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Westinghouse Window Display

Date: 12 03 1934
Description: Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., 1022 East Washington Avenue, window display featuring Westinghouse appliances and a female model using a mangle.
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Len Schmitt Senate Campaign

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: Len Schmitt, former Progressive Party legislator from Merrill, led the Republican opposition to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's bid for re-election. Schmitt a...
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International Model 63 Truck

Date: 01 23 1926
Description: Two men loading merchandise into the covered bed of an International Model 63 truck operated by the E.B. Latham & Company - "Electrical & Radio Merchandise...
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Joseph Kurzon Wholesale Distribution Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Two men load cargo into an International truck outside a Kurzon Appliances and Electrical Supplies building. Text on the truck reads: "Joseph Kurzon Inc. W...
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International Truck with Trailer

Date: 1939
Description: Two men speak to one another as a woman wearing an apron enters a trailer used by the Ohio Edison Company. The trailer is attached to an International D-2 ...
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Crowd in Street of Black River Falls

Date: 1908
Description: Tourists look on as a group of Ho-Chunk dressed in traditional regalia are walking down the street during the Homecoming Celebration.
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Ho-Chunk Man and Women in Wagon

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Description: Ho-Chunk man and two Ho-Chunk women in a wagon pulled by a two-horse team. They are probably about to cross the bridge toward the Mission at the intersecti...
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Orlando Utilities Truck

Date: 1935
Description: An International C-1 pickup truck parked at a loading area of the Orlando Utilities Commission building. Three men stand inside the building to load what a...
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Stone Tavern Restaurant Interior

Date: 1939
Description: A man and a woman stand behind two separate counters inside a restaurant at Stone-Tavern. Signs on the walls advertise Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and read "With...
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Customers in General Store

Date: 1939
Description: Two women and a girl stand near a counter inside a general store as a man shows them a product. A cat and a dog sleep on the floor in the background, and a...
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Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition Equipment Demonstration

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "J. Powers and Weldon King demonstrate 'magic ear' and 'seeing eye' on 'Floating Island' to be used by Gatti-Hallicfrater Expeditio...
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Wisconsin Lions Clubs Light Bulb Sale

Date: 09 29 1954
Description: Governor Walter Kohler buys the first bag of light bulbs from Ed Steul (center), Madison, Lions' district governor; and H. M. Schmid (right), New Glarus, c...
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Evinrude Division Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Evinrude Division of Outboard Motors Corporation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the corporation logo and a man racing along in a boat with...
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New Appliance Store in Monona

Date: 04 22 1959
Description: William H. Rietow, Jr. and Frank D. Hess stand in front of Electric City, a new appliance store at 4409 Monona Drive.
Postcard

Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. A tent, a tall wagon and a truck that runs the generator are set up in a field or park with houses and tre...
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Giant Dryers at the Sip & Surf Laundromat

Date: 11 01 2013
Description: Amanda showing the photographer the giant Speed Queen dryers at the Sip & Surf Laundromat & Tanning Salon on West Avenue and Jackson Streets. She is wearin...
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair. In the background is a female stylist.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.

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