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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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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 01 02 1940
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater wing, taken from Park and Langdon Streets.
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Construction Equipment on Display

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, being displayed at the Wiscon...
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University of Wisconsin Open Air Theater

Date: 10 16 1927
Description: University of Wisconsin open air theater, located on Observatory Hill.
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Open Air Theatre

Date: 1926
Description: View towards an open-air theatre from University of Wisconsin Observatory Drive.
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Capitol Theatre Marquee and Facade

Date: 1937
Description: The Capitol Theatre marquee advertising a dance and song revue on stage by the Kehl School of Dance, under the direction of Leo Kehl and "That Man's Here A...
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Monona Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up Monona Avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. A marquee on the Madison Theatre on the right reads: "Test Pilot, Gable, Loy, Tracy" and "Extort...
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Looking Northwest Down Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 09 1954
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol balcony. At the lower left, the demolition of old City Hall is in progress, which began ...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Reviewing stand for the Wisconsin centennial parade being built on Monona Avenue. Visible in the background are the Woolworth store in the Pioneer Building...
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Roundy and Children in Front of the Majestic Theater

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: From the left: Ray Rockow, manager of the Majestic Theater on King Street; Roundy, Wisconsin State Journal; and Cliff Harm, Montgomery-Ward and Co. ...
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Children Line Up for Free Movie

Date: 08 27 1948
Description: Children lined up on sidewalk in front of L. Wieman Co. Store, 205-07 State Street, to attend a free back-to-school movie party at the Capitol Theatre. In ...
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Stoughton city hall building, clock tower and second-story opera house from across street.
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Elevated View down State Street

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Description: Elevated view down State Street. The Orpheum Theatre sign is visible, and in the distance is Lake Mendota.
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Elevated View down Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue towards Lake Mendota.

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