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Monroe Street

Date: 10 30 1935
Description: View up Monroe Street, looking northeast toward the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, showing the intersection with Spooner. Also visible are cars, s...
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Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of Fauerbach's Brewery at 651-53 Williamson Street.
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West Towne

Date: 08 28 1970
Description: An aerial view of West Towne Shopping Center (now West Towne Mall) at Mineral Point and Gammon Roads.
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Capitol Theatre Tower

Date: 02 05 1930
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...
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Farmer's Market

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of the Municipal Market, which was built in 1910 but not operated successfully until July 1917 when it was run by a group of women from the D...
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: A view down Main Street with horses and wagons tied at hitching posts.
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Eastside Storefronts

Date: 06 14 1927
Description: Storefronts of the Wisconsin School of Music, East Side Variety Store and Hess Grocery Market. Owned by the Hess family, this property was located at 154 A...
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Silage Processing Equipment Truck

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: A mobile silage processing equipment truck owned by the Black Earth Farm Service company.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1859
Description: Daguerreotype of elevated view of Pinckney Street, looking northwest. View includes the American House and Bruen's Block, both on the corner of East Washin...
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Cities Service Station, Broken Sign

Date: 09 30 1943
Description: Broken sign for Cities Service Station, 2408 University Avenue. Millers' Super Market, at 2418 University Avenue, is in the background.
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City Cab Company Taxicabs

Date: 10 24 1935
Description: Lineup of 13 Ford City Car Company taxicabs and their drivers in front of the City Car Co., 601 - 603 West Washington Avenue. The view also contains Madiso...
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Whalen Transfer and Storage Building

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Whalen Transfer and Storage building, 605 University Avenue, with a company truck/trailer parked in front. Also seen is Kapec Furniture Co., 607 University...
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Meadow Bloom Co-op Dairy

Date: 01 04 1934
Description: Six delivery trucks parked in front of Meadow Bloom Co-op Dairy, Co. Hwy. T, 1.5 miles from the end of Milwaukee Street. Established for the sole purpose o...
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Omnibus Advertising VFW Post 1318

Date: 08 30 1933
Description: Omnibus advertising Marion Cranefield VFW Post 1318 and Fauerbach Beer. The bus is parked in front of Ferdinand C. Jack's Tailor Shop and Edward "Ace" Fisc...
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Springfield Corners, Highway 12

Date: 12 19 1931
Description: Springfield Corners view, with a Wadhams filling station at the crossroads, and houses and a garage.
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Springfield Corners, Highway 12

Date: 12 19 1931
Description: Springfield Corners, view from the west, with a filling station at the crossroads. There are houses and a store along the highway.
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Federal Match Company Advertising

Date: 05 23 1931
Description: An automobile advertises Federal Match Company. There is a sign on the passenger side door that reads: The sign reads: "Federal Matches, Federal Match Corp...
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Streetcar with Advertisement for the Film "Animal Crackers"

Date: 09 06 1930
Description: Banners and caricatures of the Marx Brothers adorn a streetcar advertising the film "Animal Crackers" at the RKO Capitol Theatre.
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University Avenue at Night

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: View of 500 and 600 blocks of University Avenue at night, looking west from West Gilman Street.
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Madison Motor Car Company

Date: 12 1925
Description: Exterior view from street of Madison Motor Car Company, 325 W. Gorham Street.

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