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Electric Refrigeration Sales Company

Date: 06 11 1928
Description: Electric Refrigeration Sales Company with sales force, and two trucks with signs that read: "Frigidaire, Nokol, Hardinge, Aetna oil burners." The company i...
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Department Store Interior

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Description: Several men and women standing inside a department store next to tables piled with bolts of fabric. The store has a pressed tin ceiling.
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Economy Paint and Wall Paper Company

Date: 02 25 1954
Description: Economy Paint and Wall Paper Company, 125 King Street, corner of King Street and Doty Street, including Siekers Furniture, 119 King Street, the Majestic Th...
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Chandler's Shoes Store

Date: 08 31 1955
Description: Grand Opening left side window display of the Chandler's Shoes store, 10 West Mifflin Street, with many pairs of women's shoes and handbags on display.
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Erdis Hansen

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Erdis Hansen, one of Madison's leading businesswomen, shown in one of the two Perfume Shops she owns in the city. She is a member of the National Business ...
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Retail Street

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Description: View down a dirt street. Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The shops include a post office, Ford repair shop, and furniture/rug store.
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Bouffleur Store

Date: 1925
Description: Bouffleur general store and gas station.
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Fingerhut Brothers Store

Date: 1925
Description: A man poses outside the Fingerhut Brothers grocery and general store.
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View down the brick street in a busy commercial area. Cars are parked on either side of the road.
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Scene at Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: View down a cobblestone brick road. Stores on the street include: the Columbus Hotel, Tremont Hotel, and a drug store.
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La Farge Business District

Date: 1909
Description: View down a street in La Farge. A store's sign reads, "Going out of Business - Entire stock and fixtures must be sold at a big discount." Other shops inclu...
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Stemp Typewriter Company

Date: 1947
Description: View across State treet of the Stemp Typewriter Company storefront. This was the new location, now owned by the Stemp family.
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Ben Franklin Store Opens on Monona Drive

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Robert Retzlaff (left), manager of the newly opened Ben Franklin variety store at 4204 Monona Drive, posing in the foreground on his store's first day of b...
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Maple Bluff Country Club Trophies and Pro Shop Items

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Table displaying Maple Bluff Country Club trophies and commemoration plates in the Pro Shop. Behind the table are counters with small golf items for sale, ...

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