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Man Demonstrating Auto Heater

Date: 10 20 1937
Description: Man demonstrating automobile heater to a customer at Halperin Auto Parts, 209 South Park Street.
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Maytag Ironer Demonstration

Date: 10 20 1937
Description: Sales woman demonstrating a Maytag Ironer (mangle) to a customer in the Burdick & Murray Department Store, located at 26-30 N. Carroll Street.
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Maytag Washing Machines and Ironers

Date: 10 20 1937
Description: Sales woman demonstrating a Maytag washing machine to a customer. In the foreground are Maytag Ironers (mangles) at Burdick & Murray, 26-30 N. Carroll Stre...
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Retreaded Tires

Date: 10 21 1937
Description: Two men comparing a large retreaded General tire against a worn out tire at a Diamond gas station. Monona Tire Co., 128 S. Pinckney Street.
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Oriental Rug Galleries Window

Date: 10 04 1937
Description: Window display of a miniature replica of Shangri-la lamasery where many scenes were filmed for Frank Capra's movie "Lost Horizon", and oriental gift items,...
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L.C. Smith Typewriter Display

Date: 08 17 1937
Description: One child and seven adults standing in front of L.C. Smith typewriter boxes and covered typewriters stacked up in front of Jones Typewriter - Business Furn...
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L.C. Smith Typewriter Display

Date: 08 17 1937
Description: Semi-trailer truck delivering 200 new 1937 super speed L.C. Smith typewriters to Jones Typewriter — Business Furniture Co., 506 State Street.
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Lewis D-X Station at Night

Date: 05 12 1937
Description: Front door of Lewis D-X Service Station at night, 118 King Street. Sign on door reads: "We meet the finest people in the world at this station --- our cust...
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Woman at Typewriter

Date: 04 05 1937
Description: A man watching as a woman demonstrates typing on an L.C. Smith typewriter at Jones Typewriter Co., 506 State Street.
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AAA & Schultz Truck

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Tow truck of Gil & Ray Schultz parked in front of American Automobile Association office at 724 University Avenue. On the truck is a sign that reads: "This...
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AAA Tow Truck

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Benjamin Knotts and a representative of Schultz Tire and Battery Service, with a Schultz tow truck parked in front of the office of the Wisconsin Division ...
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Smart Motors

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Willys car parked in front of Smart Motors, 437 W. Gilman Street. Signs in the show windows read: "Willys" and "Hupmobile."

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