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Window Washer

Date: 2010
Description: Goodyear employee washing storefront windows as three people and a dog are walking by. A dog can be seen mirrored in the window.
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Teenage Female with Cellphone

Date: 2010
Description: Teenage girl using cellphone while sitting on a bench outdoors.
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Protests from Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 03 12 2011
Description: Photographic collage taken from the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. It shows an area filled with thousands of protesters from West Washington ...
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Jay Street Firefighting Efforts

Date: 07 30 2011
Description: Firefighters respond to a fire at the Democratic Party Office at 118 Fifth Avenue. Viewed from Fourth Street intersection.
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Flu Shots Today

Date: 2011
Description: A mother is taking her child to the Cass Street Pharmacy, which is advertising flu shots.
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Rescue Squad

Date: 2012
Description: Gundersen Tri-State ambulance and fire truck personnel rescue a man who may have had a seizure at the Bimbo Bakery. The vehicles are parked in the street, ...
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Mapleleaf Parade

Date: 10 2013
Description: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse international students on parade with their national flags during the Mapleleaf Parade on 2nd Street, an Oktoberfest even...
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Texting

Date: 2012
Description: Trixie, a young woman texting while standing on the sidewalk on 7th Street. She is wearing eyeglasses, a houndstooth patterned coat with jeans, and sheepsk...
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Blind Man with White Cane

Date: 2013
Description: A blind man with a white cane waits on the corner of 7th & Cass Streets. He is wearing jeans, a denim jacket, blaze orange hat and boots. Snow is piled on ...
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Fire and Ambulance Vehicles

Date: 02 2014
Description: Elevated view of fire and ambulance vehicles after dark at Becker Plaza. In the background is a parking lot. Snow is on the ground.
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La Crosse Fire Chief

Date: 08 2013
Description: La Crosse Fire Chief Greg Cleveland, standing along 2nd Street, at the Oktoberfest Parade. He is wearing his dress uniform and sunglasses. On the sidewalk,...
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Refuse Truck

Date: 2013
Description: The driver of a Harter’s Refuse truck throws a bag of trash into his truck. He is holding one trash can, and two others sit near a garage. He is wearing a ...
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Paper Boy

Date: 2012
Description: Paper boy riding a bike along Charles Street on Labor Day. He is wearing a green shirt, camouflage shorts and white tennis shoes. In the background is a ne...
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Hollywood Theatre Marquee

Date: 2014
Description: View from across street of the Hollywood Theatre and marquee. Various messages read: "Vote On Face Book," "Coming Soon" and "Wish Calliesimo A Happy 60th B...
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Christ Episcopal Church

Date: 2013
Description: View across street of the Christ Episcopal Church main tower at the corner of 9th & Main Streets. A man is walking along the sidewalk and automobiles are p...
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Unconscious Woman

Date: 2012
Description: A woman is lying unconscious on the sidewalk, with two people at her side, on the corner of 4th & Pearl Streets. The Heavy Rescue fire truck has arrived wi...
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The Washburn and Woodman Bank Building

Date: 02 16 2012
Description: Exterior view from across the street of the Washburn and Woodman Bank building on a cloudy winter day.
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The Barrymore Theater

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: The snow-dusted Barrymore Theater, formerly the Eastwood Theater, at 2090 Atwood Avenue. Businesses next to the theater include Bad Dog Frida and Lao Laan ...
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West High School

Date: 02 15 2012
Description: Slightly elevated, exterior view of West High School. A red car is paused at a stop sign, and a Regent Street street sign is next to it.
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Post Office Building

Date: 04 21 2012
Description: View across intersection towards the post office building in downtown Madison at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (formerly Monona Avenue).

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