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| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A view down State Street looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series. |
| Date: | 12 01 1955 |
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| Description: | Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | The intersection of Johnson and Broom Streets. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | View down center of street in downtown Eagle River, with traffic, pedestrians, and automobiles parked along the curb. There are storefronts and signs on bo... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Passers-by help move a disabled vehicle after an automobile accident on Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 1956 |
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| Description: | A crossing guard helps a young student to cross the street at a cross walk at Abert and Green Bay streets in Milwaukee. Two cars (one a Chevrolet), have en... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | East Washington Avenue near Union Corners when first reopened after widening in 1955. Several vehicles are on the road. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the West Washington Avenue and Regent Street intersection, looking northwest. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View from the top of a warehouse at the south end of 6th Street. There is a traffic jam on both sides of the viaduct. On the left, one man is walking on th... |
| Date: | 03 13 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ... |
| Date: | 10 11 1950 |
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| Description: | Display illustrating the Highway Department's plan for separating highway traffic on Highways 13 and 14 (the Oregon Road) and Highway 12 (the new South Mad... |
| Date: | 07 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Madison Hotel, located at 108 North Pinckney, is the oldest building on the Capitol Square and one of Madison's oldest landmarks. It was built in 1838. It ... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking on downtown street with traffic, in winter. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a 1958 Chevy driving past Bergmann Prescription and Photo Center, located at 102 King Street. A man and a woman stand on opposite street corn... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel ... |
| Date: | 12 03 1953 |
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| Description: | A person is bicycling around Capitol Square in the rain. |
| Date: | 12 03 1953 |
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| Description: | A solitary woman is carrying an umbrella while crossing the street at the intersection of South Carroll and Main Streets. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in... |
| Date: | 06 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Pedestrian safety islands at University Avenue and Brooks Street were raised concrete islands (referred to as "meat-blocks") and are being removed to possi... |
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