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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera...
Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
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Girl Eating Ice Cream

Date: 03 15 1946
Description: Two views of a girl eating ice cream at a soda fountain. She is wearing a headband and a choker.
Photograph

Roadside Milk Bar

Date: 09 11 1945
Description: Interior of Roadside Milk Bar with soda fountain, service island, and booths. The business was located on Middleton Road (University Avenue), just before t...
Photograph

Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar

Date: 09 11 1945
Description: Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with menu displayed on exterior and Coca-Cola, Borden's Ice Cream and Hires Root Beer signs.
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Interior of Ice Cream Bar

Date: 09 11 1945
Description: Ice Cream Bar interior, on Milwaukee Street, showing fountain, and booths along the all on the left, with several people sitting.
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Ice Cream Bar in Variety Store

Date: 09 14 1945
Description: Kennedy Mansfield Dairy Co. ice cream bar in the Carlson's 5¢ to $1.00 Store, 2524 East Washington Avenue.
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Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Co. Display

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Co. booth at the East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, featuring a winter display of bears eating ice cream and a dai...
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Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Co. Booth

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: Left hand section of Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Company booth at East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, featuring a winter landscape with three b...
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International L-162 Delivery Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Deliveryman unloading Sealtest ice cream from an International L-162 truck to a drugstore.
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Hudson Park Pharmacy

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Hudson Park Pharmacy, 2337 Atwood Avenue, interior view of soda fountain, with a display of greeting cards and booths, and a poster for "Elsie" Borden's Ic...
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Lawson Drug Store Interior

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Lawson Drug Store interior, view of the soda fountain, featuring Borden's ice cream products.
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Kober's Dairy Bar

Date: 11 24 1947
Description: Kober's Dairy Bar drive-in restaurant, 2237 Sherman Avenue. Also shows the Borden Company truck.
Photograph

Kober's Dairy Bar Interior

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Interior of Kober's Dairy Bar drive-in restaurant, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with octagonal shaped counter. Windows are along the wall in the background.
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Kober's Dairy Bar Interior

Date: 12 28 1947
Description: Interior of Kober's Dairy Bar drive-in restaurant, 2237 N. Sherman Avenue, showing the back bar with signs for menu items and prices.
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Kober's Dairy Bar

Date: 01 10 1948
Description: Kober's Dairy Bar drive-in restaurant, 2237 Sherman Avenue.
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Carlson's Store Ice Cream Bar Soda fountain

Date: 03 13 1948
Description: Old soda fountain at Carlson's Store ice cream bar store, 2138 Regent Street.
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Poultry and Egg Display

Date: 07 27 1948
Description: Angle view of poultry and egg display case, with dairy products on either side, at A & P grocery store, 623 University Avenue.
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Poultry and Egg Display

Date: 07 22 1948
Description: Front on view of poultry and egg display case, with dairy products on either side, at A & P grocery store, 623 University Avenue.
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Bancroft Dairy Outdoor Bar

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Bancroft Dairy "sidewalk fountain," 1010 South Park Street. Ruby Davenport and Dorothy Drifke are seated at an outdoor table. The table is covered by an um...

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