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Licari Tire Co.

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Exterior of the J.R. Licari & Son garage, located at 767 West Washington Avenue. The view also includes Trotters Billiards, located at 763 West Washington ...
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Model Airplane Company

Date: 1940
Description: Assembly line packing by the Supreme Model Supply Co., a model airplane company started by Waukesha teenagers in 1940.
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Model Airplane Builder

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Description: Tony Italiano of Waukesha, founder of the Supreme Model Supply Co., with a large model airplane.
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Neon Sign Display

Date: 09 25 1938
Description: Close-up of neon sign display by Capital City Advertising Co., general sign contractors, neon manufacturing sales & service, at the ESBMA (East Side Busine...
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Park Insulating Co. Display

Date: 09 17 1937
Description: Park Insulating Co. display, East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, Fuller & Johnson Building, 1402 E. Washington Avenue. "Eagle Insulation Ma...
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E.S.B.M.A. Fall Festival Door Prizes

Date: 09 17 1937
Description: Display of daily door prizes, at East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, "$650 in Door Prizes," showing household appliances, batteries and rad...
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E.S.B.M.A. Fall Festival, Flower Room

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: Eastside Business Men's Association fall festival, in Fuller and Johnson building 51 N. Dickinson at 1402 E. Washington Avenue, flower room, showing shelve...
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Rock Wool Insulation Display

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: R.H. & E.H. Carpenter Inc. rock wool insulation display at the ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) Fall festival in the Fuller & Johnson building ...
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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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Felton Gun Store

Date: 04 29 1932
Description: Interior of Felton Gun Store, located at 120 E. Washington Avenue, with elk, deer, and mountain goat heads mounted on the wall among the firearms and hunti...
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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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Madison Roofing Company Booth

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: A man standing in the Madison Roofing Company booth at the Dane County Fair displaying various samples of roofing materials.
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Parade of Texaco Trucks and Cars

Date: 07 13 1929
Description: View down street towards 23 trucks and cars that were in a parade celebrating the completion of the takeover of the Capitol Oil Co. by Texaco, 919 E. Main ...
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Billiards Room Window

Date: 11 05 1928
Description: Mautz Cigars and Billards window display, 832 University Avenue, advertising Chesterfield Cigarettes with a football motif.
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Olson's Store at Crescent Park

Date: 08 1927
Description: A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental.
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Spot Lunch Diner

Date: 1949
Description: A little girl rides a tricycle in front of the Spot Lunch diner, a former streetcar. The Spot Lunch was located at 640 Williamson Street and owned by John ...
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Struck and Irwin Fuel Co., Booth

Date: 07 29 1949
Description: Struck and Irwin Fuel Company booth, at East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, in a tent at Olbrich Park, includes charcoal and outdoor charco...
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Flagstad Flower and Gift Shoppe Booth

Date: 07 29 1949
Description: Flagstad Flower and Gift Shoppe, display booth in a tent at East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival in Olbrich Park, with plants.
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Contract Signing for Wisconsin Dells Minirama

Date: 09 1959
Description: Contract Signing for Wisconsin Dells Minirama. The man on the left is a banker, the man with eyeglasses is Ted Saunders, and the women are Ruth Bennett Dye...
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E.L. Burwell Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of E.L. Burrell, mill and factory sale agent in Madison, Wisconsin, with a center halftone image of Wisconsin Dells with a drawn-in group of men...

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