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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: | 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: | 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: | 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 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: | 01 24 1936 |
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| Description: | The Orpheum Theatre canopy and sign at night on the 200 block of State Street. The Orpheum Theatre marquee notes: "Shep Fields" on stage, and "Kind Lady" o... |
| Date: | 03 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff... |
| 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: | 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: | 11 22 1944 |
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| Description: | Calvert liquor sign and sporting goods displayed in the window of Badger Sporting Goods store, 418 State Street. |
| Date: | 08 30 1941 |
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| Description: | Odd-numbered side of the 100 block of King Street, L to R: Majestic Theater at 115-17 King Street, Interstate Finance Corp. at 113 King Street, the entranc... |
| Date: | 12 06 1932 |
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| Description: | Palace Drug Store, 114 State St., Dale Fink, president, window display with flashing sign (Kay Manufacturing Co.), "Developing and printing on Velox paper,... |
| Date: | 04 23 1932 |
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| Description: | General "Doughnut" tires on Ford in front of Monona Tire Co., 128 S. Pinckney Street. There is a sign for the Mueller Insurance Agency on the left at 126 S... |
| Date: | 02 02 1932 |
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| Description: | Royal typewriter window display at Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to the Stemp Typewriter Company. |
| Date: | 06 27 1931 |
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| Description: | Harold Kohen, President of Harrold's Inc., jewelers, handing one of three watches he is contributing to Kiddy Camp auction, to Stephen Olsen, a brother of ... |
| Date: | 04 30 1931 |
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| Description: | Brown's Book Shop display window featuring Parker Pens, 643 State Street. |
| Date: | 02 20 1931 |
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| Description: | Charles Loewenberg, manager of the Strand Theatre, and Aldro Wasley, photographer, wearing a Strand jacket and jodhpurs, standing on E. Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 10 07 1930 |
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| Description: | Window display at Royal Tailors, Inc., 12 E. Mifflin Street. The neon sign in the window reads: "Royal Perfect Clothes $25 To Order." |
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