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South Park Street

Date: 06 06 1938
Description: South Park Street (Hwy 12 & 14 & 18), looking North from the intersection at Olin Avenue. The view includes Moore's Wadhams Mobilgas Service Station, 1129 ...
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Snow-Covered State Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene of the 500 block of State Street, south side, at Frances Street.
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Children Playing in Flooded Street

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Children in swimming suits playing in a miniature lake created by heavy rains in the area of Fox and Prospect Avenues.
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Madison Snowstorm

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: View of the Capitol Square during the year's record snowstorm, taken from under the canopy of the Park Hotel showing the corner of South Carroll and West M...
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East Washington Avenue at Butler Street

Date: 1946
Description: View of the intersection of East Washington Avenue at Butler Street, towards the offices of the Capital Times newspaper.
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Maison Francaise

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Description: View across road of the "French House" at 1105 University Avenue, on the corner of University Avenue and North Mills Street. The building was demolished ab...
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Flooding at Nakoma Bus Stop

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ...
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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A view from Bedford Street of the smouldering ruins of the Hotel Washington. A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a parked firetruck. Water being us...
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West High School

Date: 02 15 2012
Description: Slightly elevated, exterior view of West High School. A red car is paused at a stop sign, and a Regent Street street sign is next to it.
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Rain and Sleet Storm Hits Madison

Date: 04 04 1957
Description: Rain in the street, and an arterial stop sign at Wakefield Street and Midvale Boulevard, with icicles hanging from the bottom of the sign.
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Winter Snowstorm in Madison

Date: 01 22 1959
Description: A group of riders are standing on the sidewalk waiting for a bus on Madison's Capitol square during a winter storm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and high ...

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