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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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Paul E. Stark Company

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: View across intersection towards the Paul E. Stark Co. building, 124 W. Mifflin Street. The view also includes the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Life Insur...
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Rennebohm's at 1357 University Avenue

Date: 1925
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #1 at the corner of University Avenue and Randall Avenue, which replaced Rennebohm's first store located just across the street. A...
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Construction near City Hall

Date: 1911
Description: East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree...
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Front Street Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card or postcard with view of Front Street. Business signs read: "First National Bank," "John Wernecke Merchant Tailor," "Moore's," "Sal...
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Belmont Hotel Window Painting

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows...
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Business District

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Description: View across intersection of the business district featuring the 'largest post clock in the United States,' located on the corner of Washington Avenue and M...
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Group of Employees in front of Cafe

Date: 1930
Description: View across street of a group of employees, all men, posing outside their cafe. The cafe advertises Kennedy Dairy Company brand ice cream, Coca-Cola produc...
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700 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 700 block of State Street. Lake Street parking ramp and University of Wisconsin Extension building are vi...
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Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: View down Main Street lined with shops. Cars are sporadically parked along the curbs. There is a hotel, the Fritzstoldt tailor, soda fountain and drug stor...
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Woolworth's Protestors and Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A group of protestors and law enforcement officers walk along the sidewalk across the street from a Woolworth's department store during a Freedom Summer de...
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Voting Rights Protesters

Date: 1964
Description: View down sidewalk of two male protestors wearing signs around their necks walking down a sidewalk in a Freedom Summer civil rights demonstration. The sign...
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Hotel Lewis and Water Street

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Description: View from street of the Hotel Lewis and other buildings on along the left. The hotel has a large front porch, with men relaxing in rocking chairs. A mail c...
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Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down center of Main Street with cobblestones. There is a railroad crossing in the foreground. Service garages are on the left and right corners. Parke...
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The 200 Block of Atwood Avenue

Date: 1945
Description: View across street towards the even side of the 200 block of Atwood Avenue. Businesses and residences are John Nyberg, a tailor, at 208 1/2 Atwood Avenue, ...
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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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David Lee Roth

Date: 08 20 1979
Description: David Lee Roth, lead singer for the band Van Halen, getting into a limousine after visiting the Lake Street Station record store on State Street. The band ...
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Main Street View of Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street towards the Suhr building. On the left is an entrance and show windows for the Huegel-Hyland shoe store during its Going Out o...
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Front View of the Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View from intersection of East Main and King Streets towards the corner entrance of the Suhr building, which is for the Virgo Lounge. There is a large elec...
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King Street View of Suhr Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards the Suhr building. The corner entrance to the building is for the Virgo Lounge. An entrance to the right of the lounge has ...

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