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Rusty Brda with Cameo Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Rusty Brda, a "Cameo Girl" saleswoman with Bestline Incorporated, holding a bottle of Zip All-Purpose Cleaner while standing by the opened door of a pink-c...
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Fire Prevention Week Parade Float

Date: 1971
Description: Color photo of an International Scout pulling a parade float for Fire Prevention Week. The float has a large finger pointing to the word "YOU" and on vario...
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Parade of Power — International Harvester Engine Showroom

Date: 03 04 1975
Description: Showroom of International Harvester engines for their truck lines. Original caption reads: "Photo #TF-1244- Parade of Power. International Harvester produc...
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International Scout in Show Room

Date: 1977
Description: International Scout in a show room on platform. On the side panel in front of the driver's side door is a metal nameplate that reads: "Scouter." Three-quar...
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Mrs. Gilbert Ward Selling Honey

Date: 11 22 1977
Description: Mrs. Gilbert Ward waiting for honey customers along Highway 501. Jars of honey are displayed on a blanket on the hood of her car.
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St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Date: 09 1974
Description: View across Williamson Street towards the entrance of the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. There are large display windows along the sidewalk. The storefr...
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Truck in Parade

Date: 1974
Description: Stuart (husband of Frances Decorah) driving a truck in a street parade. The truck is draped with blankets displaying a Native American motif. A woman in tr...
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Wood Carving at the Logging Congress

Date: 09 1976
Description: A man is carving a face onto a log using a chainsaw. Other men are looking at chainsaws displayed on a pile of birch tree logs. A sign on a trailer behind ...
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The Simeon Mills Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across King Street towards The Gallery Inn restaurant, on the left, and the Buy Sell shop with a show window on the corner of King and Webster streets...
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The Carroll Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the Spoo and Son storefront, with signs for Hickey-Freeman clothes, and Florsheim shoes. There are mannequins in t...
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The Vroman Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Carroll Street towards the Vroman block. A glass door on the far left has a sign for the Credit Bureau of Madison. A large sign above the...
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Wolff Kubly Hirsig

Date: 1973
Description: View across intersection of North Carroll Street and State Street towards the Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company building. Pedestrians are in the foreground, ...
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Plaza Tavern and Ward-Brodt Music Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Henry Street towards a building containing the Plaza Tavern and Ward-Brodt Music Co., with show windows displaying guitars and sound equi...
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Manchester Corner Store and Student Apartments

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street towards a student apartment building at the corner of State Street. On the ground floor is the Manchester Corner Store, wi...
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Uptown Liquor and Great Big Pictures

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street towards Uptown Liquor Store, a three-story brick building, which is at the corner of University Avenue on the left. On the r...
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S.S. Kresge Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street, at the corner of King and South Pinckney Street, towards the S.S. Kresge Co., a dime store. The store has large show windows,...
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Rennebohm Drug Store

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street towards the Rennebohm Drug Store. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk, and two cars are parked along the curb. Signs in th...
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J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street at the corner of Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), towards the J.C. Penney Co. Mannequins displaying clothi...
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Side View of J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across View across Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) at the corner of East Main Street, towards the J.C. Penney Co. Beds, pillows, a...
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Badger Candy Kitchen and E.W. Parker

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards the Badger Candy Kitchen (left) and E.W. Parker Jewelry (right). The facades of both buildings have similar decorative...

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