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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.
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Capitol Theatre Marquee
February 5, 1930
Capitol Theatre marquee, 209 State Street, showing Maurice Chevalier in "The Love Parade."
Capitol Theatre Marquee
August 24, 1930
Capitol Theatre marquee advertising "Dixiana." 209 State Street.
Capitol Theatre Marquee
March 10, 1934
View across street towards the Capitol Theatre marquee, 209-211 State Street. The signs on the marquee read: "Stage - Shoot the Works - Musical Comedy," "Screen - McLaglen - "Laughing at Life."
Capitol Theatre Marquee
1928
Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'"
Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street
1939
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 Capitol Theatre, storefronts, traffic, and p...
Orpheum Theatre Marquee at Night
October 4, 1937
Orpheum Theatre marquee advertising "Lost Horizon" starring Ronald Colman. 216 State Street.
