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300 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: Montgomery Ward (on North Henry Street), Colonial Shoppe E...
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Capitol Square Panorama

Date: 10 28 1956
Description: Close-up of Tenney Building at the corner of South Pinckney and East Main Street on the Capitol Square. Businesses pictured on South Pinckney Street includ...
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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The 200 Block of State Street

Date: 02 14 2012
Description: A view at the corner of the 200 block of State Street and West Johnson Street, including Noodles & Company, the Orpheum Theatre and the Wisconsin State Cap...
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Opening of the Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: Street view of the newly finished Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square. The steeple of St. Raphaell's Cathedral is on the left.
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Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 134

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Description: We always know what day it is
Because it never fails. Sometime between the awful and the coffee
that stepson drives along the road
and all the dog...
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Blied Building on Madison Capitol Square

Date: 01 1963
Description: View from street of businesses along West Main Street, long after the remodeling of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, when the top two stories were ...
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Lakeside Street

Date: 12 31 1925
Description: View across unpaved street towards the north side of West Lakeside Street, looking west. Three known businesses are the South Side State Bank (4th from the...
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Parkway Theatre and City Hall

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view from sidewalk of City Hall, located at the intersection of West Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The Parkway Theatre, featuring the films...
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The Hub

Date: 12 02 1934
Description: View from across street of the facade of the Kronke building on West Mifflin Street. From the left, businesses are the Maiden Beauty Shop, Menges Pharmacy,...
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The First Block of East Mifflin Street

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Description: View across street towards storefronts on the first block of East Mifflin Street. In the center is Conklin and Sons, an ice and heating fuel provider in Ma...
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Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View up Wisconsin Avenue at West Dayton Street towards the razing of Manchester's Department Store. There are construction workers working near two cranes ...
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Blair and Main Streets

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: A view of the intersection of South Blair and East Main Streets, looking easterly. There is snow on the ground and the scene includes a number of brick bui...
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Curb Painting

Date: 06 06 1965
Description: A city worker painting a curb yellow in a no parking zone. The location is West Dayton Street, looking towards North Randall Avenue. Fire Station #4 is in ...
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Bernard Curran Passing Some Time

Date: 1982
Description: View down a curb towards a man standing on the sidewalk on the right leaning against a parking sign. He is wearing a hat and a striped shirt tucked into bl...
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Crazy Mary's Leatherie

Date: 1982
Description: View across Williamson Street towards a woman standing in the open doorway of a shop with a sign that reads: "Crazy Mary's Leatherie." The building is on a...
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Walter Jock on Williamson Street

Date: 1982
Description: View from street of a man standing on the corner of Baldwin and Williamson streets resting his arms on a traffic control box. He is wearing a suit jacket a...
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Smart Studios

Date: 2013
Description: View from across intersection towards Smart Studios at the corner of Baldwin Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Rephotographic Pair: West High School

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of West High School, presented as a pair.
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Traffic on the East Side of Town

Date: 11 2013
Description: View through windshield of a car of the number four bus waiting at a traffic light on the corner of Williamson and Baldwin Streets. Cars are parked at the ...

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