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Schadauer Tobacco Store

Date: 1880
Description: A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62...
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Hanks Real Estate Office Interior Entrance

Date: 12 14 1935
Description: Art Deco interior entrance to the offices of Stanley C. Hanks Co., real estate and Hanks & Bush, Insurance, 24 W. Mifflin Street, Hub Building.
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Lewis Arms at the Jim White Grocery

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a bicycle in front of Jim White's Grocery in the Greenbush neighborhood. With him is Eldrie Berry, daughter of John and Pearl Berry, and...
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Black Bear Lounge and Taco Grande

Date: 1987
Description: Exterior view from street of the Black Bear Lounge and Taco Grande at 310 North Frances Street. There are three Pepsi logos on the sign.
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Bank and Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: View from street towards a building housing the post office and bank, which are on the main floor at the top of a flight of steps. A datestone above one of...
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City Hall

Date: 1913
Description: View from across street of the Village Hall/Fire Station. There are hitching posts along the curb. On the right a young boy stands on the sidewalk near a f...
Postcard

Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Auto Wash Building

Date: 1924
Description: View up ramp towards the "Auto Wash" entrance door of a brick building using the Air-lec pneumatic door opening system invented by Louis Schoelkopf.
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Air-Lec Automatic Sliding Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Air-Lec pneumatic automatic door opener set up on a table on a roof. Probably the roof of Schoelkopf's manufacturing plant at 320 N. Third Street.
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Jack Doyle in his Storefront

Date: 03 22 1978
Description: Jack Doyle standing inside the glass door of Castle and Doyle, Coal, Fuel Oil Building Material, on the 100 block of State Street in the historic firehouse...
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Garage on South Park Street

Date: 04 2014
Description: View from across street of the "Park St. Garage" at 2116 Park Street. There is a parked car on the right side of the building near three garage doors. Ther...
Photograph

Fauerbach Brewing Company Exterior

Date: 
Description: View up street, with the Fauerbach brewery in the background on the right. Several cars and trucks are parked on the sides of the street in the foreground.
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Johnson Public House

Date: 04 25 2015
Description: View across street towards a bicycle and traffic barrel standing on the sidewalk in front of a coffee shop. A sign above the first floor windows reads: "Jo...
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Christian Dick Wholesale Wine & Liquor Dealer

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Description: View of Christian W. Dick standing with arms on hips at the entrance to his business on 223 State Street. A poster in the window is advertising Buffalo Bil...
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Man and Dog Outside Christian Dick Wholesale Wine & Liquor

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Description: View towards Christian Dick and his dog posing in the entryway to his wine and liquor store at 223 State Street.
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The Christian Dick Block

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Description: A Richardsonian Romanesque building built in 1889 by Christian W. Dick. The main window and door are blacked out, with the words "The Schlitz" hand written...
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Koch Motors

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street towards Koch Motors, historically the L.A.A.W. Stables. Signs on the bottom of the garage door (on the right) read: "Sound ...
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Grimm Book Bindery

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street towards the Grimm Book Bindery. Two plaques are on either side of the door, and a sign above the doorway, all read: "Grimm B...
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Midwest Hifi and Gino's

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two commercial buildings, with two houses behind them, and a house to the right of them. The commercial building on the le...
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Montgomery Ward

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Henry Street towards the Montgomery Ward Farm Store. Several cars are parked along the curb in front of the long brick building. A sign i...

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