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| Date: | 08 11 1927 |
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| Description: | 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... |
| Date: | 10 05 1931 |
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| Description: | Portrait of George Stahl, chimney sweep, with a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a tall hat and carrying a bag and a rope around his shoulder. He is standing... |
| Date: | 02 05 1930 |
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| 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... |
| 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: | 1890 |
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| Description: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f... |
| 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: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square... |
| Date: | 04 17 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at Rundell's Inc.,15 East Main Street, featuring Paragon men's hats. |
| Date: | 04 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at Karstens Inc., 22-24 North Carroll Street, featuring Tom Mix safety display for the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department. The display inclu... |
| Date: | 05 03 1946 |
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| Description: | Window display at Harry S. Manchester's, Inc., 2-6 East Mifflin Street, featuring the "Can-o-mat" can openers, "Can-o-mat, fully automatic, streamlined bea... |
| Date: | 04 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Window display at Harry S. Manchester's, Inc., featuring four mannequins wearing sportswear made from Salyna, "a washable, wonderful spun rayon fabric." |
| Date: | 04 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at Capitol Tog Shop, 231 State Street, featuring men's "Moc-San" shoes. |
| Date: | 03 19 1946 |
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| Description: | Four blonde mannequins in Manchester's, Inc., window, modeling dresses, purses, and shoes. "Sultry Blonde," Town and Country Company. |
| Date: | 03 04 1946 |
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| Description: | Manchester's Inc., Vogue "Spring Fabrics Fashion Show" window display featuring a Vogue Magazine cover, a mannequin, and fabrics. |
| Date: | 01 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., Paris hats window display, "Authentic Copies and Adaptations." |
| Date: | 02 01 1946 |
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| Description: | Sweater window at Kresge's Dollar store, 13-15 South Pinckney Street, featuring the new spring shades, taken at night. |
| Date: | 12 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Window display of Reynolds "miracle" ballpoint pen being sold for $12.50 at W.T. Grant Co., 19-21 South Pinckney Street. Milton Reynolds became the first A... |
| Date: | 12 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Window display at Manchester's, Inc., featuring Libbey glassware and a Christmas wreath. |
| Date: | 12 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window display featuring Kenwood blankets. |
| Date: | 10 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Harry S. Manchester's, Incorporated, window display featuring a "Tula" negligee, "After the ballet is over - a ballerina Tula negligee." In the background ... |
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