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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Children of War Photography Exhibit

Date: 04 04 1944
Description: Children of War photography exhibit at the Madison Free Library, viewed by members of the Madison French Relief Society, Mrs. Helene Cassidy, Professor Jul...
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Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc.

Date: 08 10 1954
Description: Exterior view from street at night of the Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc., building at 211 West Mifflin Street.
Photograph

McVicar Photo Service Window Display

Date: 11 11 1928
Description: McVicar's Photo Service window display during University of Wisconsin-Madison homecoming.
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Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Two men watching the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater from the Capitol grounds in Madison. The photograph was taken with a new telephoto...
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Mr. Stanley C. Hanks Private Office

Date: 12 14 1935
Description: Stanley Hanks private office, 24 W. Mifflin Street, with historic Madison photographs on the wall. Hanks & Bush, Inc. Insurance.
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Studio Portrait of E.B. Quiner

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Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of E.B. Quiner by Fuller's Temple of Art in Madison.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Camera Club

Date: 12 20 1935
Description: Five men from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Camera Club. They are looking at photographs in Porter Butts' office at the Memorial Union.
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Madison Youth Council Movie Makers

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Four members of Madison Youth Council are shown lounging around a movie camera in a woodland setting. They were making a movie, "Make Way for Youth".
Poster

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster announcing a performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," at Broom Street Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. Performed by the Broom Street ...
Poster

The Buffalo Shoppe Poster

Date: 08 1972
Description: Poster advertising The Buffalo Shoppe at 1348 Williamson Street, in Madison, Wisconsin. Featured antiques, and an old time photo studio, with photos taken ...
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Madison Newspapers New Photoengraving Lab

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Rolland H. Fellers, superintendent of the engraving department, checks over the new Robertson half-tone color camera at Madison Newspapers new photoengravi...
Photograph

Filming a Prescribed Prairie Burn

Date: 1953
Description: Disney film crew in UW-Madison Arboretum's Curtis Prairie filming a prescribed burn.
Photograph

Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: A man holding a paper-wrapped package under his arm pauses while shopping to watch the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater on the Madison C...
Map or Atlas

Index to Color Photography, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1975
Description: This bird’s-eye-view map is a series of photographs compiled to show local streets and buildings.
Photograph

Photo Copy Service Postcard Display Rack

Date: 07 23 1952
Description: Photo Copy service postcard display rack featuring Madison scenes: top to bottom, University of Wisconsin football game (P3055), B. B. Clarke beach (P3061)...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Journal Photo Show

Date: 12 16 1948
Description: Eleanor Pascale, 819 Irving Place, and Dr. Margaret Prouty, 26 Breese Terrace, view the Wisconsin State Journal Photo Exhibit at the Madison Free Li...
Photograph

Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Photographic Remote Flash

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: June D. (Mrs. Sheldon) Wengel serving as a model for a remote flash tripped via a photo-electric cell invented in Madison by Sheldon Wengel and Howard La C...
Photograph

Informal Student Photo Montage

Date: 03 24 1947
Description: Informal Student Photo Montage taken for Brock Engraving.

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