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Strauss Shoes and W.T. Grant Building

Date: 06 22 1935
Description: Art Deco building housing Strauss's Shoes at 19 S. Pinckney Street, and the W.T. Grant Company Department Store, located at 21-23 S. Pinckney Street on the...
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Marquette Sign on King Street

Date: 1907
Description: View up sidewalk with a view of storefronts lining King Street. The marquee of The Majestic is prominent in the foreground, as is The Marquette, and a drug...
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W.T. Grant Co. Variety Store

Date: 10 20 1935
Description: View of South Pinckney Street. From right to left: W.T. Grant Co., variety store, 21-23 S. Pinckney Street, and Strauss Shoes, 19 S. Pinckney Street, on th...
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Woolworth's Variety Store

Date: 03 31 1928
Description: Woolworth's Variety Store (aka Pioneer Building), located at 1 East Main Street.
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F.W. Woolworth Company

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards the F.W. Woolworth Company, at 1-7 East Main Street (aka Pioneer Building), with Darling Shop, 9 East Main Street, and Crandons ...
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W.H. Lemke General Store

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Description: Exterior view of W.H. Lemke's store, which features dry goods, carpet, and more.
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The Iron Block

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; caption on the image is incorrect as to the street locations. Actually located at the intersection of North Water Street and East Wisconsin A...
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Men Pulling Carts

Date: 1897
Description: Men pushing and pulling two carts, one with a barrel, around a street corner.
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K-Mart (Rear View)

Date: 05 1981
Description: Odana and West Platte Drive, Madison, Dane County.
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View down retail street. Shops and parked cars are on either side. On the side of a shop on the left there is a hand-painted advertisement for the selectio...
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Main Street — Alternative View

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Description: Shops along Main Street. On the left, there is a Woodhouse and Bartley bank, a hardware store, Greer shoe store, J.B. Ludden general merchandise, a bank, a...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down commercial street. The stores are (from left to right): First County State Bank, a variety store, a bakery, First National Bank, a drugstore, the...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down commercial street. The shops are: Crandon Baking Company, a drugstore, the Hotel Hellstrom and Livery, a restaurant, First National Bank, a baker...
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Looking West from Williams Corner

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of a row of stores, including R.S. Williams drugstore, C.C. Lewis's dental office, Weber's watch and jewelry store, and a variety store....
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Madison Pickets Against Segregated Lunch Counters

Date: 02 27 1960
Description: Picketers walk the sidewalk in front of the F.W. Woolworth store on the Capitol Square. The protest was against the company's segregated lunch counter poli...
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Couple with Dog

Date: 2012
Description: A young wandering couple, dressed warmly, sits on the sidewalk with their dog in front of a Kwik Trip store on Lang Drive. Their backpacks are resting besi...
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Copy Photograph of F.G. Kutzner Fruit Depot

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Description: Copy photograph of a storefront. The store is identified as F.G. Kutzner Fruit Depot. Men are standing and sitting out front. Children are looking out of t...
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Woolworth's in the Madison East Shopping Center

Date: 09 24 1953
Description: Exterior of the F.W. Woolworth Company in the Madison East Shopping Center, 2925 East Washington Avenue.
Postcard

Burnstadt's European Village and Cafe

Date: 1974
Description: Text on front reads: "Burnstadt's European Village and Cafe, Tomah, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Burnstadt's European Village and Cafe. The warmth of European ...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined...

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