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Riley-Bremer-Riley Garage

Date: 10 11 1930
Description: The Riley-Bremer-Riley Oldsmobile garage on E. Doty Street began as the Riley Livery Stable when horse-drawn transportation reigned and then transitioned t...
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Smart Motor Company

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: The Smart Motor Company dealership located at 437 West Gilman Street, designed by Harry Alford. Signs in the show windows read: "Willys" and "Hupmobile."
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Jacobson Motors

Date: 02 08 1938
Description: View at night of Olaf S. Jacobson Motors garage, 1501 Monroe Street, after Art Deco remodeling. The business was located on the corner of Regent and Monroe...
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Corner of Regent and Monroe Streets

Date: 11 03 1937
Description: Hults Capitol Garage, located at 1525 Regent Street and Olaf S. Jacobson Motors, 1501 Monroe Street. This image was taken before remodelling.
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Middleton Garage

Date: 10 08 1937
Description: Middleton Garage, Ford dealership, with "Used Car Clearance Sale" sign.
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Smart Motors

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Willys car parked in front of Smart Motors, 437 W. Gilman Street. Signs in the show windows read: "Willys" and "Hupmobile."
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Atkins Used Car Exchange

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Three automobiles are parked in front of Atkins Used Car Exchange and McCance Repair Co., 823 E. Mifflin Street. Trachte building.
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Capital Buick Co. Machine Shop

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: The Capital Buick Co. machine shop, 750 E. Washington Avenue, with two mechanics repairing an automobile.
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Meehan Motor Mart

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Exterior view of Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue, and the Jimmy Dodge Restaurant, 203 East Washington Avenue, and the H.F. Sharratt and Compa...
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Hudson Auto Co. "Motor School"

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Hudson Auto Co., 1134 E. Washington Avenue, holding a "motor school" to teach the use of Sun diagnostic equipment. Group of men in background, and front e...
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Kaysers Stadium Garage

Date: 04 12 1947
Description: View across street of Kaysers, Inc. Stadium Garage and Pure Oil Station, 1501 Monroe Street, at the corner of Regent Street.
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Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Exterior view of the Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service building at 1501 Monroe Street.
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International Truck Dealership and Service Center

Date: 09 08 1923
Description: Desks are along a wall of windows in a shop area, while trucks are lined up on the floor behind them, possibly at the International Harvester Company No. 3...
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Philbrick Garage

Date: 1939
Description: An exterior view of the Philbrick Garage, a Ford dealership and Cities Service filling station located at 207 Third Avenue. A sign advertises Quaker State ...
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Main Street Looking Toward Canning Factory

Date: 1922
Description: View down street towards a Ford sales and service center on the left, and a canning factory in the background. A man stands near a parked car, and behind h...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1923
Description: A busy street scene on Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Cars are parked in the middle of the street, and triangle flag banners hang above. The shops have...
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Buick Auto Garage

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Description: View across road of D.A. Meister's Garage, with a fire truck parked in front and an automobile parked at the curb on the right. One boy is sitting on the f...
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Mazo Motor Company Opening

Date: 1922
Description: View across street towards a large crowd of people posing outside of the Mazo Motor Company dealership at the opening in early spring. Behind the crowd are...
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Auto Repair Shop and Oldsmobile-Cadillac Automobiles Shop

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view looking down at the Automobile Repair Shop with a Good Year Tire sign in the window. Next door on the left is the J.I. McFarland Oldsmobile-C...
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Madison Motor Car Company

Date: 1920
Description: View from street of entrance to the Madison Motor Company, which sold Dodge Brothers automobiles from about 1916, and was located at 325 W. Gorham Street. ...

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