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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
| 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: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View looking east up State Street from Johnson Street, with the Orpheum and Capitol theatres on either side of the street, and the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of the 200 and 300 blocks of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ... |
| Date: | 04 10 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings in the 200 block of State Street, with the Orpheum Theatre as a focal point. The theatre marquee reads "New Orpheum." Next door ... |
| Date: | 06 23 1934 |
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| Description: | A crowd is standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eastwood Theater. A sign behind them reads: "Gala Hollywood Premiere." The "Premiere" is of thirty loca... |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
| Date: | 06 03 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view above State Street of the Capitol Theatre, with construction nearly completed. |
| Date: | 12 05 1930 |
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| Description: | Night view looking down State Street from the intersection at North Carroll Street. Lighting up the scene are the blurred lights of automobiles moving alon... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | State Street view looking east from Johnson Street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner on the left is Glasgow Tailers, and further up the b... |
| Date: | 01 23 1930 |
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| Description: | Snow-dusted Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue with "The Viking" and "Skin Deep - Coming Soon" on the marquee. |
| Date: | 05 20 1930 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the Fox Strand Theatre on Mifflin Street, with the marquee advertising the "The Arizona Kid." |
| Date: | 08 18 1932 |
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| Description: | View of the Parkway Theatre marquee down West Mifflin Street, and a sign for the "RKO's Greater Show Season and Merchant's Greater Selling Season" on a lam... |
| Date: | 05 05 1934 |
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| Description: | Madison's City Hall, erected in 1858, and designed by Samuel Hunter Donnel and August Kutzbock. The Parkway Theatre is next door on the left. |
| Date: | 09 21 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Garrick Theater at 115 Monona Avenue. The view also contains the Kehoe Cigars store, Savidusky's at 113 Monona Avenue, Jimmy Dodge Bil... |
| Date: | 09 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur... |
| Date: | 11 17 1936 |
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| Description: | Refurbished facade of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue. The building includes the temporary quarters of Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers. |
| Date: | 06 16 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Mo... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | A man hitching Tommy, the Arabian stallion acting horse, to an International Metro AM-120 truck on Broadway as a part of Tommy's stable-to-theatre shuttle.... |
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