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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1960
Description: Women's dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at the corner of Park Street and University Avenue.
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Regent Street and West Washington Avenue Intersection

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Regent Street and West Washington Avenue.
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Intersection in Winter

Date: 12 1981
Description: "Scene at the corner of Wisconsin St. & McArthur Road."
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Strand Theater and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1943
Description: The corner of N. 5th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. Landmarks from left to right: Wisconsin Roof (dancing), Strand Theater, Miller High Life Spa, and the ...
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Madison Newspapers: Home of the Wisconsin State Journal & The Capital Times Office Building at 115 S. Carroll Street

Date: 01 27 1959
Description: View across W. Doty Street towards the Madison Newspaper, Inc. building at 115 S. Carroll Street. Home of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times...
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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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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Fort Howard hospital sheltered by large trees.
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Sheridan Apartments

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Description: The Sheridan Apartment building at 2435 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Caption on glass plate reads: "Looking southeast showing property side of street — Sheridan Ap...
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E.B. Fred Hall

Date: 1954
Description: View across road of E.B. Fred Hall, the first home of the bacteriology department, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is set behin...
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Wisconsin Highway Sign

Date: 1925
Description: Wisconsin State Highway sign along STH 11 near Galesville, one of a whole new vocabulary of signage created for automobile traffic. The inverted triangle w...
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Car Driving in Downtown District

Date: 1927
Description: A car drives on a main street in a downtown business district.
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Uncle Al Fills 'Em Up

Date: 1928
Description: Man pumps gas into an automobile at the Consolidated Boat Co. There is advertising for Coca-Cola, Baby Ruth, and Occident Flour on the side of the small fr...
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Vine Street

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Description: View down Vine Street. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street and Wood County National Bank stands to the right. A pedestrian crosses at the i...
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The First National Bank

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Description: Exterior of the First National Bank, built in 1919. Men stand outside the building, one drinking from a fountain. A man stands across the street near the c...
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White Christmas

Date: 12 1970
Description: Fresh snow covers everything on a city street at Christmas time.
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Illinois Central Railroad Tracks

Date: 09 05 1947
Description: The train engineer's view (looking east) of the Illinois Central Railroad crossing at Regent Street, Breeze Terrace, and Little Street, taken one-hundred f...
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Madison High School

Date: 1918
Description: Madison High School (later known as Central High School, demolished), 210 Wisconsin Avenue, designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1908.
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Second Street

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Description: View down Second Street. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street near bicycles and pedestrians. Stores line the street and the Wood County Nati...
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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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Espenhain's Department Store

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Description: Elevated view of Espenhain's department store located on the northwest corner of N. 4th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, ...

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