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| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Girl standing next to "Sifting and Winnowing" memorial plaque at the entrance to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison ca... |
| Date: | 03 05 1958 |
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| Description: | The Madison Bookmobile makes eleven stops in the city. Shown in the bookmobile are (left to right): Mrs. Tom Newport and son, Jim (5437 Dahlen Drive); libr... |
| Date: | 03 05 1958 |
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| Description: | Dorothy Huston (1433 East Johnson Street), the reference division supervisor at the Madison Free Library's main branch at 201 West Mifflin Street, helps ma... |
| Date: | 08 16 1966 |
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| Description: | Dane County Library Service Director, Donald Lamb and Librarian Barbara Larson standing outdoors in front of the Bookmobile parked at the Madison Public Li... |
| Date: | 03 03 1931 |
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| Description: | Moseley Book Company, located at 10 E. Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | The playground director from the board of education's recreation division reads a story to children at the Wirth Court playground during storybook hour. |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee boys, John and David Malec, in Madison to visit their grandmother, Mrs. Louis Malec at 1134 E. Gorham Street. John is fishing on the Yahara River... |
| Date: | 04 30 1931 |
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| Description: | Brown's Book Shop display window featuring Parker Pens, 643 State Street. |
| Date: | 04 30 1952 |
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| Description: | Moseley's Incorporated, 24 East Mifflin Street, display window featuring "Better Homes and Gardens" books. |
| Date: | 11 24 1932 |
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| Description: | Brown's Book Shop, 643 State Street, with a window display of the "Modern Library." |
| Date: | 08 31 1954 |
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| Description: | Night view of Brown's Book Shop, 673 State Street, with display windows. |
| Date: | 03 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Display window at Speth's Clothing Store, 222 State Street, featuring Wembley ties and Alice in Wonderland characters. |
| Date: | 04 29 1931 |
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| Description: | Walgreen's window, 30-32 E. Mifflin Street, advertising the movie "Trader Horn," with a poster and copies of the book on display. |
| Date: | 08 17 1930 |
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| Description: | Moseley's Bookstore display window advertising the book and the movie "All Quiet On The Western Front." The movie was being shown at the RKO Capitol Theatr... |
| Date: | 02 15 1949 |
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| Description: | Doris Peterson of Dodgeville, and Niles Ernst of Green Bay, look over the display of pocket editions of books operated by John C. Leonard at the Union Bus ... |
| Date: | 12 13 1957 |
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| Description: | At the typewriter is Marie Teresa Rios Versace, mother of five children. At her side, daughter Tracy is reading a book. Versace has published her first boo... |
| Date: | 04 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Willie Lou Harris of 405 Bram Street sits at left with part of her family. Standing left to right are Mrs. James (Georgia Harris) Elvord, Mr. and Mrs.... |
| Date: | 07 27 1949 |
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| Description: | The living room of the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue (earlier address, 611 Elmside Boulevard), with built-in bookcases, cupboards ande a free... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across State Street, at the intersection of North Lake Street, towards a stone building with an Art Deco facade. The upper two floors are apartments. ... |
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