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Black Earth Wisconsin, Penco Filling Station

Date: 1929
Description: The Penco Filling Station in Black Earth. Wisconsin. Entrances to the ladies rest rooms in the service stations of this period were typically outside the ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down a road towards commercial strip of town. On the right is a gas station and repair shop, on the left side are a restaurant/bakery, and a Chevrolet...
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Scene on Highway 11

Date: 1929
Description: View down a commercial street, with an automobile coming down the street. There is a soda/ice cream shop which offers tobacco, cigars, and candy. The City ...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Company Sub-Station

Date: 1929
Description: Power plant machinery in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company substation.
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Triangle Tourist Park US-18

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view from road of gas station and "dine and dance" restaurant on Highway US-18/US-12, outside the Triangle Tourist Park. The establishment offers ...
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Little Dutch Mill Restaurant and Filling Station

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the Little Dutch Mill restaurant. The restaurant is designed in the style of a windmill. A sign on the lawn of the establishment reads, "ISO=VI...
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Little Dutch Mill Restaurant

Date: 1929
Description: The tea room at the Little Dutch Mill Restaurant. The room has tables and chairs, a piano, and a fireplace.
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Sherman Park — Residential Section

Date: 1929
Description: View down Sherman Avenue, across from Sherman Park. A billboard facing the street advertises a "Big Lot Sale!"
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Droster's Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Droster's Grocery and Filling Station on Highway 13. The business features three gas pumps.
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Twin Gables Barbecue

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the Twin Gable Barbecue restaurant, where a car is parked at the entrance.
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Lake Mendota

Date: 1929
Description: View from the shore looking at Lake Mendota and lake houses on a nearby shore. A rowboat is chained to a tree on the shore.
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Looking West from Amundson's Store

Date: 1929
Description: A view of small wooden houses on each side of a tree-lined path. Two children with a bicycle are standing on the path in the middle distance, near another ...
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Lake Kegonsa from Amundson's Store

Date: 1929
Description: A view across water of Lake Kegonsa's shoreline with cottages, docks and trees. A boy is in a rowboat near a boathouse in the foreground.
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Camp Indianola

Date: 1929
Description: A group of young boys with their male camp counselors are sitting and standing around the split-rail fence. There is a log cabin and a cornfield in the bac...

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