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Pennco Station

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Pennsylvania oil company gas station at the corner of 2 North Park and Regent Streets in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Toy Truck with California Sun-Maid Seedless Raisins

Date: 1923
Description: Buddy L toy model S truck hauling California Sun-Maid Seedless Raisins.
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East Wilson Street

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: 300 block of East Wilson Street looking southwest down the center of East Wilson Street from South Hancock Street intersection, taken at site of Reynolds B...
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Pennsylvania Oil Company Service Station

Date: 01 17 1927
Description: Elevated view of cars lining up at Pennco filling (gas) station at the corner of State and Gorham Streets to get free crankcase draining and "Oak" Motor Oi...
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Madison Oriental Rug Company

Date: 11 20 1927
Description: Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right.
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The Old Post Office

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: The old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building at 4 East Mifflin Street, just months before it was torn down and replaced by Manchester's Department store. ...
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Rubin's Furniture Store

Date: 09 17 1931
Description: East Wilson Street, looking east from the King and Butler Streets intersection, with Rubin's Furniture at 302 East Wilson Street, Fitzgerald Electric at 30...
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Park Street

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Looking south from railroad viaduct toward Greenbush. View is down newly widened and paved Park Street. The Roman Tavern, 46 North Park Street and Automobi...
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Brick's Hamburger Place

Date: 1941
Description: Brick's Hamburger Place owned by Myles B. Willis. Brick's specialized in malted milks, Fairmont ice cream, and drive-in service and used International Harv...
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Car Advertisement

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Description: A car advertisement for a 1966 Chevelle on a billboard in a small unidentified Appalachian town.
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McDonald's Billboard

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Description: A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a d...
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Billboard for International Harvester Kerosene Tractors

Date: 1916
Description: Billboard advertising International Harvester kerosene tractors along muddy dirt road outside International Harvester's Tractor Works. The billboard was cr...
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International Motor Trucks Billboard

Date: 1920
Description: Roadside billboard for International motor trucks distributed by the Memphis Motor Car Company. The advertisement depicts an International truck axle.
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McCormick Works at Dusk

Date: 05 17 1937
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works at dusk. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of Internation...
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Baltimore Street Scene with Billboards

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Sherwood Avenue lined with parked cars and billboards advertising "Esso," "Miller Bros." restaurant, "Wrigley's" chewing gum, "Koester's Honey Bread" and o...
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Driver in International Dairy Truck

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: View across street towards a man in the driver's seat of an International Special Delivery dairy truck parked in front of billboards. The International Spe...
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Vacant Lot with Billboards

Date: 05 15 1918
Description: Vacant city lot cluttered with litter and advertising billboards for Premium Ham and Bacon and Wool Soap. The department likely used the photograph to show...
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East Wilson Street Scene

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: View down sidewalk along East Wilson Street at the corner of the South Hancock intersection looking toward the West Wilson Street-King Street intersection....
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Building at 327 State Street

Date: 08 19 1945
Description: Building at 327 State Street to be occupied by B.F. Goodrich (formerly Sherwin-Williams Paint store). Billboards include Coca-Cola, Sunshine Krispy Cracker...
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325 - 329 State Street

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: Singer Sewing Machine Company store, 325 State Street, and Sherwin Williams Paint and Wallpaper Store, 327-329 State Street, with a billboard on top of the...

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