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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West." |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | West side of Monona Avenue (Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard), with Elks Lodge No. 410, 120 -24 Monona Avenue; GAR Hall, 118 Monona Avenue; Monona Hotel, 114 M... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | W.O. Zimmerman Plumbing & Heating, 811 East Johnson Street. On the reverse of the original postcard is an invitation to the firm's 18th anniversary and new... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Park Hotel, with city traffic in the streets in the foreground. "'Park Hotel' South Corner Capitol Park." The reverse side gives a des... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Park Hotel, located on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Park Hotel, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Park Hotel, located on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Park Hotel, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Park Hotel, looking south from the Capitol Dome. Lake Monona is in the background. A streetcar is in the intersection. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street, on the Capitol Square with pedestrians, automobiles and a streetcar. Caption reads: "New Prk Hotel, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across Main Street towards the Park Hotel on a corner. A church is behind the hotel on the left. In the left foreground a man is entering a horse-draw... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the U.S. Post Office and its surrounding streets. Caption reads: "Post Office, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi... |
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| Description: | View of the City Water Works, which was built in 1882. Caption reads: "City Water Works, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Filling an ice house on Lake Wingra--Wisconsin." A large scaffold holds up the conveyor into the ice house, and a group of men are standing... |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard of a funeral home on the corner of King Street and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is at the end of King Street. Capti... |
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| Description: | View of the Nob Hill Restaurant beside Lake Monona, with the Madison skyline in the distance. Formerly located at the junction of Olin Avenue and Hwys. 12 ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | View across road towards a restaurant/bar located 1 1/2 miles south of the city limit on Hwys 12 & 18. A man is standing on the front steps. There is an el... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Two views of a restaurant, outdoor view, and indoor view of the bar area. Located at 613-617 W. Main Street. |
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| Description: | Postcard with two views of the cafeteria. At the top is an exterior view of the cafeteria located at 117 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevar... |
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| Description: | View of the window display of an ice cream parlor. There is a decorative wood screen hanging above a display of boxes of chocolate and signs for ice cream ... |
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