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Troia's Steak House

Date: 12 31 1954
Description: Street sign at Troia's Steak House located at 661 State Street. The sign reads: "Troia's Steak House, Cocktails."
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ...
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Ray Price Band in Studio

Date: 06 1955
Description: Four men playing musical instruments in a studio with a electric sign that says: "On the Air." U.W. student Ray Price led the band, which consisted of stan...
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Rennebohm Drug Store

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection of North Lake Street, towards Rennebohm Drugs. The four upper floors are apartment buildings. Pedestrians are...
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Parking Ramp under Construction

Date: 1973
Description: View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of East Dayton Street, towards the construction of a parking ramp. Scaffolding is in place, and only a portion ...
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American Exchange Bank, Front View

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Pinckney Street, on the corner of East Washington Avenue, towards an Italianate style building, the American Exchange Bank. A large, elec...
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Blied Printers and Stationers

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Washington Avenue, on the corner of North Webster, towards Blied Printers and Stationers. Various items are on display in the ground floor...
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Brown's Book Shop, Side View

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Lake Street, on the corner of State Street, towards Brown's Book Shop. The building facade is art deco, particularly around the windows. ...
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Olwell Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street, at the intersection with University Avenue, towards the Olwell Building. The upper floors are apartment buildings, with t...
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Jacobs and Regan Blocks, and McGovern Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards two buildings. The Jacobs and Regan Blocks (two Italianate buildings built together) are on the left. The left side of...
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State Street Holiday Lights

Date: 11 23 1962
Description: Night view of State Street taken from Lake Street intersection and showing Christmas season lighting. A number of businesses are seen, including Rennebohm'...
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Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. On the far left is the back of a large billboard next to the side of the brick building which has two busin...
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M.B. French Building and Badger Liquor

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with West Gorham Street, towards two buildings. The building on the left is the M.B. French Building, with Ta...
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Rentschler Floral Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards a two-story stone commercial building. The ground floor is Rentschler Floral Company. Flowers and potted plants are on dis...
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Fred Rentschler Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the three-story brick Fred Rentschler Building. At the roofline of the building is a datestone with "1913." On the ground ...
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Orpheum Theater

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Orpheum Theater, an art deco building with a large electric sign and a marquee. The marquee reads: "Al Pacino in Serpi...
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Stanley Hanks Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with West Dayton, towards the neoclassical two-story Stanley Hanks Building. Four businesses make up the grou...
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Capitol Square, Looking North on Pinckney St. at Main

Date: 1954
Description: A view across Pinckney Street at the corner of Main Street. The two blocks along the Square include storefronts for Stevens, Mangel's, and Richman's. The F...
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State Street

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground.
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State Street Towards the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1965
Description: View down center of State Street, with automobile traffic moving up and down the street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner of W. Johnson S...

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