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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1960
Description: Women's dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at the corner of Park Street and University Avenue.
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Madison General Hospital

Date: 1956
Description: View of hospital from Park Street. A sign for the ambulance entrance under the street sign points to the right.
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East Washington Avenue at Butler Street

Date: 1946
Description: View of the intersection of East Washington Avenue at Butler Street, towards the offices of the Capital Times newspaper.
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Snow-Covered State Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene of the 500 block of State Street, south side, at Frances Street.
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Regent Street and West Washington Avenue Intersection

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Regent Street and West Washington Avenue.
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E.B. Fred Hall

Date: 1954
Description: View across road of E.B. Fred Hall, the first home of the bacteriology department, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is set behin...
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Madison High School

Date: 1918
Description: Madison High School (later known as Central High School, demolished), 210 Wisconsin Avenue, designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1908.
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Madison Newspapers: Home of the Wisconsin State Journal & The Capital Times Office Building at 115 S. Carroll Street

Date: 01 27 1959
Description: View across W. Doty Street towards the Madison Newspaper, Inc. building at 115 S. Carroll Street. Home of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times...
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Nakoma Houses

Date: 09 01 1931
Description: View from intersection with Odana Road towards two Nakoma houses, 702 Seneca Place, and 706 Seneca Place.
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U.S. Post Office

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: U.S. Post Office, located at 215 Monona Avenue.
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Madison Snowstorm

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: View of the Capitol Square during the year's record snowstorm, taken from under the canopy of the Park Hotel showing the corner of South Carroll and West M...
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Winter Snowstorm in Madison

Date: 01 22 1959
Description: A group of riders are standing on the sidewalk waiting for a bus on Madison's Capitol square during a winter storm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and high ...
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1939
Description: South Pinckney Street on the Capitol Square. The view includes several retail shops and a women's clothing store.
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Blied Building on Madison Capitol Square

Date: 01 1963
Description: View from street of businesses along West Main Street, long after the remodeling of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, when the top two stories were ...
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Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View up Wisconsin Avenue at West Dayton Street towards the razing of Manchester's Department Store. There are construction workers working near two cranes ...
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Eiffel Tower Replica

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: Pedestrians pass a replica of the Eiffel Tower being constructed by workers at the corner of East Washington and Pinckney Streets on the Capitol Square. Th...
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Addition to Midvale Community Lutheran Church

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Progress on the addition to Midvale Community Lutheran Church on Midvale Boulevard.
Poster

"What's Happening on W. Mifflin Street?"

Date: 03 14 1971
Description: Poster advertising the story of "Madison's hippie haunts" in Insight Magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. Features a street view of West Miffl...
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Traffic Accident

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Automobile and truck accident at the corner of Milton Street and West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. A crowd has gathered to observe the ...
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Customers at Security State Bank

Date: 09 03 1932
Description: Line of customers out the door at re-opened Security State Bank at Schenk's Corners, 1965 Atwood Avenue.

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