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| 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: | 05 20 1930 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the Fox Strand Theatre on Mifflin Street, with the marquee advertising the "The Arizona Kid." |
| 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: | 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: | 1971 |
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| Description: | International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc. |
| Date: | 09 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window #6 featuring "Tomorrow is here with Textron" fabric made into aprons, makeup cape, and blanket bag. The mannequin is wearing an ... |
| Date: | 09 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window #5 featuring: "Tomorrow is here with Textron" fabric made into draperies and bed spread. |
| Date: | 12 15 1935 |
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| Description: | Entrance to Hub Building, 24 West Mifflin Street, showing Maiden Beauty Shop sign and part of Menges Pharmacy with a Coca-Cola sign. |
| 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: | 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 17 1931 |
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| Description: | A male cashier, with bandaged head, was injured in the robbery. He is standing outside of the bank that was robbed. |
| Date: | 01 06 1931 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 12 30 1930 |
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| Description: | Commercial National Bank window with sign saying: "Is your money canned? Money kept at home is in danger of loss and destruction." Display shows can and to... |
| Date: | 10 27 1930 |
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| Description: | F&W Grand store window, located at 15 W. Main Street, displays 33 rpm records, jewelry, and advertising for Amos n' Andy in the film "Check and Double Chec... |
| Date: | 10 07 1930 |
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| Description: | Royal Tailors, Inc. display window located at 12 East Mifflin Street, with neon advertising. |
| Date: | 07 31 1930 |
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| Description: | Orpheum advertisement for "The Sap from Syracuse," and a Capitol Theatre advertisement for "Let Us Be Gay" in Collyer's Pharmacy window in the Mayer Buildi... |
| Date: | 05 31 1930 |
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| Description: | View of State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 W. Main Street. Hotel Monona is at 114 Monona Avenue, Badger Candy Kitchen is at 7 W. Main Street, E.W. Parker Jewelers ... |
| Date: | 05 21 1930 |
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| Description: | Strand Theater, with marquee advertising Warner Baxter and Carol Lombard in "The Arizona Kid," and Collyer's Pharmacy, Kinney Shoes, and a Heinz billboard. |
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