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Carroll and Main Streets in the Rain
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A rainy, nighttime view of the corner of Main and Carroll streets on the Capitol Square. The neon signs of the Prescription Pharmacy and the Park Hotel light up the wet pavement.
1954
Vesey, Richard
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View of downtown Madison's Park Hotel. The Prescription Pharmacy also occupies a portion of the ground floor.
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September 12, 1961
People cross a State Street intersection in the rain. The College Barber Shop and a Steak House is on the other side of the street.
Prescription Pharmacy Interior
August 1, 1944
Interior view of Prescription Pharmacy, 26 South Carroll Street, showing prescription window.
