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Giles Hanson in Racing Car

Date: 08 29 1932
Description: Giles Hanson seated in his racing car in front of a gas station with Purol Pep gas pumps.
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Clinton Bullard Sells No Substitutes

Date: 12 18 1931
Description: Clinton Bullard holding a package of butter next to a sign that reads: "No Oleomargarine or Butter Substitutes Bought or Sold in this Store," in his store ...
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Avenue Food Shop

Date: 04 23 1931
Description: Interior of the Avenue Food Shop, located at 2427 University Avenue, with stacks of canned goods and a woman employee using a Toledo scale.
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Avenue Food Shop

Date: 04 23 1931
Description: Interior of the Avenue Food Shop, 2427 University Avenue, with a woman weighing items on an old balance beam scale.
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Watchmaker Nick Knechtges

Date: 03 06 1931
Description: Nick Knechtges, watchmaker, at his workbench in his home shop.
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Farm Utilities Co.

Date: 02 16 1931
Description: Farm Utilities Company, located at 124 S. Butler Street. (A Trachte building.)
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Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop Interior

Date: 02 06 1931
Description: Five bakers standing in the kitchen of Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop, 548 W. Washington Avenue, with large bags of Golden Loaf flour.
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Halperin Machine Shop

Date: 12 26 1930
Description: A machinist working at the Charles H. Halperin machine shop, located at 209 S. Park Street.
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Radio Transmitter and Walter T. Butler

Date: 10 29 1930
Description: Walter T. Butler stands beside a radio transmitter in his store, Butler Radio Service, 606 University Avenue.
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Royal Auto Body Shop

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Vehicles parked inside the cavernous Royal Auto Body shop are attended to by workers.
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Kidder's Radio Repair Department

Date: 10 23 1930
Description: Repairmen at Kidder's Radio repair department posing next to their workbench.
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Amos 'n Andy on the Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 10 28 1930
Description: The Capitol Theatre marquee, 209 State Street, advertises Amos 'n Andy in "Check and Double Check" flanked by the Lurose' women's clothing store, 205 State...
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Comf'y Marcel Beauty Shoppe

Date: 10 27 1930
Description: Beauty operators work on customers in booths while another woman waits in the Comf'y Marcel Beauty Shoppe, 2039 Winnebago Street. Moved to 1917 Winnebago S...
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Playing the RCA Victor Theremin

Date: 10 17 1930
Description: Charlotte Hilton playing the Victor Theremin musical instrument invented by Leon Theremin, at the Ludlow Radio Company store, 116 N. Fairchild Street.
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ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 10 1930
Description: Two girls standing at the Schoep's Ice Cream and Food Company Inc. booth at the ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) fall festival.
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Capitol Theatre

Date: 06 07 1930
Description: A man and children are standing under the Capitol Theatre marquee that is promoting the movie "Journey's End," with two men dressed as World War I soldier ...
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Three F Laundry

Date: 06 06 1930
Description: Two women operating the Purity Sun Ray System pressing iron at Three F Steam Laundry, 731 E. Dayton Street.
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Mitchell Sales Company Employees

Date: 04 05 1930
Description: Mitchell Sales Company sales force posing in front of the store, 204 East Main Street. Kitchen ranges are on display in the windows.
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Delivery Truck

Date: 04 05 1930
Description: Pyrofax bottled gas agent, Mitchell Sales Company's delivery truck. Two men wearing uniforms and hats are standing near the cab of the truck, and another m...
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Floralo Incense Company

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: Three women working at Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street. The are tamping and boxing incense.

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