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Moving the Gates of Heaven Synagogue Building

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue building from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park.
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Khomeini Drive 55 Billboard

Date: 1979
Description: Billboard urging Wisconsin motorists to obey the 55 miles per hour speed limit that is illustrated with a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini, the spiritual lea...
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Drive-In Movie Theater

Date: 07 10 1974
Description: An evening at the Big Sky drive-in theatre. Rear view of two people sitting in an automobile watching a drive-in movie.
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Lake Monona Parking

Date: 03 28 1959
Description: Elevated view of a parking lot along John Nolen Drive on the shore of a partially frozen Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the right.
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Paramedics Responding to Call

Date: 12 1992
Description: Jody Kurilla and Paul Elvord, both paramedics with the City of Madison Fire Department, responding to a call at 1221 Williamson Street.
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Exterior View of the Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior of the Club Tavern, with automobiles parked along the side. Trees, shrubs and a parking lot surround the building.
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Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Club Tavern, with a Hamm's Beer and Club Tavern electric sign with an arrow pointing to the tavern in the foreground at the entrance t...
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Pedestrian and Automobile Congestion on State Street

Date: 09 08 1969
Description: A view up State Street from the corner of Lake and State Streets showing heavy automobile and pedestrian traffic. The Wisconsin State Capitol and the Orphe...
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State Street Holiday Lights

Date: 11 23 1962
Description: Night view of State Street taken from Lake Street intersection and showing Christmas season lighting. A number of businesses are seen, including Rennebohm'...
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University of Wisconsin Civil Rights Protest

Date: 02 1969
Description: Large group of demonstrators walking arm in arm on a Madison street.
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Cars in Snow on Gorham Street

Date: 12 03 1990
Description: View down Gorham Street towards cars covered in snowdrifts. James Madison Park and Mansion Hill are in the background.
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People Shoveling Out Cars

Date: 12 03 1990
Description: View up snow-covered street towards people shoveling out cars stuck in the snow. Some vehicles are being driven in the street.
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Dane County Library Service Bookmobile

Date: 01 30 1995
Description: The Dane County Library Service Bookmobile parked at the McFarland Shopping Center.
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Sandblasting Facade of Fess Hotel

Date: 11 18 1974
Description: View from sidewalk of a man standing on a ladder and sandblasting the facade on the right side of the Fess Hotel.
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Marlene Cummings Roller Skating

Date: 07 09 1982
Description: Marlene Cummings, Governor Lee Dreyfus' Advisor on Women and family Initiatives, relaxes by roller skating around the Capitol Square. In the background loo...
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Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 06 1988
Description: Pedestrians are looking at a display of plants for sale, and a woman is selling strawberries from under an umbrella at the Dane County Farmers' Market on t...
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Farmers' Market on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Date: 06 1988
Description: Shoppers strolling along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the Dane County Farmers' Market. Across the street is the City-County building, and the Wiscon...
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Farmers' Market Shoppers

Date: 06 1988
Description: Women shop for flowering plants at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square.
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Farmers' Market Vendor

Date: 08 1975
Description: A vendor unloading their wares from the back of a truck at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. A woman is sleeping inside the truck.
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Farmers' Market Vendors

Date: 08 1975
Description: Vendors weighing produce for customers from the back of a truck at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square.

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