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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street. View from the rear showing a large truck tire near a display.
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Warehouse Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of stockroom in Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street.
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Cities Service Oil Company Products Display

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Automotive products display for Cities Service Oil Company in main dining room at Hotel Loraine, 123 West Washington Avenue.
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Cities Service Oil Company Products Display

Date: 03 17 1951
Description: Display of Cities Service Oil Company products in the Crystal Ballroom of the Loraine Hotel, 119-125 West Washington Avenue, for a salesmen's meeting: "Dea...
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Nagle-Hart Tractor Company

Date: 03 28 1952
Description: Nagle-Hart Tractor Company, 212 South Thornton Avenue. Interior view showing tool and repair department.
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Heeb Automotive Equipment Company Building

Date: 1927
Description: The Heeb Automotive Equipment Company building 401 West Gorham Street. They also sold Sparton Radios. Built 1927, the building was bought by the city in 1...
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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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Firestone Tire Store

Date: 03 17 1928
Description: Interior of Firestone Tire Store, perhaps on N. Jefferson Street, north of E. Wells Street. Displays of merchandise including tires, tubes and other auto p...
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Truck Heater Display

Date: 1939
Description: International Harvester advertising display for a truck heater and defroster. The display reads: "International. Summer Comfort All Winter. 3-Way Heater an...
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Two Men in Store

Date: 1937
Description: Two men talking in an auto parts store. One man is behind the counter wearing eyeglasses and holding a box, the other man is wearing a hat and leaning on t...
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International Harvester Parts Counter

Date: 1937
Description: Two male customers stand at the parts counter of International Harvester's New York Manhattan truck branch. An employee behind the counter speaks on the te...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. Businesses line the street, including the Adams Auto Company Dodge-Plymouth, McBride Equipment Company, and McCormick...
Photograph

America's Dairyland Cart

Date: 1939
Description: Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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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...
Print

International Heating and Defrosting System Catalog

Date: 1939
Description: Advertising brochure for International truck heating and defrosting systems. Features and illustration of an International truck.
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Beck Motor Sales

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Beck Motor Sales. This fine 1917 Dodge Roadster is on display in the showroom. Reuben Beck (with phone) and his brother, Gerald, (center) are the propriet...
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Sears Auto Department

Date: 11 25 1954
Description: Auto supplies department at the new Sears store, located at 1101 East Washington Avenue.
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Business Section

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of the exterior of L.H. Hanold, a general merchandise store offering gasoline, tires, tubes, eggs, and cream. In the far background is a t...
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Lima Center Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View from across road of an automotive repair shop along a commercial street.

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