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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
Photograph

Marlboro Billboard

Date: 04 1973
Description: A Marlboro cigarette billboard advertisement looms over King Street.
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Capital House Hotel

Date: 1859
Description: An illustration of the Capital House, from the 1858-1859 Madison City Directory. The first-class hotel opened in 1853, was later bought by L.B. Vilas and c...
Photograph

Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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Jones Hardware Advertisement

Date: 1873
Description: An advertisement for John N. Jones, Dealer in Hardware, which appeared in the 1873 Madison City Directory.
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A.H. Kayser Lumber Yard Advertisement

Date: 1901
Description: An advertisement for the A.H. Kayser lumberyard at 204 East Washington Avenue.
Book or Pamphlet

Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1851
Description: Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,...
Postcard

Nakoma Madison Realty Company

Date: 1927
Description: Postcard for Nakoma Realty Company. Caption reads: "Nakoma, You'll Enjoy The Wide Outdoors! 150 Acres Set Aside For Play! A Madison Realty Co. Property."
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Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Park Hotel, from the 1873 Madison City Directory.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: Card advertising the Park Hotel on the Capitol Square. Includes a drawing of the hotel, and a fish on a fishhook at the end of a fishing line. Text reads: ...
Photograph

Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed

Date: 07 24 1933
Description: View of the A. Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed store, located at 653 West Washington Avenue. On the building are several advertisements for Quaker Feeds.
Photograph

William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for st...
Photograph

Brewington Typewriter Company Truck Decorated for a Parade

Date: 1933
Description: Madison businesses had a parade to encourage customers to shop. This is the Brewington Typewriter Company entry. It says Brewington Typewriter Company on t...
Photograph

Stanely Stemp and Employees

Date: 1933
Description: Stanley Stemp (right) and two employees stand in front of a truck that was decorated for a parade put on by Madison businesses. They are parked in front of...
Map or Atlas

Guide to the University of Wisconsin and Surrounding Area

Date: 1927
Description: Shows campus buildings, points of interest in surrounding area, and railroads. Advertisements on verso.
Map or Atlas

Madison Wisconsin and Vicinity.

Date: 1953
Description: This map shows local streets, roads, highways, Middleton, Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, Lake Mendota, and an inset map that shows city parking areas. A...
Map or Atlas

Map & Guide, Discover Downtown Madison

Date: 2004
Description: This map shows ATMs, houses of worship, hotels, parking ramps, public parking, union cab stands, bus stops, business district, parks and public areas, gove...

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