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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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Showroom with Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 07 1929
Description: Showroom featuring the Special Delivery truck (center) that crossed the Sahara Desert from 1927-1928. There is a framed map on an easel on the left.
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Customer at Parts Desk of International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of a customer at the service counter of an International Harvester dealership. A bin of oil filters, McCormick-Deering hammer mills,...
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AAA Driver Training Car

Date: 09 25 1938
Description: Pontiac automobile with sign "AAA dual control training car." The car was used in high schools to reduce accidents on Madison streets and is on display her...
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Kayser's Used Car Lot at Night

Date: 07 06 1938
Description: Kayser's R&G Used Car lot at night with neon sign on arch at 710 E. Washington Avenue. There is also a sign painted on the side of a brick building on the ...
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Atkins Used Car Exchange

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Atkins Used Car Exchange in a Trachte building, 823 E Mifflin Street, with car dealers standing along side several used cars on display.
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ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 09 1930
Description: Kayser Motors, Inc. displays a row of cars in their booth at the East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival.
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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...
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Florida-Georgia Tractor Company Crawler Tractor Display

Date: 1949
Description: Two International I-4 crawler tractors (TracTracTors), a Farmall Super A tractor, and a giant crawler tractor model on display in front of the Florida-Geor...
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Pyramid Motor Company

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: The "Parts and Accessories" counter at the Pyramid Motor Company, 434 W. Gilman Street. The design of the counter is of the Art Deco style.
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Kayser Motor Inc. Stockroom

Date: 05 14 1946
Description: Slightly elevated interior view of the stockroom at Kayser Motor Inc., 701 East Washington Avenue, showing display tables and stocked shelves.
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McCormick-Deering Dealership Display

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: Various machinery parts, cream separators and advertising posters on display at what is possibly the "Spring Opening" of the Walton & Sykes dealership.
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Truck Showroom

Date: 06 04 1934
Description: Elevated view of two men standing next to an International truck in what appears to be a dealership showroom.
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International Truck Showroom

Date: 09 08 1923
Description: International trucks a showroom lined with windows, possibly at the International Harvester Company service station No. 3. A display sign in the center of ...
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New Chevrolet Automobile

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: Crowd of people looking at a 1949 model Chevrolet automobile at Hult's Capital Garage, 609 East Washington Avenue.
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Auto Show Display in Window

Date: 1920
Description: An automobile on display for the twelfth annual Milwaukee Auto Dealers show. The show was held January 19-25.
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Oldsmobile in Showroom with Salesman and Customers

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: A new Oldsmobile car on display, probably in the showroom of Pyramid Motor Company Incorporated, 434 West Gilman Street, with a salesman and possible custo...
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Trucks in Show Room at Manhattan Branch

Date: 04 06 1937
Description: Three trucks parked in the showroom of International Harvester's Manhattan truck branch. Large show windows are in the background which look out on a stree...
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Parts Department

Date: 1937
Description: The parts counter and display at a General Motors dealership. Merchandise on display includes parts and accessories by Buick, Chevrolet, and Prestone, as ...
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Green Bay Branch House

Date: 10 13 1919
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Green Bay branch office building. What appears to be an Auto Wagon and other automobiles are in the display win...

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