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| Date: | 1969 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 1967 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | The Ford service station. There is graffiti on the interior side of the windows. A car is parked outside. |
| Date: | 06 1967 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a notice posted by the Fall River Canning Company in response to striking workers. The left notice is posted in English and on the right is Spa... |
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| Description: | Four men and seven women are posing sitting and standing around a picnic on the edge of a river, with a man standing on a bridge in the background. The fir... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Signal Point of the Mississippi River, railroad and surrounding forest and wetlands. |
| Date: | 2013 |
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| Description: | Graffiti on a stone plinth reads “I miss my cat” below a stenciled image of a cat wearing sunglasses on 5th Street. Above, another partial sign reads "Repa... |
| Date: | 05 2014 |
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| Description: | Silhouette of a person riding a bicycle through a pedestrian tunnel under East Johnson Street near the Yahara River and Tenney Park. Above the entrance to ... |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the loading platform at the first machine works plant of the Gisholt Machine Company located at the 1400 block of East ... |
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| Description: | Horse-drawn harrow on display by the railroad yard platform at the first machine works plant of Gisholt Machine Company, located at the 1400-block of East ... |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the loading dock at the first machine works plant of the Gisholt Machine Company, located at the 1400 block of East Mif... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across Lake Street towards the Lake Street Station. Signs and posters line the porch, including one advertising rooms for rent. One sign on the far ri... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across North Henry Street towards several buildings at the corner of State Street. From left to right is a private residence, Red & White Hamburgers, ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across North Frances Street towards the Town/Campus Motel, which is at the corner of State Street (out of view on the left). Cars and bicycles are par... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across North Frances Street towards the Town/Campus Motel, which is at the corner of State Street on the left. Rupert Cornelius Co. has a show window,... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gilman Street, on the corner of State Street, towards Bigsby & Kruthers. Clothing is on display in the windows, as well as a sign advertis... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of West Dayton, towards the construction of the Madison Hilton Convention Hotel. A sign on the left advertises ... |
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