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Hill's Dry Goods Store Interior

Date: 05 21 1933
Description: "Cotton Lane" in Hill's Dry Goods Store, 202 State Street, featuring two models, wearing dresses, standing in niches on either side of an arch, with the wo...
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Tiffany's Dressmaking Shop

Date: 12 03 1930
Description: View of the interior of Tiffany's dress making shop (Creators of Claire Tiffany Frocks, 546 State Street), showing women cutting and sewing dresses at long...
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Kessenich's Infant Department

Date: 03 28 1927
Description: Kessenich's infant department. In the foreground is a table with a doll and stuffed toys on it, surrounded by three rocking chairs. Along the wall in the b...
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Business Block

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of a business block in Ableman. There is a storefront with umbrellas displayed in the show window, and what appears to be a hammock is han...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section of town. The street is lined with businesses including the National Bank of Commerce, a hotel, and a clothing store. Text on t...
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Interior of a Store

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Description: Interior of a clothing store looking towards front of store. In the foreground on tables are piles of folded pants. Bolts of cloth and shirts are on the ta...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down center of unpaved street in the central business district. On the left is a clothing store and school supply shop, and a drinking fountain and la...
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Hats in a Store Window

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Description: Outdoor view of a store window showing a mannequin and hats for sale.
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Window Display of Shirts

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Description: View from sidewalk of a storefront window displaying shirts. The display includes a poster for "Olga Lorraine in 'That Girl' at the Opera House."
Postcard

James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

Handwritten on the...

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Yost-Kessinich Department Store, from North Fairchild Street

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Fairchild Street towards Yost-Kessinich Department Store on the corner of State Street. Show windows display mannequins in women's clothi...
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Town/Campus Motel

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of North Frances Street, towards the three-story building. The upper floors are part of the Town/Campus Motel. The ...
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Fred Klein Building and Hubert Schmitz Boarding House

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The building on the left is the Fred Klein Building. The upper two floors are apartments. The ground floor ...
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Gill-Lamb Block and Carmen's

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Pinckney Street towards two buildings. The one on the left is the Gill-Lamb Block, which contains Hallmark Cards Thoughtfulness Shops. Th...
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Matthew Gay Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with North Henry Street, towards the Queen Anne-style Matthew Gay Building, a two-story building with a turre...
Postcard

Masonic Block

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Masonic Block, Waupun, Wis." Built of brick in 1922 in the Neoclassical style. The Masonic Lodge is above with commercial space below...

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