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H.S. Manchester Inc., Bra & Girdle Display Window

Date: 03 30 1949
Description: Display window at H.S. Manchester Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, showing Perma-Lift brassieres and girdles, "The Lift That Never Lets You Down," "No Bones Ab...
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Manchester's Sun Dresses Window Display

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Manchester's Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, "Petti" sun dresses display window, "Petite sun separates, and Indianhead fabric." Behind the mannequins ...
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Manchester's Nylon Stockings Display Window

Date: 06 13 1949
Description: Display window at H.S. Manchester's Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, featuring "Hot Canary" nylon stockings with a cartoon figure of a singing bird.
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Background Drawing for Travel Show Window

Date: 01 26 1950
Description: Manchester's Incorporated, 2-12 West Mifflin Street. View of background crayon drawing of a beach scene, and a female mannequin in travel outfit, with suit...
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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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Manchester's, Inc., Dresses Foyer Display

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A foyer display at Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, featuring two mannequins wearing pink dresses. A sign reads: "If you like pink, you are a gen...
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Manchester's, Inc., Playtex Girdle Window Display

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: A window display at Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, featuring a mannequin advertising Playtex girdles.
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Playtex Girdle Display Window

Date: 01 15 1951
Description: Manchesters Playtex Fab-lined Girdle display window, taken for International Latex Corporation.
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Hill's Hosiery Window Display

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring Fruit of the Loom woman's nylon stockings and signs stating: "Sheer Beauty at its Best,...
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Rentschler Floral Company Bridal Display

Date: 08 16 1951
Description: Rentschler Floral Company, 228-230 State Street, with two mannequins wearing bride and bridesmaid gowns, and a floral display in the background.
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Manchester's, Inc., Inflatable Brassiere Window Display

Date: 05 05 1952
Description: Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, window display featuring Tres Secrete Inflatable Bra, including a female mannequin wearing a bra and half slip.
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Manchester's, Inc., Corset Window Display

Date: 03 08 1953
Description: Gossard corsets, girdles and bras display in Manchester's, Inc., store window No. 3, 2 East Mifflin Street.
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Manchester's, Inc., Bridal Window Display

Date: 04 08 1953
Description: Manchester's, Inc., bridal window display, featuring three mannequins wearing wedding attire.
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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.
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Manchester's, Incorporated, Men's Window Display

Date: 12 31 1956
Description: H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, show window display "Man of the Year" featuring men's merchandise and a display for Time Magazin...
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Hills Department Store

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Hills Department Store, 202 State Street at Dayton Street, with a window display of men's sport shirts.
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Men's Fashion Display Window

Date: 08 13 1957
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring "New Fall Fashion's for Men" including shirts, trousers, and jackets.
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Hill's Department Store Display Window

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring summer dresses with five mannequins and a sign stating: "Excitement of Wash 'n Wear."
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Rennebohm Store on Capitol Square

Date: 1938
Description: West Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square showing, from left to right, Gerald's, a women's clothing store (in the Wisconsin Life Building); a Rennebohm Dru...
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The Lappin Block

Date: 1892
Description: The Lappin block, Ed. Carpenter, proprietor. Businesses on this block include: Bort, Baily & Co., Dry Goods and Carpets; A.F. Hall & Co., "The Reliable Jew...

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