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College Shop

Date: 06 01 1927
Description: Slightly elevated view of the interior of the College Shop. Two male clerks are behind the counter of the shop at 720 State Street.
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Department Store Interior

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Description: Several men and women standing inside a department store next to tables piled with bolts of fabric. The store has a pressed tin ceiling.
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L-185 International Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Businessmen standing next to an International L-185 truck owned by the Max Branovan Shoe Company. The trailer is labeled "A. O. Smith Company Shoemobile".
Postcard

Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Speth's Tie Display Window

Date: 03 15 1948
Description: Display window at Speth's Clothing Store, 222 State Street, featuring Wembley ties and Alice in Wonderland characters.
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Hub Clothing Company Arrow Shirt Window Display

Date: 01 19 1949
Description: Hub Clothing Company, 22 West Mifflin Street, window display featuring "Arrow" white shirts and ties, with a special display of collar styles.
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Hub Clothing Store Shirts Display Window

Date: 01 27 1950
Description: Window display of Arrow shirts at The Hub Clothing Store, 22 West Mifflin Street. A sign above the shirts reads: "You too will sing the praises of Arrow wh...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
Print

President & Mrs. Cleveland Trade Card

Date: 1886
Description: The marriage of bachelor President Grover Cleveland to Frances Folsom, his 21-year old ward, in 1886 captured the nation's romantic imagination, a sentimen...
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Joe Rothschild and Barbara L'Hommedieu

Date: 03 30 1945
Description: Joe Rothschild, Dane county chairman of the United National Clothing Collection, is shown receiving a donation from Barbara L'Hommedieu, daughter of Mr. an...
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Storefronts on Main Street

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Description: Men posing in front of stores. Businesses from left to right are the A.F. Werner Drugstore and Clothiers, and the Fair Store. The former has the slogan "Ba...
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Herman Didricksen, Nedrebo Custom Clothing Co.

Date: 10 18 1946
Description: Herman Didricksen, tailor at Nedrebo Custom Clothing Company, 924 East Johnson Street, holding a bolt of cloth. Nedrebo's specializes in "garments expertly...
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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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Rundell's Display Window

Date: 12 15 1948
Description: Display window at Rundell's, a men's clothing store at 15 East Main Street. The display window is decorated with Christmas wreaths. The display features va...
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Deutschkron Family at Martin's Tailor Shop

Date: 1958
Description: Group portrait of Deutschkron family (from left): Eva Lauffer Deutschkron, Martin, Ruth, and Edward, at Martin's tailor shop, 419 State Street.
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Edward Deutschkron as Salesman at Martin's on State Street

Date: 12 1968
Description: Edward Deutschkron (son of Eva Lauffer Deutschkron and Martin Deutschkron) working as a salesman at the family's store, Martin's, 427 State Street.
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Mercantile Store

Date: 1907
Description: Interior portrait of Otto Lindner and unidentified woman in mercantile store.
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Interior of Mercantile Store

Date: 1907
Description: Interior of mercantile store with staff behind counters.
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Berke's Cakes Metro Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-2-M truck with 115-inch wheelbase and Metro body. A man in a hat on the left is walking away from the van with some boxes towards Go...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 28 1949
Description: Phil Lenhart and Warren Slightam, Soap Box Derby winners, are awarded sports jackets (letterman jackets) by Johnny Casey, manager of the boys' department a...

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