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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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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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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 11 24 1946
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...
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International Scout Armored Truck

Date: 1971
Description: International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc.
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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Fuller Drive

Date: 06 09 1935
Description: Rock lined Fuller Drive and the Adolph Jacob Taff house, located at 6 Fuller Drive. This is the western entrance to Fuller's Woods, in Maple Bluff.
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East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 05 18 1934
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...
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Holstein-Friesian Building

Date: 02 18 1931
Description: Holstein-Friesian Association of America building, 448 W. Washington Avenue.
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Holstein-Friesian Building

Date: 02 18 1931
Description: Holstein-Friesian Association of America building, 448 W. Washington Avenue. There is a truck parked on the terrace, and a man is on a ladder in front of t...
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Safety Zone on W. Mifflin Street

Date: 01 06 1931
Description: A man stands at a safety zone in the middle of West Mifflin Street between lanes of traffic at the corner of State Street and N. Carroll Street, waiting to...
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Road Work on University Avenue

Date: 08 19 1929
Description: Workers lay pipe and repave University Avenue, looking east along the 2400 block.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: Wisconsin Power and Light Co. building, 122 W. Washington Avenue.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the center of East Washington Avenue, looking through two trees planted on a wide grassy median.
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F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant

Date: 1900
Description: F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant. There is a plank sidewalk in the foreground.
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Wisconsin Ribbon of Concrete

Date: 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of US Highway 14 southeast of La Crosse descending into Mormon Coulee. The original caption of the print, which is undated, describes the road ...
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Sterling Hall

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Construction of Wisconsin General Hospital is underway in the foreground.
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Daily News and Henry Reimer's Photo Materials Buildings

Date: 06 08 1905
Description: The Daily News and Henry Reimer's Photo Materials store, located on the west side of North Plankinton Avenue, between West Wisconsin Avenue and West Wells ...
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Merchant's and Manufacturer's Bank Building

Date: 05 14 1924
Description: Elevated view of Merchant's and Manufacturer's Bank Building on the east side of N. Plankinton Avenue between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. Wells Street. The ...
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City Hall

Date: 04 29 1921
Description: Elevated view of City Hall at intersection bustling with pedestrians, streetcars, and parked automobiles.

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