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| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Buddy L toy model S truck hauling California Sun-Maid Seedless Raisins. |
| Date: | 01 17 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of cars lining up at Pennco filling (gas) station at the corner of State and Gorham Streets to get free crankcase draining and "Oak" Motor Oi... |
| Date: | 11 20 1927 |
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| Description: | Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right. |
| Date: | 08 01 1929 |
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| Description: | The old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building at 4 East Mifflin Street, just months before it was torn down and replaced by Manchester's Department store. ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Roadside billboard for International motor trucks distributed by the Memphis Motor Car Company. The advertisement depicts an International truck axle. |
| Date: | 03 05 1929 |
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| Description: | Sherwood Avenue lined with parked cars and billboards advertising "Esso," "Miller Bros." restaurant, "Wrigley's" chewing gum, "Koester's Honey Bread" and o... |
| Date: | 09 04 1925 |
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| Description: | View across street towards a man in the driver's seat of an International Special Delivery dairy truck parked in front of billboards. The International Spe... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Walter Liskowitz of Waukesha in his two-place Standard. This photograph was taken shortly after he organized Walter's Airline to provide service to Chicago... |
| Date: | 08 27 1929 |
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| Description: | Conklin and Sons oil station at 655 W. Washington Avenue. A billboard on the side of building says "Sinclair HC Gasoline Stops Knocks." Next door on the le... |
| Date: | 09 19 1928 |
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| Description: | Marling Lumber Company, 1801 East Washington Avenue. The Yahara River is to the right, with a bridge in the background. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View of State Street with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. Included in the view is Dan's Shoe Repairing, New Place Cafe, Huegel & Hyland Shoe... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View from street of the Princess Cafe on the 400 block of State Street. The storefront advertises a quick and clean service, fresh coffee, 24 hour lunch. T... |
| Date: | 04 08 1926 |
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| Description: | McCormick-Deering no. 7 harvester-thresher (combine) in a factory yard. This model features a bagging platform located high on the machine and a single-whe... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Construction site with construction crew working, people walking on the sidewalk, and a billboard advertising Oshkosh B'gosh. |
| Date: | 04 23 1926 |
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| Description: | Madison's Automotive Electric Service Company at 122-124 West Main Street. The Loraine Hotel can be seen in the left background. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street with automobiles lining either side. An ice cream parlor is visible on the right side, as are a dry cleaning and tailoring bu... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of a road crew along State Highway 15 at work constructing a trench for a penetration type shoulder near Kaukauna. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | This photograph from the Wisconsin Highway Commission records is unidentified, but a few internal details helps to understand the content. The Wisconsin li... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A view of Pewaukee Lake Mills. Asa Clark, a Vermont pioneer who settled in the town of Pewaukee in 1837, erected a sawmill in 1838 at the outlet of the lak... |
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