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Beautiful Storefront
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Miller's Women's apparel shop located on East Main Street on the Capitol Square. The building in which it was located was constructed by Marcus Kohner, one of the early Jewish residents of Madison, in 1866.
1930
Diemer, Melvin E.
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WHi 54683
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Shriners Car
May 23, 1936
Madison Shriners, Temple 159, with their midget automobile.
Miller's Inc. Hat Window
August 25, 1934
Miller's Inc. Women's Apparel, 23 E. Main Street, hat display window "Featuring the most popular millinery styles."
Standard Seed Company
Standard Seed Company located at 732 Williamson Street, built in 1898. The company moved to 653 West Washington Avenue in 1940.
S.S. Kresge Co.
October 20, 1935
Kresge building, 25 E. Main Street, with S.S. Kresge variety store, 27 E. Main Street, at street level, also shows Klauber and Hobbins building at 23 E. Main Street, Miller's women's apparel, stree...
Claridge Apartment Living Room
1937
Living room, perhaps the lobby, of the Claridge Apartment Hotel.
Zor Shrine Circus
May 23, 1936
Zor Shrine Circus group posing in front of the Masonic Temple.
