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Moon over Madison

Date: 1980
Description: View of the Madison skyline from Lake Monona in the moonlight.
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Downtown Madison from Turville Park at Twilight

Date: 1980
Description: View of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona as seen from Turville Park.
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Madison, Wisconsin at 37° Below Zero

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ...
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Aeroplane View of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1980
Description: Aerial view of the Capitol facing Lake Mendota. The Spirit of St. Louis is superimposed on the postcard. Landmarks include the glass bank, the YWCA and Jam...
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The Empire Strikes Back

Date: 06 18 1980
Description: View down street towards a large crowd gathering in a line outside the Orpheum Theatre on State Street for a free 10AM Madison premiere of The Empire St...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 08 1980
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from the top of the Concourse Hotel.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken

Date: 1980
Description: Restaurant and empty parking lot at 1516 Greenway Cross.
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Villa Piazza Restaurant (Closed)

Date: 1980
Description: Restaurant no longer in business at 2039 Allen Boulevard.
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Manchester's Warehouse

Date: 1980
Description: Exterior of Manchester's Warehouse, located at 2013 Fish Hatchery Road.
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Atlantic Richfield Gas Station (Closed)

Date: 1980
Description: A vacated service station at Fish Hatchery Road and Greenway Cross.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Front view of a house under construction in the Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
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Detail of Ceiling in Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1980
Description: Detail of ceiling in Assembly Room of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Includes paintings of an eagle and decorative plasterwork.
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Motel Office (Closed)

Date: 1980
Description: A currently closed castle-looking office, complete with turrets and stonework, located at 6414 University Avenue.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of construction and development taking place in a housing community known as Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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Port Pizzeria

Date: 1980
Description: Port Pizzeria and Deli-Type Sandwiches "Home of the Big Wheel Pizza." 3077 East Washington Avenue.
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Bascom Hill Elms

Date: 1980
Description: Tall, spreading elms line the sidewalks leading up the mall to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Van Vleck Hall is to the left. St...
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First Wisconsin National Bank

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol of the glass bank on the corner of N. Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Capitol Square from the Air

Date: 1980
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square and the surrounding central isthmus. Lake Monona is on the right.
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State Street

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground.

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