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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the intersection of Second Street and Grand Avenue (later renamed Wisconsin Avenue). Pictured on this corner is Dadd's Drug Store, 137 Grand Avenue... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of cars parked outside of several downtown businesses. Pictured from the left are a bank, Liese Drugstore, the Wright Bakery, two unidentified awnings... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a streetcar going down North Main Street. Raiche Drugstore sits on the right corner. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the west side of Main Street. Stores pictured (right to left): Kypke's Dry Goods store, Heimstreet's Drugstore, and a saloon. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages downtown, at the corner of Main and Fifth Street. J.A. Erhart & Sons' Drugstore are on the right side of the... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Main Street looking eastwards from Third Street. E.M. Young's Drugstore is in the lower left hand corner. Caption reads: "Main Street, East from Third, La ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a row of businesses on Main Street. Erhart's Drugstore is on the left, and advertises film and cigars, in addition to drugs. W.T. Irvine, optician,... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of cars parked alongside businesses on Third Street. Bassett's Drugstore is on the left side of the street. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building. |
| Date: | 03 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store. |
| Date: | 11 18 1966 |
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| Description: | Two men carry signs to protest exploitation of tenants who are members of Local 404 by their landlord who is manager of College Barber Shop. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Protesters demonstrating for women's rights parade up and down Fifth Avenue. They had previously been arrested at the White House. |
| Date: | 07 20 1987 |
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| Description: | A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day. |
| Date: | 04 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest. |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Street corner featuring an International truck dealership, hardware store and hotel. Men are standing on the sidewalk in front of the dealership building. ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of Main street, looking east from Fourth Street. It is interesting to note that "The Largest Whiskey House" saloon is located next door to a drug st... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a variety of storefronts in bustling downtown. On the left side of the street is Berman's, Cremer's Jewelers, Liggett's Drugs, and Kinney's Shoes. ... |
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