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| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | King Street, looking past the Majestic Theater, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | View across State Street towards the Capitol Theater, designed in a Spanish colonial style and highly decorative, including arched windows above the marque... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View across Capitol grounds towards City Hall and the Parkway Theater on West Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 02 01 1931 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron." |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across King Street towards the Majestic Theater. The marquee has signs that read: "George Segal, Glenda Jackson, 'A Touch of Class' and 'Continuous Da... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. The Strand Theater is on the right. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the str... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'" |
| Date: | 11 22 1929 |
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| Description: | View from street of the facade of the Capitol Theatre with marquee advertising "Harold Lloyd," "Welcome Danger," and "His first all talking comedy thrille... |
| Date: | 09 29 1930 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre marquee featuring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in "Half Shot at Sunrise." Next to the theater on the left is the Lurose women's clothing... |
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| Description: | Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe... |
| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre entrance advertising "Joe Cook Rain or Shine." The doorman is standing at the entrance with a child. 209 State Street. |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Display advertising "Monte Carlo" movie featuring roulette wheel in Capitol lobby? A man is standing behind a table on the right. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of King Street looking towards the Capitol Square. There is a streetcar and a horse-drawn vehicle on the street. The Sherlock and Sons buildi... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Robert Hoffman dropping coins into the wishing well at the Capitol Theatre for the Empty Stocking Club and the Kiddie Camp fund to "Help Bring Happiness to... |
| Date: | 08 09 1934 |
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| Description: | Office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service. View of King Street looking toward Capitol Square from East Doty Street. Businesses in view include Quisl... |
| Date: | 04 24 1932 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol ushers relaxing at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, where "Tarzan the Ape Man" is showing, at a kickoff for the Milk Bottle Fund ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1930 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre marquee at 209 State Street reads: "Eric Remarque's World's Best-Seller 'All Quiet on the Western Front,'" with usher and several bystander... |
| Date: | 09 08 1969 |
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| Description: | A view up State Street from the corner of Lake and State Streets showing heavy automobile and pedestrian traffic. The Wisconsin State Capitol and the Orphe... |
| Date: | 06 05 1931 |
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| Description: | RKO parade float, with people on the float and ushers standing beside, advertising "cool and comfortable as a summer vacation" for the Orpheum and Capitol ... |
| Date: | 12 23 1959 |
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| Description: | View down State Street from the Capitol Square following a snowstorm. A Christmas tree is standing on the corner and other holiday decorations are hanging ... |
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