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Falk's Drug Store

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view from street of O.N. Falk's Drug Store, on Main Street.
Photograph

Fisher Company Prototype IH Dealership

Date: 1948
Description: Color photograph of tractors and a car parked in front of the Fisher Company store, an IH dealership. This "prototype" dealership building was built as par...
Photograph

Stover Implement Company

Date: 1948
Description: "Prototype" dealership building of Stover's Implement Company. A Farmall C tractor, a power unit and a small engine are parked near the building. This "pr...
Photograph

Fisher Company International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1948
Description: "Prototype" dealership building of the Fisher Company. A Farmall Super A tractor is parked to the left of the building. This "prototype" dealership buildin...
Photograph

20th Century Market

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the 20th Century Market, 2701 University Avenue, a new supermarket on Madison's growing western edge. Several cars are parked in the parking l...
Photograph

Aerial View of Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works.
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Globe-Democrat Newspaper Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International truck used by the Globe-Democrat newspaper is parked in front of what appears to be the loading dock of a brick building. The text on the ...
Drawing

Train Spooking Horses

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing of a passenger train approaching a small town where two teams of horses on a plank road appear to be startled by the noise of the locomotive. One t...
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Two cars are parked in front, and merchandise can be seen in the large show windo...
Postcard

Fulton Street West

Date: 1948
Description: View down center of Fulton Street which is lined with street lamps, parked cars, and commercial buildings. Pedestrians are strolling along the street and s...
Photograph

Glander Art Studio, Book and Gift Shop & Jensen's

Date: 1948
Description: View across street towards the Glander Building, built by photographer John A. Glander, on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. The Gland...
Photograph

Repaving & Widening Preparations for Washington Street

Date: 1948
Description: View down sidewalk along Washington Street facing east. Excavation is going on between S. 8th and S. 9th Streets. A crew is mixing concrete and doing work ...
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Washington Street Repaving & Widening

Date: 1948
Description: Crews of the Vinton Construction Co. are laying a 20 foot wide concrete slab in front of the northeast corner of Washington and S. 9th Streets. A truck is ...

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