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Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
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Hollywood Beach Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Hollywood Beach Hotel in Hollywood, Florida with of six men and a woman on the balcony and on the sidewalk. The hotel exterior features orn...
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Club Chanticleer bar and lounge, with chrome tables and chairs.
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Chanticleer Dance Floor

Date: 03 28 1931
Description: Interior view of the Chanticleer dance floor, showing tables, bar, and bandstand.
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Chanticleer Orchestra Group Portrait

Date: 02 21 1930
Description: Chanticleer orchestra group portrait in front of a fireplace.
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Chanticleer Orchestra & Manager by Fireplace

Date: 02 21 1930
Description: Chanticleer orchestra and manager posing in front of the fireplace.
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Chanticleer Orchestra in Pit

Date: 02 21 1930
Description: Chanticleer orchestra with their instruments in the pit.
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Chanticleer Ballroom

Date: 01 16 1930
Description: Interior view of the Chanticleer Roadhouse ballroom. Along the right wall is the bandstand, and on the far wall in the background is a large fireplace.
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Hotel Loraine Lobby

Date: 09 21 1928
Description: Loraine Hotel lobby with local business directory next to registration desk, male customer at registration counter and two clerks in front of Western Union...
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Madison Gas and Electric Building

Date: 09 10 1969
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric Company building at 100 North Fairchild Street.
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Blackhawk Country Club Christmas Party

Date: 12 17 1955
Description: A woman and two men at the refreshment table at the Blackhawk Country Club Christmas party.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Junior Teen Spring Party Committee

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Some of the committee members decorate for the first of a series of parties to be given for the teenage children of Nakoma Golf Club. Seated, left to right...
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Travel Editors' Buffet Table at Governor's Residence

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Front view of the buffet table at the Governor's residence set up to welcome a group of nationally-known travel editors to Wisconsin. Shown is a close-up o...
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Hotel Lobby

Date: 1905
Description: An interior view of a hotel lobby, filled with chairs and other furniture, plants, columns, and several men standing in the background.
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Hotel Lobby

Date: 1905
Description: A view of a hotel lobby filled with chairs and other furniture, plants, columns, and several men standing in the background.
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Music Room

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Description: A view of the Hotel Vendome's music room. The room has a piano, tables, lamps and chairs. Built in 1871 and massively expanded in 1881, the Vendome was a l...
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Boxwood Manor

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Description: A view of the main rooms of the Boxwood Manor. On the left is a flower arrangement on a table in front a large mirror.
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The Ideal Hotel

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Description: A view of the Ideal Hotel lobby during the Christmas season. A small, decorated tree is on a table near the front desk, and a man and women sit on a chair ...

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