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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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Van Drisse Motors

Date: 07 09 1960
Description: Elevated view of used car lot of Van Drisse Motors, a Ford dealer, at the intersection of Main and Monroe Streets.
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International Motor Truck Dealership

Date: 04 05 1926
Description: International motor truck dealership and branch house(?) buildings. A wooden building has a small "International Motor Trucks" sign over the door. However,...
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Parts Counter at IHC Dealership

Date: 1944
Description: Employees at the parts counter of the International Harvester McCormick-Deering dealership of Hammer-Staunton Farm & Ranch Equipment. Ed Hammer, the propr...
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Richartz-Beilfus Implement Co.

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront of the Richartz-Beilfus Implement Co., an International Harvester truck and tractor dealership. At left is W.P. Beilfus, at right is T.C. Richa...
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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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Chevrolet #10,000,021

Date: 11 23 1934
Description: Wisconsin Chevrolet officials celebrating a milestone in company history, the 23rd anniversary of the company. On that anniversary date this car was built ...
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Keating Garage Exterior

Date: 08 18 1934
Description: Keating Garage and Ford Sales and Service, 14-16 N. Fairchild Street with the Keating tow truck and employees in front of the garage doors.
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Presentation of the Moose Prize Car

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Mr. Larson presenting the Moose Whippet prize car to the winner at Whippet Knight Sales Company, 437 W. Gilman Street.
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International Model D-2 Station Wagon

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: Young man inspecting the interior of an International Model D-2 station wagon ("woody") outside an International Harvester dealership.
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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...
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Scout II "Wow Wagon"

Date: 1971
Description: Color photograph of International Scout II pickup trucks parked on the lot of Gilmore International, Inc., an International Harvester dealership. The Scout...
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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...
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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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Delavan Chevy Dealership

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of the Chevrolet dealership in Delavan in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall. During the 1860s and 1870s the building was known as the...
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King Kong Car

Date: 10 30 1984
Description: A five-story tall inflatable gorilla attracted potential buyers to a special sale at the Uptown Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wauwatosa. Although the pres...
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Mayville Buick Dealer

Date: 11 12 1981
Description: The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag...
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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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Chappell Implement Company

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: A man kneels to work on an automobile in front of the Chappell Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. The sign above the building reads:...
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Becken Motor Company

Date: 1930
Description: A sign advertises International motor trucks on the exterior of the Becken Motor Company, an International Harvester dealership. The signs on the building ...

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