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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Capitol Theatre Balcony

Date: 01 23 1928
Description: Interior view of the Capitol Theatre balcony in the auditorium.
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Classroom Activities

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Elementary school students paying various levels of attention to classwork in the classroom.
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Future Drafters

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: High school boys in an industrial drafting class using drafting machines and compasses.
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Class in Session

Date: 05 01 1963
Description: A female student leads a class of fellow students. She is a member of the Future Teachers of America Club.
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Milwaukee Road Station Christmas Tree

Date: 12 21 1945
Description: Large Christmas tree in the waiting room of the Milwaukee Road Railroad Station, 644 West Washington Avenue, with passengers and the sign: "Give War Bonds,...
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church choir entering the chancel area, 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Elevated view taken from the balcony.
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Portable Confessional

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Portable confessional, manufactured by Burgess Manning Company, set up in front of the altar at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue.
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Sanctuary of St. Bernards Church

Date: 05 17 1944
Description: Interior view of the sanctuary of St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 2450 Atwood Avenue, from left rear, showing the altar and arch.
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Portable Confessional at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Date: 02 11 1943
Description: Elevated view of a portable confessional on a table in the center aisle of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue.
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Portable Confessional

Date: 12 22 1942
Description: Portable confessional set up at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. This photograph was taken for Burgess Laboratories.
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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Orpheum Theatre Aisle

Date: 03 06 1942
Description: Interior view of Orpheum Theatre aisle 2, looking towards the seats.
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St. John's Lutheran Church

Date: 08 18 1941
Description: Sanctuary of St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 East Washington Avenue.
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Orpheum Theatre Seating

Date: 06 10 1941
Description: View of steps at the rear of the Orpheum Theatre auditorium.
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Manchester's, Inc., Mannequin

Date: 09 25 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store, 2-6 East Mifflin Street. Mannequin in a dress with shoe department display and purse display, second floor remodeling.
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 06 02 1937
Description: An interior view of McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street, with soda fountain & bar. The front door and front window are in the background.
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Interior of Madison Theatre

Date: 11 17 1936
Description: Interior view of Madison Theatre, located at 111 Monona Avenue.
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Madison Theatre, Left Side Interior

Date: 11 17 1936
Description: Vertical view of Madison Theatre interior of the left side, 111 Monona Avenue. (Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard.), Art Deco style.
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Interior of Blessed Sacrament Church

Date: 06 19 1935
Description: Interior of the Blessed Sacrament Church, from the balcony in the rear.

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