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Man near Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: A man in the foreground walks past a wire fence with plywood at the construction site. A sign in the background reads, "Marchi for Mayor," and the portion ...
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Graffiti on a Door

Date: 1969
Description: Graffiti on a green door reads, "Kuken was here." A Miller beer bottle is on the doorstep.
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Grafitti on Wall

Date: 1969
Description: Two different messages on a wall. One says: "Use Soap" and the other "Towey T..." In addition a small sign reads: "Marchi Makes Sense!"
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Graffiti on Wall

Date: 1969
Description: In red and black spray paint, two different messages are visible on the side of a building.
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Drawing on a Building

Date: 1969
Description: A drawing of a man on the side of a building, perhaps the remains of a poster. On the left is an orange spray painted area.
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Moving Notification for Baehm Paper Co.

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a handmade sign reading: "Baehm Paper Co. moved to 53 Murray St. Four blocks north, 212 CO-7 1893." Someone has added a graffiti swastika on th...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
Poster

"What's Happening on W. Mifflin Street?"

Date: 03 14 1971
Description: Poster advertising the story of "Madison's hippie haunts" in Insight Magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. Features a street view of West Miffl...
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of 1946 cast list preserved on a backstage wall of the Stoughton Opera House.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Backstage graffiti at the Independent Opera House naming participants in plays performed in 1936 and 1937.
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Observation, Battery Park

Date: 1968
Description: A boy looking through a pay binocular stand in Battery Park. Graffiti makes the device seem to smile and young trees grow in the background.
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Mobilization for Youth Center, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a weathered stone facade with a framed sign that reads, "Mobilization for Youth, Youth Work Center, Centro de Trabajo Para Jovenes (16 a 21 ano...
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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"Ho Lives," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Two women having a conversation standing on a sidewalk next to a brick building and near a decorative metal fence. Graffiti on the brick wall reads, "Ho l...
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700 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 700 block of State Street. Lake Street parking ramp and University of Wisconsin Extension building are vi...
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200 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 100 block of State Street. Businesses include: Yost's, Singer, the Capitol Theatre (showing "Africa: Texa...
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Ford Garage

Date: 1921
Description: The Ford service station. There is graffiti on the interior side of the windows. A car is parked outside.
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400 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 400 block of State Street. Businesses include: Chocolate House, College Boot Shop, Wee-Wash-It, Schwartz ...
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Children, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: Several children run down a dirt road. Houses are on either side of the road, and laundry hangs from a clothesline above them. The door visible to the left...
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Art As War

Date: 2013
Description: Graffiti on the wall next to the doorway of the Hollywood Theatre. On the left is a stenciled image of a girl wearing a jumper and on the right is the text...

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