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Olson & Johnson at WISJ

Date: 12 14 1930
Description: Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson at WISJ radio station in front of microphone, with one of them holding a violin. John Sharnberg, manager of Orpheum Theatre is sta...
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Olsen & Johnson at WISJ

Date: 12 14 1930
Description: Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson at WISJ radio station standing in front of a microphone. One of them is reading a script. John Sharnberg, manager of Orpheum Thea...
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State Office Building, Wilson Street, Construction

Date: 05 01 1931
Description: State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. This is a side view, with two posters advertising: "10 Nights in a Barroom" at the Orpheum T...
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Theater Projection Booth

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: Harry Schuler mans the two projectors in the Orpheum Theatre projection booth. At the right are two of the spotlights used for stage shows.
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Major Bowes Amateurs with Governor La Follette

Date: 11 20 1935
Description: Group portrait of 20 winners on Major Bowes amateur radio hour, in town to perform at the Orpheum theater, with Governor Philip La Follette in the Capitol.
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Calliope Truck Leading a Parade

Date: 08 13 1932
Description: A "RKO Greater Show Season" truck with signs promoting a show at the RKO Orpheum Theatre, a calliope and two men sitting on top, leading a parade of automo...
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Vaudeville Actors in front of Crescent Clothing

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Wan Wan San Chinese acrobats and Harris and Van, from the Orpheum Theatre, wearing straw hats, in front of Crescent Clothing Store, 27 N. Pinckney Street. ...
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Truck Advertising

Date: 09 19 1930
Description: Men are sitting in the cab of the Ed Klief Transfer Line truck, advertising the RKO Orpheum Theatre along with Klief's moving services, in front of the UW ...
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State Street and the Wisconin State Capitol

Date: 1957
Description: View up State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol taken from the West Johnson Street intersection. Businesses include the Orpheum Theatre, Arenz, an...
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"Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Mrs. Julian Clark and her son, Andrew, of Waunakee taking in a demonstration at the "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School at the Orpheum Theater.
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State Street

Date: 1939
Description: View looking east up State Street from Johnson Street, with the Orpheum and Capitol theatres on either side of the street, and the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Showgirls Sending Telegrams

Date: 05 06 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco showgirls, dressed in coats and hats, sending telegrams.
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Hugh Flannery Receives $100 War Bond

Date: 01 29 1945
Description: With a backdrop of celebrity portrait photographs and stacks of coins on his desk, Hugh Flannery, manager of the Orpheum Theatre, is receiving a $100 War B...
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Mickey Mouse Advertising on 1898 Oldsmobile

Date: 08 30 1932
Description: 1898 Oldsmobile decorated with advertising for "Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Person" at RKO Orpheum Theatre in front of Weber's Restaurant, 218 State Street....
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Golf Stunt

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Men posing during a golf stunt, as they try to hit a golf ball off a man's nose while he is lying on his back on the floor in the lobby of the Orpheum Thea...
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Powerizer Sound Systems Truck

Date: 05 21 1930
Description: Three men standing beside Powerizer sound systems truck (Radio Laboratories, Inc. Milwaukee) in front of Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. "The Laff Riot ...
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The 200 Block of State Street

Date: 02 14 2012
Description: A view at the corner of the 200 block of State Street and West Johnson Street, including Noodles & Company, the Orpheum Theatre and the Wisconsin State Cap...
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Cadet Singers at Orpheum Theater

Date: 08 30 1930
Description: Elevated view of Floyd's Singing Cadets. The cadets and leader on standing on the stage.
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Merchandise Fair Pep Rally

Date: 10 24 1957
Description: Shown at the 8 a.m. rally at the Orpheum Theatre are, from left, Harry McGuire, Wolff Kubly and Hirsig, rally chairman; Herbert Martin, J. C. Penney Co., c...
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World's Largest Tire

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea...

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