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Severson's Service Station Beer Party

Date: 06 10 1936
Description: View across street of a large group of people posing in front of Severson's Phillips 66 Service Station, 2089 Atwood Avenue, during a summer evening beer p...
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Diamond Brothers Store Interior

Date: 11 04 1929
Description: Art Deco interior of women's clothing store, 11 E. Main Street. The view is from the rear of the store.
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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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Frederica McCutcheon Photo Studio

Date: 08 19 1954
Description: Frederica McCutcheon stands near a display of portraits and photographic equipment, at her studio, 638 State Street.
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Lark's Hotel

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Description: Exterior view looking downhill towards Lark's Hotel surrounded by trees. A group of people and a dog are posing on the porch and front stairs. On the secon...
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Performing Dogs

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd watch as eight dogs perform in Capitol Park. There are circus or carnival tents erected along Pinckney Street, and the First National Bank (l...
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Man Posing by Shoeshine Stand

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Description: An African American man wearing a hat, shirt, open vest, trousers, and boots, posing by a shoeshine stand in front of a commercial building.
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Three Men in a Shoeshine Shop

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Description: Two African American men working in a shoeshine shop. The younger man is shining the shoes of a white customer who is sitting in one of the chairs on the e...
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Nick Nelson Furniture Store

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Description: View from street of the Nick Nelson Furniture Store, with a man posed sitting on the steps. A rocking chair sits in the middle of the stoop in the open doo...
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Knox-Romig Delivery Truck

Date: 1911
Description: A delivery truck with the store name: "Knox-Romig Furniture Co." is parked in front of the Knox-Romig storefront. There is a covered piece of furniture, pr...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Best Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with individual pictures of winners of the Best Gardens competition: George Caravello in ...
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Business Block

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards a row of brick buildings. On the left corner is a building with a sign on the roof that says "W. Welsh." The entrance has a balcon...
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Fourth of July at Park Falls

Date: 07 04 1994
Description: The flag raising during the Fourth of July ceremony, with a group of the local Knights of Columbus on the left. In the foreground on the right is a photogr...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View of the central business district, with unidentified businesses, some with false fronts. Automobiles and a truck are parked along the sidewalk. A man a...
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Proposed Plans

Date: 08 1988
Description: Pat and Jerry Mountin show the layout plans for their new store.
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At Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The general store and boat tour ticket selling counter. A man and a dog are posing in the foreground.
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: View of the interior of a blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith is shoeing a horse along the brick wall on the left. Horseshoes hang from rafters of the open ...
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...
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Opening of the Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: Interior view of a set dining table in front of workmen and stacked chairs at the new Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square during the rush to open fo...
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Rebuilding

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with lumber standing in front of the frame of building under construction facing Main Street. There is a worker...

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