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William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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Plaenert's Grocery

Date: 06 1931
Description: Walter Plaenert, owner of Plaenert's Grocery, poses in front of his store at 1128 South Park Street. He is holding a sign for the South Side Picnic. The si...
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Workers at Hillsboro Canning Plant

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Description: Interior view of the Hillsboro Canning Plant. A row of female and male workers are standing amongst the plant's corn processing machinery. The women have t...
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Flower Vendor

Date: 2012
Description: Hmong gardener kneeling and looking into the camera at the Northside Farmer’s Market. She is wearing a white hat, light blue shirt, royal blue apron, green...
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Giant Dryers at the Sip & Surf Laundromat

Date: 11 01 2013
Description: Amanda showing the photographer the giant Speed Queen dryers at the Sip & Surf Laundromat & Tanning Salon on West Avenue and Jackson Streets. She is wearin...
Postcard

James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

Handwritten on the...

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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair. In the background is a female stylist.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. Interior of shop showing employee's work stations.
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Bernie Buttons

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: A woman is standing and wearing an apron displaying political buttons in support of Bernie Sanders. The buttons are for sale, and she has money in the pock...
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Selling Bernie Sanders Buttons and Stickers

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: A woman is standing and holding Bernie Sanders bumper stickers while wearing Bernie political buttons on her apron that are for sale. She is wearing earmuf...
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French Fry Earmuffs

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: A woman selling Bernie Sanders political buttons and bumper stickers is posing for a young man who is taking a picture of her on his smart phone. She is we...
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"Jews for Trump" Political Poster

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: An elevated view of a man in a crowd wearing a red yarmulke at the Donald Trump rally. He is wearing an apron with buttons in Hebrew, and is holding a smal...
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Hamburger Stand in Jefferson

Date: 05 31 2015
Description: View from inside looking out through a window. In the foreground is a table and a chair in front of the window, and the view through the window is of a man...
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Italian Cookies

Date: 2004
Description: Joanne Schuepbach Jensen and Donna Dirienzo Skoug standing with the handmade Italian cookies (cuccidati) at Josie's Restaurant, 906 Regent Street.
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Men and Log Cabin

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Description: Stereograph of a group of men posing near a log cabin in the woods. In the foreground is a dirt mound and a man sitting on a box. Barrels and tools are sca...

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