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East Main Street Businesses

Date: 05 04 1934
Description: View of East Main Street businesses: Burdick & Murray Co. at 15-17-19 East Main Street, Feltman and Curme, Tailors, 21 East Main Street, Uphoffs Coffee Sho...
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Cardinal Market

Date: 12 15 1934
Description: Elevated view of automobiles parked in front of the Cardinal Market at 120 North Fairchild Street, with a sign on the storefront advertising Essers Wholesa...
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Levitan Building and Grand Store

Date: 10 20 1935
Description: Levitan building, 15 W. Main Street (Art Deco Egyptian style), Rennebohm's drug store, 13 W. Main Street and F. & W. Grand variety store, 17 - 19 W. Main S...
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G&E Tire Store

Date: 11 17 1934
Description: G and E Store, Tires and Batteries, 124 E. Washington Avenue, with piles of tires on the sidewalk and the Rathskeller Retail Store, 124 E. Washington Avenu...
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View of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Storefront

Date: 1929
Description: Storefront of Sears, Roebuck and Co. on State Street, with snow-covered streets and snow topped automobiles.
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Manchester's, Inc., Sterling Silverware Window Display

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: A window display at Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, taken from the street showing sidewalk and parking meters, featuring Wallace, International ...
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Esser's City Market

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards 116-118 N. Fairchild Street towards a row of 1920s automobiles angle parked outside Esser's City Market. To the right of the mar...
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As Things Appear at the Bakery

Date: 04 2014
Description: A man and a woman are standing behind the counter at Lane's Bakery. The glass display case has three rows of baked goods. There are three tall movable rack...
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Westside Farmers' Market

Date: 09 27 2014
Description: A woman is standing behind a table with a display of vegetables. She is wearing a red shirt with the word "Wisconsin" printed on it. The vegetables are arr...
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The Simeon Mills Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards The Gallery Inn restaurant, on the left, and the Buy Sell shop with a show window on the corner of King and Webster streets...
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The Carroll Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the Spoo and Son storefront, with signs for Hickey-Freeman clothes, and Florsheim shoes. There are mannequins in t...
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Plaza Tavern and Ward-Brodt Music Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Henry Street towards a building containing the Plaza Tavern and Ward-Brodt Music Co., with show windows displaying guitars and sound equi...
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Rennebohm Drug Store

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street towards the Rennebohm Drug Store. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk, and two cars are parked along the curb. Signs in th...
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J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street at the corner of Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), towards the J.C. Penney Co. Mannequins displaying clothi...
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Side View of J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across View across Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) at the corner of East Main Street, towards the J.C. Penney Co. Beds, pillows, a...
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Badger Candy Kitchen and E.W. Parker

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards the Badger Candy Kitchen (left) and E.W. Parker Jewelry (right). The facades of both buildings have similar decorative...
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Draper Brothers Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Hamilton Street, on the corner of East Mifflin Street, towards the Draper Brothers Block. A large neon sign above the door reads: "House ...
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Ski/Cycle

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gorham Street, on the corner of North Broom Street, towards Ski/Cycle, a retail and service store for skis and bicycles. Skis and bicycles...
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Oriental Specialties

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards Oriental Specialties. The facade is decorated with marble. Cars are parked on both sides of the street. To the left of Ori...
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Riley's and Shell Gas Station

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, near the corner of West Gorham Street, towards Riley's Wine and Liquor Shop on the left, and a partial view of the Shell Gas Stat...

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