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| Date: | 02 23 1934 |
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| Description: | Greta Garbo display window at the Burdick & Murray store, 15-19 East Main Street. Garbo was appearing as Queen Cristina in the movie "Queen Christina" at t... |
| Date: | 11 06 1941 |
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| Description: | King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul... |
| Date: | 04 15 1932 |
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| Description: | Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of heavy automobile traffic, delivery trucks and pedestrians on State Street at North Carroll Street. View reaches to Bascom Hill of... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A large crowd participating in a demonstration against the war in Vietnam, as seen from the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking down State Street ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A large crowd participating in a demonstration against the war in Vietnam, as seen from the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking down State Street.... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | State Street view looking east from Johnson Street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner on the left is Glasgow Tailers, and further up the b... |
| Date: | 05 16 1953 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view taken from the Capitol Square looking down State Street. There is an unidentified marching group is coming up the middle of the stre... |
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| Description: | Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A view from the 200 block of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. This urban scene includes marquees for the Orpheum Theatre and the Ca... |
| Date: | 01 06 1962 |
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| Description: | View of a snow storm through a windshield of an automobile while driving west down State Street. This was the first snow storm of the new year with 4 inche... |
| Date: | 12 23 1959 |
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| Description: | View down State Street from the Capitol Square following a snowstorm. A Christmas tree is standing on the corner and other holiday decorations are hanging ... |
| Date: | 03 10 1932 |
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| Description: | The Commercial National Bank building, on the corner of State and Carroll Streets, housed the bank as well as Mrs. Brown's Beauty Shoppe and Wegener and Ro... |
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| Description: | A vintage view and a modern view of the 200 block of State Street, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows Tailors and Gents Furnishers, John Ripp's Gr... |
| Date: | 09 08 1969 |
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| Description: | A view up State Street from the corner of Lake and State Streets showing heavy automobile and pedestrian traffic. The Wisconsin State Capitol and the Orphe... |
| Date: | 05 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Ruth Hogan, a home economist with the National Livestock and Meat Board prepares a dish during a demonstration at the three-day "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooki... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across State Street towards the Anna Weber Building. The upper two floors are apartments. The ground floor is split into two businesses: on the left i... |
| Date: | 04 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Display window at Karstens Inc., 22-24 North Carroll Street, featuring Tom Mix safety display for the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department. The display inclu... |
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