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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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MG&E Office Building

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) office building on the corner of North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets. The Bedford limestone building was designed ...
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Rennebohm Drug Store Employees

Date: 06 13 1944
Description: Employees of Rennebohm Drug Store #2, 204 State Street, photographed in front of the store. The majority of the employees are waitresses. War bond posters ...
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Diamond Gas Station

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Diamond D-X Service Station, 118 King Street. (Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.) The view is across S. Webster Street looking up King Street toward the Wiscon...
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East Side Motor Co.

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Two men are standing in the doorway of the East Side Motor Co. garage, 2305 Atwood Avenue, featuring Willard storage batteries, Pennzoil, and Eveready and ...
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East Side Motor Company

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Two men are standing in the doorway of the East Side Motor Company garage, 2305 Atwood Avenue, featuring Willard storage batteries, Pennzoil, and Eveready ...
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Karstens Clothing Store

Date: 07 25 1934
Description: F.W. Karsten's men and boys clothing store, 22-24 N. Carroll Street, with "Bostonian Shoes" sign. Signs in upper story windows read: "Harvey Dentists" and ...
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S.S. Kresge Storefront

Date: 02 21 1932
Description: Storefront of S.S. Kresge variety store, 25 E. Main Street. Also shows second floor business windows for a tailor and a beauty shop.
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 08 17 1930
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee at 209 State Street reads: "Eric Remarque's World's Best-Seller 'All Quiet on the Western Front,'" with usher and several bystander...
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Schenk's Corners

Date: 01 23 1928
Description: Schenk's Corners, with the Security State Bank, located at Atwood Avenue and Winnebago Street. On the right hand side of the view is Hausmann Fuel Company,...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Remodeling of Building on East Mifflin Street

Date: 07 30 1946
Description: Remodeling of Montague building at 8-12 East Mifflin Street for expansion of Manchesters Department Store and the Madison Room restaurant. Businesses prev...
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Site of Future Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: Construction site with construction crew working, people walking on the sidewalk, and a billboard advertising Oshkosh B'gosh.
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building Site

Date: 02 14 1947
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking north across basement and first floor. Also shows side views of Y...
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building Site

Date: 03 03 1947
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, from intersection of West Main Street and South Fairchild Street looking at first and second f...
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Meggett Building on Barstow

Date: 1884
Description: Stereograph of three-story brick building on a dirt road.
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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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Wilson Boycott Parade

Date: 1959
Description: As part of a statewide boycott of Wilson products, delegates to the State Federation of Labor in Cedar Rapids participate in an automobile parade. One car-...

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