... |
| Date: | 03 19 1936 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a crowd lined up in front of Orpheum Theater to see Jan Garber orchestra and revue and Gene Raymond in "Love on a Bet," 200 block... |
| Date: | 01 24 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee lit up at night that says: "On the stage Shep Fields and his orchestra & revue, on the screen B. Rathbone - A. MacMahon in 'Kind La... |
| Date: | 10 30 1934 |
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| Description: | The Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, with marquee advertising "Cleopatra" with Claudette Colbert and Warren William. |
| Date: | 09 27 1934 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street marquee showing "Robert Donat & Elissa Land - Count of Monte Cristo - Betty Boop cartoon - latest news events" Other bus... |
| Date: | 09 03 1934 |
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| Description: | View down street towards a line of people waiting to view a rhinoceros enclosed in a truck parked in front of the Orpheum Theatre. The marquee reads: "Clar... |
| Date: | 08 27 1934 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of members of the Orpheum Theatre softball team. They are wearing t-shirts that read "Cool Orpheum." |
| Date: | 07 16 1934 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the Orpheum Theater marquee, which reads: "Shirley Temple - James Dunn - Claire Trevor in Baby Takes a Bow, Laurel & Hardy - Mills... |
| Date: | 05 05 1934 |
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| Description: | Baron Brothers department store, 12-18 W. Mifflin Street, also known as the Mendota Building, and The Hub, 22-24 W. Mifflin Street, and H. Cushman shoes (p... |
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