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Monona Avenue
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View up Monona Avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. A marquee on the Madison Theatre on the right reads: "Test Pilot, Gable, Loy, Tracy" and "Extortion." The building on the right corner is "The Insurance Building."
1929
Diemer, Melvin E.
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The Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from the U.S. Post Office on Monona Avenue.
Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue
August 25, 1933
Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue. The Loraine Hotel is on the right.
Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue
1929
View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for storage.
Buildings on Monona Avenue
1936
Post Office and insurance buildings (on right), at Monona Avenue and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. Two children are playing on the sidewalk.
The Strand Theater
August 11, 1927
Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson, Babe Comes Home." To the left of the the...
Wisconsin Centennial Parade
May 29, 1948
Reviewing stand for the Wisconsin centennial parade being built on Monona Avenue. Visible in the background are the Woolworth store in the Pioneer Building, 105 Monona Avenue; the Madison Theater, ...
