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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
| Date: | 02 05 1930 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | International heavy-duty coal truck owned by Pocahontas Coal Company decorated. Placard on truck reads: "International motor truck. All steel shapes, plate... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | McCormick grain binder decorated with stars and stripes on the street in front of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. The location is possib... |
| Date: | 12 09 1933 |
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| Description: | View of the Central High School entrance arch at 214 Wisconsin Avenue. Ivy is growing around the entrance, and is obscuring the carved letters of "High Sch... |
| Date: | 10 18 1930 |
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| Description: | Chi Phi House, 200 Langdon Street, with the facade decorated as a theater with a marquee for homecoming. "See the Badgers in 'Smashing Pennsylvania.'" 1st ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a Methodist Church with a lawn, trees and a fence. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Facade of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, a Louis H. Sullivan building. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, designed by Louis H. Sullivan. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, designed by Louis H. Sullivan. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Architectural details of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, designed by Louis H. Sullivan. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the interior of the front area in Bethel Lutheran Church, showing the altar and large stained glass window. |
| Date: | 09 14 1969 |
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| Description: | Architectural detail on the Yost's-Kessenich's building, located at 201 State Street. |
| Date: | 10 12 1969 |
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| Description: | A torch and seashell motif tops the D.P. Zografos Uptown Business and Secretarial Service and Klein's Bakery in 1969 at 320 State Street. The Art Deco abst... |
| Date: | 02 15 1970 |
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| Description: | Hanks II Building, designed by Frank Riley in 1928-29, showing a French influence with paneled parapet ornamented with swags and rows of dentils (small, re... |
| Date: | 11 16 1975 |
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| Description: | Decorative terra cotta detail on the facade of the Castle & Doyle building, 125 State Street. The building was built in 1856 as fire station No. 2 and rem... |
| Date: | 12 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Home of Norman and Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, winner of the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View down Canal Street in New Orleans. View is toward the lake from Camp/Chartres Streets. The first building on the right reads "May's Drug Store". The tw... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The interior of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 126 (120) West Johnson Street. |
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