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| Date: | 06 18 1952 |
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| Description: | A hosiery window display with mannequins at Hills Store, 202 State Street. A sign in the window reads: "Fruit-of-the-Loom Nationally Famous Nylons, 99 cent... |
| Date: | 08 13 1957 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view night of Hill's Department Store window, 202 State Street, displaying twelve ladies' "fashion tailored" long sleeve shirts. Advertised... |
| Date: | 09 06 1957 |
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| Description: | Edward Farber, a prominent Milwaukee druggist, double checks a prescription order on the day before he retired. Farber operated his popular drugstore, loca... |
| Date: | 09 17 1952 |
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| Description: | Research Products Company display window at Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig Hardware Store, featuring Filter-Fry frying pan cover and E Z Kleen air filters. 17 South ... |
| Date: | 10 27 1955 |
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| Description: | Interior of the new, self-service Woolworth's variety store, 2-8 West Mifflin Street, showing lower sales area and balcony at the back of the store with me... |
| Date: | 02 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the "TV Center" with the proprietor and televisions on display. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A grocery clerk boxes up purchases as a woman and her young son wait at the checkout counter. |
| Date: | 06 01 1956 |
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| Description: | A man standing in a television retail store. A number of television sets are displayed, including one Hallicrafters set. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Vending and dispensing machines display. Banner above also reads: (Increased dairy sales and better health for your community." |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | A cashier checking out a customer's purchases while another customer is filling her grocery cart with items at the D. Kurman company market. |
| Date: | 08 28 1956 |
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| Description: | Stemp Typewriter Company, located at 528 State Street, featuring the entire front view of the building, including sign "Stemps Adding Machines, expert repa... |
| Date: | 10 27 1955 |
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| Description: | Interior of the new, self-service Woolworth's variety store at 2-8 West Mifflin Street. The view is toward the front from the balcony, showing main floor s... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Farmall 400 tractor in a showroom display highlighting the features of the "Electrall" electrical power generator. |
| Date: | 12 1958 |
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| Description: | Showroom display featuring the International Metro-Mite AM-80 truck. A banner above the Metro-Mite describes the vehicle as "America's biggest little deli... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | International crawler tractors (TracTracTors) in front of an International Harvester dealership. One of the digging attachments has teeth painted on it. |
| Date: | 08 30 1955 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Chandler's Shoes store, 10 West Mifflin Street, as seen from the rear, with small shoe display in the center of the store. |
| Date: | 08 31 1955 |
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| Description: | Grand Opening right side window display of the Chandler's Shoes store, 10 West Mifflin Street, with many pairs of women's shoes and handbags on display. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of International Harvester's exhibit of agricultural machinery at the Wabash plowing contest. Includes a Farmall 400 tractor (with Electrall?... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | S.S. Kresge storefront and Miller's clothing store on Main Street. |
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