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| Date: | 04 10 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings in the 200 block of State Street, with the Orpheum Theatre as a focal point. The theatre marquee reads "New Orpheum." Next door ... |
| Date: | 07 29 1955 |
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| Description: | Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh... |
| Date: | 09 07 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance. |
| Date: | 03 21 1931 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Tenney Building, located on the corner of East Main and South Pinckney Streets. The building was designed in 1929 by Law, Law, and Pot... |
| Date: | 11 25 1931 |
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| Description: | This building on the corner of Main Street (to the left) and King Street (to the right) was built for John J. Suhr and designed by John Nader. Here it hous... |
| Date: | 03 03 1932 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Belmont Hotel, located at the corner of North Pinckney Street and E. Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 08 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians (in motion) are walking down State Street towards the Capitol building, near the Capitol Theatre marquee, RKO sign, the YWCA, Oettings Restaura... |
| Date: | 08 18 1932 |
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| Description: | View of the Parkway Theatre marquee down West Mifflin Street, and a sign for the "RKO's Greater Show Season and Merchant's Greater Selling Season" on a lam... |
| Date: | 05 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Olson and Veerhusen men's store and tailoring shop located at 7-9 North Pinckney Street. |
| Date: | 11 24 1946 |
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| Description: | Built in 1855 and designed by Milwaukee architect James Douglas, the Grace Episcopal Church is the oldest remaining building on the Capitol Square. Grace E... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 02 29 1944 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street, rear view, showing St. Nicholas Cafe, 118 West Main Street, with the Tenney Building in the background. Pa... |
| Date: | 12 14 1935 |
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| Description: | Art Deco interior entrance to the offices of Stanley C. Hanks Co., real estate and Hanks & Bush, Insurance, 24 W. Mifflin Street, Hub Building. |
| Date: | 03 20 1935 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Madison Steam Laundry, at 433 State Street, the scene of a fire. In front of the building is a fire truck with extension lad... |
| Date: | 03 04 1935 |
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| Description: | View inside storefront towards a dozen chickens in cages. They are finalists in the Vit-O-Ray egg laying contest for Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street... |
| Date: | 05 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Vertical view of the Tenney Building, 110 East Main Street, taken from across the street. Visible are Liggett's Drug Store, Three Sisters and Mangel's wome... |
| Date: | 05 18 1934 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of East Washington Avenue taken from an upper level of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shows the First National Bank Building, American Exchange... |
| Date: | 05 15 1934 |
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| Description: | Kroger Capitol Square Store, at 3 North Pinckney Street. Signs in the second floor windows read: "Dr. Scott, Dentist." |
| Date: | 05 05 1934 |
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| Description: | Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig Co. hardware store, located at 17 South Pinckney Street. There is a lighted "TOYS" sign above the second floor display window. The vie... |
| Date: | 05 05 1934 |
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| Description: | Montgomery Ward & Co. at 102 North Hamilton Street at the corner of North Pinckney and East Mifflin Streets. |
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