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| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View across parking lot towards a group of Japanese woman posing in front of Leon's Frozen Custard. Caption reads: "Visiting Japanese students posed in fro... |
| Date: | 11 02 1927 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a McCormick dealership storefront at night with neon lights. In the foreground are streetcar tracks and power poles. |
| Date: | 01 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians walking along State Street in freezing drizzle. Neon lighting and street lamps are illuminated and are reflecting off the icy sidewalks. |
| Date: | 04 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Window display at night of the Town and Country furniture store located at 3320 University Avenue. The stores sign is lit up in neon. |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Mifflin Street towards four businesses. From left to right is McDonald's Barber Shop, The Winemaker Shop, Dyer's Shoes, and Paco's Restaur... |
| Date: | 10 12 1954 |
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| Description: | View of the large parking lot with several parked cars and a neon sign reading: "Sears Customer Parking." |
| Date: | 11 18 1954 |
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| Description: | Storefront entrance and display windows at night of storefront of Milroc's, located at 450 State Street. The neon sign reads: "Milroc's Adventure in Fine F... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gorham Street at the corner of State Street, towards Badger Liquor and Native Tongue Indian & Mexican Apparel. A large neon sign is at the... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gilman Street, towards a brick building near the corner of University Avenue. A marquee above the door reads: "Lorenzo's Lounge: Hot Sandw... |
| Date: | 12 31 1954 |
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| Description: | Street sign at Troia's Steak House located at 661 State Street. The sign reads: "Troia's Steak House, Cocktails." |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gilman Street toward the Floyd Brown Building, which contained Brown's Restaurant. A sign in the window reads: "Yes We're Open." A sign on... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across East Main Street, at the corner of King and South Pinckney Street, towards the S.S. Kresge Co., a dime store. The store has large show windows,... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Early Times liquor display in the window of Riley's Capitol Liquor Store at 328 State Street. The display sign: "Come in and see the Early Times Wisconsin ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across North Hamilton Street, on the corner of East Mifflin Street, towards the Draper Brothers Block. A large neon sign above the door reads: "House ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across State Street, at the intersection of North Lake Street, towards a stone building with an Art Deco facade. The upper two floors are apartments. ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across State Street, on the corner of North Broom Street, towards Gargano's Pizzaria. Electric or neon signs on the side of the building read: "Carry ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across East Washington Avenue, on the corner of North Pinckney Street, towards an Italianate style building, the American Exchange Bank. A large neon ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 07 16 1958 |
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| Description: | The Uptown Grill window, 320 State Street, reflects a passerby viewing damage caused by John O'Connor who, overnight, smashed windows on State Street with ... |
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