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Park Hotel

Date: 02 29 1944
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...
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Campus Soda Grill

Date: 12 12 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Campus Soda Grill, 714 State Street.
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Frank's Restaurant

Date: 10 19 1933
Description: Frank's Restaurant, 821 University Avenue, signage reads: "Regular Meals and Plate Lunches," "Beer on tap, 5 cents" and National Recovery Administration si...
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Orpheum Theater

Date: 08 06 1933
Description: "Gold Diggers of 1933" on Orpheum Theater marquee, 216 State Street. The entrance to Weber's Restaurant is on the left side of the theater.
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The Stein

Date: 05 18 1932
Description: The Stein, a root beer stand in the shape of a glass mug, on Atwood Avenue near Walter Street.
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Exterior of Log Cabin Bratwurst Restaurant

Date: 02 25 1931
Description: Log Cabin Bratwurst restaurant, 529 1/2 State Street.
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State Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 05 31 1930
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 ...
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New Orpheum Theatre

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: The Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. The view also includes Weber's Restaurant, the Family Shoe Store, Rennebohm's Drug Store, and the Madison Theater. T...
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International A-4 Coca-Cola Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Delivery man unloading Coca-Cola (soda) bottles from his International A-4 truck with steel bottlers body. The truck was owned by the Midwest Dairy Company...
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Heidelberg Hofbrau Restaurant after Fire

Date: 12 06 1946
Description: Heidelberg Hofbrau Restaurant, exterior view, with crowds of people looking at aftermath of a fire, 20 West Mifflin Street. Also shows The Hub, a mens' clo...
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Carmen's, Women's Clothing Store

Date: 04 13 1947
Description: Art Deco storefront, Carmen's women's clothing store, 9 South Pinckney Street. Also shows Ames Dress Shop, 11 South Pinckney, and Madison Inn (Nom Yee's Ch...
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Owen and Starry Meat Market

Date: 1926
Description: A view of Owen and Starry Meat Market. A restaurant and ice cream parlor are on the right.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: The east side of the Schlitz Palm Garden at N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the ...
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Truck Drivers Dining at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Truck drivers dining in reserved "Truck Drivers Only" seating at a diner in an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Trucks at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Standard Oil Trucks at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Wisconsin Pavilion Attractions

Date: 1964
Description: Sign outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair advertising a steak house, a beer garden, and the world's largest cheese. A portion of the pav...
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65 East Lake Street

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Description: View across street towards a five story building. On the street level are the Lake Street Station Chicago Post Office, on the left, next to Harry's Sandwic...
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White Christmas

Date: 12 1970
Description: Fresh snow covers everything on a city street at Christmas time.

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