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Roadside Sales Pitch

Date: 1924
Description: Signs are advertising sideline businesses along a rural road. There is a large sign that reads: "For Sale Belgian Carrier Pigeons," and a smaller sign that...
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"Red Baby" Truck Carrying "One Minute" Washers

Date: 1924
Description: Curt Moore selling "one minute" washing machines to a farmer's wife. The washing machines are loaded in the back of an International "Red Baby" truck. The...
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International Model 94 Truck

Date: 1924
Description: Man sitting in an International model 94 truck owned by Shapleigh Hardware. The truck is hitched to a canvas covered trailer, and is parked on a wet cobble...
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Robert La Follette Reading a Newspaper

Date: 1924
Description: Publicity photograph of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., for his independent, third-party candidacy for the Presidency in 1924. La Follette is outdoors reading,...
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Roxbury General Store

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the general store and automotive garage in Roxbury. A man and woman, possibly the owners, are standing in front of the buildings.
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Kolmar Laboratories and Northwestern Extract Company

Date: 1924
Description: Kolmar laboratories, a cosmetic manufacturer, is housed in the six-story building with the white facade. Northwestern Extract Company, supplier of beverage...
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Main Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down road lined with trees and storefronts. A number of automobiles can be seen parked. The Post Office is on the right.
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Middleton Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down street, with cars and trucks parked on either side. There is a large building with businesses on the right. One has a sign offering meals and "ro...
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View Down Street in Middleton

Date: 1924
Description: A view down street, which is lined with parked cars. There is a grocery store on the corner on the right, and beyond is a sign for a "Hotel Office".
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Vendors at City Market

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of men standing around vendor trucks parked at the city fruit market in front of commercial buildings. A building in the background has a sig...
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River Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down street. On the right is a sign for "The Consumers Lumber", among other small shops. A carriage is traveling along the street. A briefcase has bee...
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Front Street

Date: 1924
Description: View from side of road of Front Street. Cars are parked at the curb near the restaurant and drugstore. Two children and a man walk on the sidewalk. A truck...
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Retail Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down dirt street, with cars parked at the curbs near the shops. The shops include a post office, Ford repair shop, and furniture/rug store. Several me...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down middle of street with many shops. Cars are parked at an angle along both sides of the street. A man rides a bicycle across the intersection. The ...
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Shorb Hotel

Date: 1924
Description: View across intersection of the exterior of the Shorb Hotel. Boys on bicycles are in the street in front near a man standing on the curb. Automobiles are p...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down a retail street. Cars are parked at an angle along the curbs in front of the shops.
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: A view down a street with stores and shops. The stores include: Koffee Kup Kafe, Hotel East, Boortz Garage, a hardware store, and the State & County Deposi...
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Street Scene — Cazenovia

Date: 1924
Description: View down middle of commercial street with many retail shops with sidewalks on both sides. There are automobiles parked near the curb and being driven alon...
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Scene on Route 30

Date: 1924
Description: Stores along Route 30. There is a garage, bank (?), restaurant and rooms, and grocery store. On the utility pole there is a posting for roller skating.
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down commercial street. The stores are (from left to right): First County State Bank, a variety store, a bakery, First National Bank, a drugstore, the...

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