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"Gala Hollywood Premiere" at the Eastwood Theater

Date: 06 23 1934
Description: A crowd is standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eastwood Theater. A sign behind them reads: "Gala Hollywood Premiere." The "Premiere" is of thirty loca...
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Capitol Theatre Tower

Date: 02 05 1930
Description: View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl...
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 1928
Description: Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'"
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 03 10 1934
Description: View across street towards the Capitol Theatre marquee, 209-211 State Street. The signs on the marquee read: "Stage - Shoot the Works - Musical Comedy," "S...
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Drawing of Tracy Theater

Date: 03 12 1930
Description: Architectural drawing of Tracy Theater in Platteville, Wisconsin, Livermore & Barnes architects.
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Children Line Up for Free Movie

Date: 08 27 1948
Description: Children lined up on sidewalk in front of L. Wieman Co. Store, 205-07 State Street, to attend a free back-to-school movie party at the Capitol Theatre. In ...
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Butterfly Theater

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Description: Exterior view at night of the Butterfly Theater, 212 West Wisconsin Avenue, from the street. Early advertisements proclaimed it to be "Milwaukee's movie pa...
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Downtown Muscoda

Date: 1971
Description: Slightly elevated view of a central business district. The theater marquee on the left reads: "The Concert for Bangladesh." Across the street on the right ...
Postcard

Dr. W.H. Perrigo Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist

Date: 1907
Description: A horse-drawn cart, marked B.C. Horsch, is waiting near Dr. W.H. Perrigo's veterinary and dental business in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood in Milwaukee....
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Middleton Movie Theater

Date: 1977
Description: View across street towards the Middleton movie theater, a Quonset hut-style building on the east side of Parmenter Street between North and Franklin Street...
Postcard

Hotel Monterey

Date: 1930
Description: Colorized postcard view of a six-story corner hotel. Automobiles are parked at the curb. The cinema next door is showing Richard Arlen in "Burning Up." Cap...
Postcard

Dairy Milk Parade

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "North Eighth Street, Sheboygan, Wis." There is also a Verifine Food Products logo with the text: "Equal to Any-Better than Many" in t...
Postcard

Palace Theatre

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Palace Theatre, Superior, Wis." A brick theatre with many windows and ornate decorative elements on the exterior. A child is on the s...

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