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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. Office Building

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. office building looking toward a parking lot.
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People Leaving State Office Building

Date: 05 10 1945
Description: People leaving the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street.
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Kayser Motors, Inc. Stockroom

Date: 12 19 1947
Description: Five employees at the stockroom counter at Kayser Motors, Inc., at the 700 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Maynard Meyer Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of building facade, which has a light-colored wall pierced with holes, designed by Maynard Meyer, architect. On the right is a restaurant, th...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 09 1939
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee County Court House, with a tree-filled park area in the foreground and the city in the background. There is debris on the roof, ...
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Demolishing Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House being demolished. A wing of the building is gone, and many windows are broken.
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Shell Filling Station

Date: 06 15 1949
Description: The Shell filling station, 341 State Street as workers are starting to tear it down. The station, built in 1924 and at one time adjudged the second most be...
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Shell Filling Station

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: The Shell filling station, 341 State Street, as workers are starting to tear it down. The station, built in 1924 and at one time judged the second most bea...
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Truck Parked at City Hall

Date: 12 05 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck parked in front of an old "City Hall" building. There is a cannon displayed on the front lawn.
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Portrait of Robert Bloch: Drunk in New Orleans

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Description: View across street of Robert Bloch posing as a drunk in New Orleans, during Gauer and Bloch's trip there to write a book.
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Sprague Vonier, Robert Bloch and Harold Gauer in New Orleans

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Description: From left to right, Sprague Vonier, Robert Bloch and Harold Gauer stand at the entrance to a bar called Regal in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
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Du Bois Super Service Station

Date: 12 1947
Description: A man stands next to an automobile in front of Du Bois Super Service at 1 North Mills Street (at the Corner of Regent Street), owned by Louis A. Du Bois. A...
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Post Office

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Description: Exterior of a shingled post office/gas station with cars parked in front near the gas pumps. Sign in front reads "Socony" and a man wearing a white apron a...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Main Street, where two young girls walk on the sidewalk, and a horse and carriage and two cars are parked in the street. There is a townhouse complex on th...
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James Dresser Dome House

Date: 11 20 1953
Description: Exterior view of the James Dresser dome home at 5126 Tomahawk Trail, Madison, WI. The house is also known as the Thomas A. and Stacy H. Littrell House, th...
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Glander Art Studio, Exterior

Date: 1914
Description: Opening its doors to the public in December, 1914, the new Glander Building at 822 Washington Street is home to the Glander Art Studio on the northeast cor...
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Glander Art Studio, Book and Gift Shop & Jensen's

Date: 1948
Description: View across street towards the Glander Building, built by photographer John A. Glander, on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. The Gland...

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