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State Street from 200 Block

Date: 1929
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,' ...
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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 01 02 1940
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater wing, taken from Park and Langdon Streets.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 01 13 1928
Description: Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) Theatre addition from the roof of Sterling Hall. On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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University of Wisconsin Open Air Theater

Date: 10 16 1927
Description: University of Wisconsin open air theater, located on Observatory Hill.
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Open Air Theatre

Date: 1926
Description: View towards an open-air theatre from University of Wisconsin Observatory Drive.
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Traffic on State Street

Date: 1930
Description: Slightly elevated view of heavy automobile traffic, delivery trucks and pedestrians on State Street at North Carroll Street. View reaches to Bascom Hill of...
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State Street

Date: 1929
Description: View of State Street looking toward the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the Wisconsin State Capitol, with marquees for Ward-Brodt Music Co., Le...
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Looking West from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1896
Description: View from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome looking west towards Bascom Hill. Mifflin street with City Hall and the Fuller Opera House are in the foreground...
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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Memorial Union Theater on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a railing with steps in the foreground, leading to a paved w...
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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 1948
Description: View from Bascom Hill of Memorial Union Theater on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Park Street is on the right, and in the background is Lake M...
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Nehru Visit to Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India speaking to a crowd gathered at the U.W. Union Terrace from a Union Theater outdoor balcony.
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International Students Attend the University of Wisconsin

Date: 07 27 1954
Description: Portrait of Andrew Nahm from Seoul, South Korea. He is studying for his Ph.D. degree in American history and is a teaching assistant in the history departm...
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University of Wisconsin Honors Convocation

Date: 06 15 1958
Description: Elevated view of a long line of University of Wisconsin honor students in caps and gowns parading across Union Terrace and up the steps into the Union Thea...
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Woman in front of Union Theater

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: "Back to School." Woman modeling for Manchester's Department store outdoors in front of the Union Theater.
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Elevated View from Wisconsin State Capitol to Bascom Hill

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west up State Street toward the University of Wisconsin. Frozen Lake Monona is on the right.
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Wisconsin State Capitol View of State Street

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Lake Mendota is on the far right.
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Judging Horses

Date: 1925
Description: View across unpaved road towards a Native American man wearing a plaid overcoat with two work horses. A crowd of men are watching from the elevated wooden ...
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Panther Vision at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Sarah Thomas, a young reporter for UW-Milwaukee "Panther Vision," is interviewing a young UW-Milwaukee student, Matt Sama, as they are being filmed by a ca...
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State Street

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 06 02 1960
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill, with three women walking in the foreground. Cars are parked on State Street at the base of the hill. ...

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