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Regent Street

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View looking east from Monroe Street, down the newly widened and paved Regent Street. Businesses include Castle and Doyle building supplies on the left (1512 Regent Street) and Wisconsin Auto Body on the right (1525 Regent Street). On the far left are railroad tracks, and the Wisconsin State Capitol is obscured by a banner attached to a power pole.

Date Created:
July 24, 1934
Creator:
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964

Publication Information

Creator McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Date Created July 24, 1934

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983
Call Number PH 6058.4752B

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W014CEL
Legacy ID
WHi 3093

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