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First National Bank of Monroe

Date: 1872
Description: This photograph was made soon after the building was completed. It shows a five-leveled structure which was cut down to two and one-half levels in 1921. At...
Postcard

Street View

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Description: View down unpaved street. There is a bank on the corner on the left, and people are standing on the sidewalks.
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Communist Party Rally

Date: 1943
Description: A Milwaukee billboard advertising a lecture by Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party-USA. The sign reads "Win the War Rally! Earl Browder,...
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View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Williamson Street

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Description: Looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Williamson, Wilson and Jenifer Streets.
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Robert Bloch

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Description: Elevated view of Robert Bloch at the Gus Marx ad agency. Gauer credits Bloch with changing Marx into a real "nut." Bloch was expecting to inherit the agenc...
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Golden Glow, Beer Label

Date: 1943
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Golden Glow Pilsner Beer, Brewed in the Swiss Cheese capital of the U.S.A., Since 18...
Print

Union Made Beer, Label

Date: 1903
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "International Union of the United Brewery Workmen of America, Union Made Beer, Ale a...
Print

Blatz Red Star Ginger Ale, Label

Date: 1924
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Bottle label for Blatz Red Star Ginger Ale. The label features the Blatz logo at the ...
Print

Bobbie Ale, Beer Label

Date: 1940
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Bobbie Ale, 'Nips' Wisconsin Pioneer Ale, Two Rivers Beverage Co." At the center of ...
Photograph

Thomas Doig at CUNA

Date: 11 21 1941
Description: Candid shots of Thomas W. Doig who became managing director of CUNA. He died December 19, 1955. Taken for CUNA Bridge.
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"We Are Power Farmers"

Date: 1923
Description: Two men and a boy in front of a barn are posed with a Fordson tractor. The two men are wearing straw hats. A sign on the tractor reads: "We Are Power Farme...
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Dexter Curtis Trunks and Valises

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Description: View from street of two men standing just inside the open doorway of the storefront. Trunks are displayed on pallets set up on the wooden sidewalk. Dexter ...
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First National Bank on Pinckney Street

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Description: View across intersection towards the First National Bank at the corner of East Washington Avenue and South Pinckney Streets.
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Behnke's Grocery

Date: 1960
Description: William Behnke selling out after 60 years as the neighborhood grocer at North Avenue and 29th Street. There are four people behind the counter, and custome...

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