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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background.
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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Cheese in Storage

Date: 1952
Description: Cheesemaker standing on ladder putting cheese on storage shelf, along with rows of other cheeses.
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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Hosiery Display Window

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: A hosiery window display with mannequins at Hills Store, 202 State Street. A sign in the window reads: "Fruit-of-the-Loom Nationally Famous Nylons, 99 cent...
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: An interior view of the Capitol Theatre as it is being built at 211 State Street, as viewed from the stage toward the balcony.
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Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: An interior view of the Capitol Theatre auditorium and balcony under construction.
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Young Girls Playing with Dolls

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Description: Six young girls playing with dolls on a porch.
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The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Studio Shenanigans

Date: 1900
Description: Four men use a ladder to pose on top of each other. There is a painted backdrop behind them. They are wearing suit jackets, vests with watch fobs, and trou...
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Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
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Hardware Sales

Date: 12 19 1962
Description: Hilgendorf's Hardware store clerk showing a saw to a customer.
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Ladder at Madison-Kipp Corp.

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Closed ladder against trade shelves at Madison-Kipp Corp., 201-231 Waubesa Street.
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Man Standing on Ladder

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man standing on folding ladder in Madison-Kipp Corp., with scene of factory floor in the background.
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Woman with Ladder at Madison-Kipp Corp.

Date: 11 11 1943
Description: A woman carrying a folding ladder on the Madison-Kipp Corporation factory floor.
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Man Carrying Ladder

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man in work clothes carrying a folding ladder past a Capitol Cartage truck parked at Straus Printing Company.
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Man on Ladder at Strauss Printing Company

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man using collapsible ladder at Strauss Printing Company.

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