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Salesman Delivers Cigars to Seattle Diner and Dance Club

Date: 11 15 1934
Description: Salesman delivering boxes of cigars to a Seattle diner and dance club. Parked along curb is International C-series delivery truck owned by L. Marks and Co....
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Panoramic View of East Side of Monona Avenue

Date: 03 27 1931
Description: Panoramic elevated view of the east side of Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,) showing Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. road construction e...
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Rennebohm Coffee Break

Date: 1979
Description: Two men enjoy coffee and a cigarette at an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store restaurant. At this time cigarette smoking in Madison restaurants took place i...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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A.J. Brandehoff

Date: 1938
Description: Gilbert John Brandehoff is leaning over to open a bottle of Diehl beer with a bottle opener that is mounted on a McCormick-Deering cooler. A woman is stand...
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Coast Fisheries Truck

Date: 02 01 1939
Description: A man loads a wooden crate onto the back of an International D-7 truck used by Coast Fisheries. The truck is parked on the street near the storefront. A m...
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Milwaukee Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: In 2001 the former Copeland Service Station reopened as a coffee shop in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. The restored building is located at 4924 We...
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Severson's Service Station Calendar

Date: 2008
Description: This beautiful 1940s calendar hangs on the wall at Monty's Blue Plate Diner.
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Monty's Blue Plate Diner

Date: 2008
Description: Interior view of Monty's Blue Plate Diner.
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Countertop at Monty's Blue Plate Diner

Date: 2008
Description: Food not gas is now the fuel of choice at Monty's Blue Plate Diner in Madison. This former station once again serves as the lively neighborhood meeting pla...
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Restaurant Bar

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Description: Six men standing in a dining room with a bar. Two of the men are bartenders, one of whom is pouring a drink. Three men dressed in suits are leaning against...
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Trucks at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Standard Oil Trucks at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Standard Oil Fueling Truck at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Elevated view at night of man filling an underground tank with a hose from a Standard Oil fueling truck. Behind the truck is an American Oil Company truck ...
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Rough Raiders Enlisted Men's Club, Ltd.

Date: 10 30 1943
Description: Motor Pool Dispatchers (left to right) Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, and Sergeant Joe Nicolazzi of Kenosha, Wisconsin, chat with Corporal Eugen...
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Findorff Company Party

Date: 02 07 1959
Description: Employees of J.H. Findorff and Son were entertained at a dinner party at the Club Chanticleer. Hosts were Carol and John R. Findorff, left, and Leona and M...
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Findorff Company Party

Date: 02 07 1959
Description: Employees of J.H. Findorff and Son were entertained at a dinner party at the Club Chanticleer. Enjoying the company party were John Matthews, Ollie Norset...
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Findorff Company Party

Date: 02 07 1959
Description: Employees of J.H. Findorff and Son were entertained at a dinner party at the Club Chanticleer. From left to right are Joseph Kalscheur, Eugene M. Morrissey...
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Findorff Company Party

Date: 02 07 1959
Description: Employees of J.H. Findorff and Son were entertained at a dinner party at the Club Chanticleer. Among the guests were Paul Falkenstein, Cross Plains; Mildre...
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Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1908
Description: Front cover and menu page of the annual banquet for the Old Settlers' Club. On the top left of the cover is an oval portrait of club president George Willi...
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The Duck Hunters

Date: 1910
Description: Five duck hunters stand in front of Mike Gavin's Buffet holding guns, paddles, and stringers of dead ducks.

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