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Orpheum Theatre Marquee

Date: 09 09 1936
Description: Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur...
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Central High School Driving Class

Date: 02 18 1939
Description: Group portrait of Central High School driving license class holding certificates and standing beside "AAA Dual Control Driver Training Car." They are stand...
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Fleet of 3-F Laundry Trucks

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: Fleet of 19 3-F Steam Laundry trucks and one automobile with drivers sitting at the steering wheels in front of the office and plant at 731 - 747 E. Dayton...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the center of East Washington Avenue, looking through two trees planted on a wide grassy median.
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Intersection of Johnson and State Street

Date: 1929
Description: View of State Street towards the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at the 300 Block of State Street, with Dr. M.J. Hoffman Dentist, Savidusky's Cleane...
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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AAA Tour Cars

Date: 05 14 1944
Description: Men doing a periodic rotation of the synthetic and recapped tires on one of the two cars parked in front of the Park Hotel, and participating in the Americ...
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Corner of Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: An elevated view of the intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. Bascom Hill can be seen in the right background, and ...
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Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a...
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Intersection of East Wilson and Williamson Streets

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Description: Automobiles travel snow-covered East Wilson and Williamson Streets.
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Auto Buy Week

Date: 05 02 1958
Description: Winston Smith and his son, Wade, sit in their restored 1909 Cadillac automobile before the "You Auto Buy Now" parade.
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Snow Storm through the Windshield

Date: 01 06 1962
Description: View of a snow storm through a windshield of an automobile while driving west down State Street. This was the first snow storm of the new year with 4 inche...
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Emma Schoelkopf Driving a Ford

Date: 1907
Description: View from street towards Emma Schoelkopf who is driving a Ford automobile. On a tree behind her is a sign reading "School Grounds, Safety First, Autos Driv...
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Pedestrians

Date: 01 29 1964
Description: No Place for Love — All the world loves a lover — but not when he's a pedestrian crossing a street. It is, however, the motorist whipping by that is gettin...
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State Street and the Wisconin State Capitol

Date: 1957
Description: View up State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol taken from the West Johnson Street intersection. Businesses include the Orpheum Theatre, Arenz, an...
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State and Gorham Streets

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Description: View from front of a man driving a car with a dog sitting in the passenger seat.
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Dog and Driver 02

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Description: View from front of a man driving a car with a dog sitting in the passenger seat near State and Gorham Streets.
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View of Gisholt real estate from the opposite side of the street. Over the door of the building is a sign that reads: "Gisholt Machine Co."
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View from median strip across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt Factory. In the far background is the Wisconsin Sate Capitol.
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt factory at the intersection of Baldwin Street. There is an enclosed skybridge (called an "overhead" ...

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