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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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E.A. Horn's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
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Busy Pharmacy Scene

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: A busy scene at the Professional Pharmacy. James Robinson, proprietor, stands in front of the prescriptions counter.
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Exterior of Pharmacie Werner

Date: 1889
Description: View of the exterior of the Pharmacie Werner in Boulay/Bolchen, France. This region was part of Germany in 1889. Two men are standing in front of the build...
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Exterior of J.N. Hegeman Drugstore

Date: 1890
Description: Several employees on the doorstep of J.N. Hegeman Drugstore.
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Toy Chimp Robot

Date: 06 06 1963
Description: Toy distributors for Ideal Toy Corporation introduce a new toy line to dealers.
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Gentleman Shopping for Cigars

Date: 1895
Description: Will Viel chooses a cigar in Margraff & Freiburger's Dry Goods Store.
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ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1930
Description: Ed Lynch booth at ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association). Showing men's shoes and clothing.
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Gfroerer & Son's Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 08 11 1929
Description: Gfroerer & Son's Independent Grocer's Alliance of America. (I.G.A.) grocery store booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. Ther...
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Hotel Loraine Lobby

Date: 09 21 1928
Description: Loraine Hotel lobby with local business directory next to registration desk, male customer at registration counter and two clerks in front of Western Union...
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Businesses Along Main St.

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Description: Men and children pose in front of retail businesses and from a second story window, and look out into the street.
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J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory

Date: 1875
Description: View of the J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory, a two-story frame building on Franklin Street in Waupun. Carriages and men in work aprons are in front...
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Family by Onon Bjorn Dahle Store

Date: 1872
Description: A family standing on the porch of the Onon Bjorn Dahle Store. The store has a second floor balcony across the front, and steps and a fence on the right sid...
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Industry Building at the Fair

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Description: Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ...
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The Milwaukee Journal Building

Date: 1924
Description: The Milwaukee Journal Building located at 734 North 4th Street. To the right of the building in an alley are circulation trucks. Newsboys and customers are...
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International Model G Truck Parked near Storefront

Date: 1917
Description: Two men are sitting in an International model "G" truck, parked next to a curb. Three men are standing against a storefront on the left. At the back of the...
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative

Date: 03 22 1949
Description: The annual meeting of the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative had members of 29 electric cooperatives in the state attending its annual meeting. Jerry Voorhis, ...
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National Drug & Chemical Co. Truck

Date: 05 03 1940
Description: A man standing at the back of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck owned by the National Drug and Chemical Company of Toronto, Canada. The side of the van...
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International Deluxe Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus...
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Wisconsin Steel Booth at Blind Veterans Show

Date: 1947
Description: A blind(?) man operates a piece of machinery behind a table in a display booth at the "blind veterans show." The booth is labeled "International Harvester'...

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