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Photograph

International D-300 Truck Delivering 7-Up

Date: 1940
Description: Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer.
Photograph

Buena Vista House

Date: 1940
Description: View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobbl...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1940
Description: Main Street, showing a grocery store, restaurant, and the Up and Down Tavern.
Photograph

Little Tavern Shops Metro Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man holding a package standing next to an International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. This truck was one of four Interna...
Photograph

Pete's Cafe

Date: 1940
Description: Pete Sprecher's Cafe and Bar on Water Street. A sign identifies the entrance to Pearl's Garden Dining Room. There are two benches and a penny weight machi...
Photograph

The Farm Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: A barn, windmill and shed on the grounds of The Farm Kitchen, a restaurant near Baraboo and Devil's Lake State Park. Stones line a parking area, and a swin...
Photograph

Interior of Diner

Date: 1940
Description: An interior view of a diner, showing two semi-circular counters with stools and booths along the walls. There is a jukebox on the right and a root beer bar...
Photograph

Ice Delivery

Date: 1940
Description: A man lifts a block of ice, using tongs, from an International D-15 truck owned by the Salem Ice Company as he makes a delivery to what appears to be a res...
Postcard

Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
Postcard

Bridge Street

Date: 1940
Description: Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that...
Map or Atlas

The Farm Kitchen, at Junction of Highways 123 and 159 - 3 Miles from Baraboo, Wis.

Date: 1940
Description: This pictorial map shows points of interest, recreation activities, and highways in the vicinity of the restaurant and covers the Wisconsin River Valley be...
Postcard

Benedict's Heidelberg Club

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Benedict's Heidelberg Club, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Benedict's Heidelberg Club, the showplace of the Northwest, is a truly beautiful re...

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