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Sweet's Food Shop

Date: 09 14 1931
Description: Interior view of Sweet's Food Shop at 427 (or 445) West Main Street, with display cases of candy and shelves stocked with food items.
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5 Cent Candy Vending Machine

Date: 06 09 1937
Description: Coan Sletteland Co. empty 5 cent candy vending machine, with door open.
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5 Cent Candy Bar Vending Machine

Date: 06 09 1937
Description: View of a man's hand reaching in to fill Coan Sletteland Co. 5 cent candy bars into a vending machine filled with name brand candy bars.
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Candy Bars

Date: 06 09 1937
Description: Display of name brand candy bars used to fill Coan Sletteland vending machines.
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Candy Vending Machine

Date: 03 12 1937
Description: Copy negative of Coan-Sletteland Company U-Select-It candy vending machine.
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Candy Making

Date: 10 13 1934
Description: John Karch stirring a hot pot of candy syrup on a stove, while trays of finished candy are cooling on the table.
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Toto the Clown with Children

Date: 03 18 1932
Description: RKO clown "Toto" distributes cardboard Easter bunnies packed with lollipops from the W.T. Grant Company. This event was held in the 2nd floor playroom at U...
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Woolworth's Variety Store

Date: 03 30 1928
Description: Woolworth's Variety Store interior overview of Candy Department and sign, 1 E. Main Street.
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Brach's Candy Shop Display

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: Brach's Candy Shop display at Mel's Grocery Store, 1204 West Dayton Street with other grocery items in background.
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Expanded Metal Material Valentine Heart

Date: 02 04 1949
Description: Expanded metal material Valentine heart with six boxes of Keeley's Old Fashioned Chocolates, developed by Research Products Co.
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Fanny Farmer Candy Store

Date: 08 26 1953
Description: Interior view of Fanny Farmer Candy Store, 10 South Carroll Street, including a candy display counter.
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Mrs. Steven's Candy Box

Date: 02 05 1948
Description: A close-up of a heart-shaped box of Mrs. Steven's candy with the cover removed and the candy on display. The illustration appears to be mounted on a board ...
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Court House Concession

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Lloyd Harmon, from Belleville, who has been blind from birth, standing at the first concession stand to be erected in the Dane County Court House. The disp...
Postcard

Candy Cane

Date: 1909
Description: William Elwell Middleton stands beside the giant candy cane which he won on Christmas Day, 1909. There is a bookcase in the background.
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Madison East Shopping Center

Date: 09 23 1953
Description: Interior of the Fanny Farmer Candy Store in the new Madison East Shopping Center on East Washington Avenue.
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University Club Children's Christmas Party

Date: 12 20 1953
Description: Abby Brogden, age 3, and Ashley Moffat, age 2, hold popcorn balls while they sit on chairs in front of a Christmas tree.
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Soroptimist Club Filling Easter Baskets

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Four members of the Soroptimist Club fill Easter baskets with candies. The baskets will be given to children at Morningside Sanatorium. Left to right: Regi...
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Madison General Hospital Junior Aide Program

Date: 05 13 1957
Description: Madison General Hospital Junior Aides Helen Bernstein and Bonnie Rejahl use a cart full of magazines, candy and other items for sale to bring to patient's ...
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We Saw You . . . at Opus Dei Fun-o-Rama

Date: 02 01 1960
Description: Madison Cooperators of Opus Dei gave their third annual Fun-o-Rama event at the Catholic Community Center. Shown (left to right) at the candy booth are: Mr...
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Men Behind Counter of Del Wood's Country Store

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Description: Two men standing behind the counter near the cash register at Del Wood's Country Store. Behind them are shelves of liquor bottles and cigarettes, and on th...

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