Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers

Image

Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers, at new location at 115 Monona Avenue. (Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard) next to Madison Theatre. Sign reads: "Ladies plain coat 90 cents," "Suede-Leather jackets given our Nulife process will retain their original soft suede finish."

Date Created:
November 17, 1936
Creator:
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964

Publication Information

Creator McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Date Created November 17, 1936

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983
Call Number PH 6058.5769B

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01215R
Legacy ID
WHi 15333

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Madison Theatre

Madison Theatre

November 17, 1936

Refurbished facade of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue. The building includes the temporary quarters of Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers.

View
Photographs
Interior Savidusky's Branch

Interior Savidusky's Branch

November 23, 1936

Interior view of Savidusky's Inc. branch in new Madison Theatre Building, 115 Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard), Art Deco style.

View
Photographs
Madison Theatre

Madison Theatre

November 19, 1936

Front view of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue, with the Madison Theater building and Jimmy Dodge's restaurant. On the left is the temporary location of Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers.

View
Photographs
Savidusky's Cleaners

Savidusky's Cleaners

May 14, 1937

Clerk and customer at Savidusky's cleaners, located at 113 Monona Avenue.

View
Photographs
Madison Theatre at Night

Madison Theatre at Night

November 19, 1936

Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant is to the right of the theater, and the t...

View
Photographs
Madison Theatre from Stage

Madison Theatre from Stage

November 17, 1936

Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue. (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). View from the stage of seats on main floor and the balcony, in the Art Deco style.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown