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Schadauer Tobacco Store

Date: 1880
Description: A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62...
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Waiting out the Rain

Date: 06 21 1987
Description: Shoppers take refuge in the open doorway of a shop during a downpour.
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Calvert Liquor Sign

Date: 12 13 1944
Description: Calvert Liquor sign displayed in the window of the Plymouth Liquor Distributers, 2717 Atwood Avenue, sign reads: "Clear Heads Choose Calvert."
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Vogel Fish and Oyster Company, Doorway to Refrigeration Room

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Vogel Fish and Oyster Company, 2049 Atwood Avenue, door to the large refrigeration room, sign above door reading: "Captain Jack's Oysters sold here."
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Entrance to Hub Building

Date: 12 15 1935
Description: Entrance to Hub Building, 24 West Mifflin Street, showing Maiden Beauty Shop sign and part of Menges Pharmacy with a Coca-Cola sign.
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Christmas Decorations at Manchester's Department Store

Date: 11 27 1930
Description: First floor of Manchester's Department Store showing Christmas decorations. Alternate view.
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Christmas Decorations at Manchester's Department Store

Date: 11 27 1930
Description: First floor of Manchester's Department Store showing Christmas decorations. An entrance is along the back wall.
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Capitol Theatre Lobby

Date: 11 22 1929
Description: Capitol Theatre lobby garden from balcony showing Harold Lloyd advertising. "Harold Lloyd, Welcome Danger."
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Doorway to Rated X Bookstore

Date: 1973
Description: View of the doorway to Rated X Bookstore at 231 State Street. Part of a man's elbow is visible as he exits the store.
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Evans Public Storage

Date: 10 1980
Description: Evans Public Storage Warehouse, South Front Street.
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Burlington Farm Machinery Corporation

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront of the Burlington Farm Machinery Corporation, an International Harvester dealership. A window display advertises scrap drives.
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Delivery Truck Outside Grocery Store

Date: 1913
Description: International Model M delivery truck operated by William Brandfellner groceries parked outside the storefront. Produce is visible through the storefront, a...
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National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman carries groceries out of the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills. The Magic ...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer with Car

Date: 1935
Description: The photographer stands beside an automobile with a 1935 Wisconsin license plate. Four large (possibly Norwegian) trunks with decorative painting are tied ...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Date: 02 27 1952
Description: Girl Scouts Janet and Jane Brandenburg promote a Girl Scout cookie sale to Dorothy Freck.
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Horse Show Parade on Main Street

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Description: Horses are led down Main Street past buildings, horse-drawn vehicles, and spectators during the Horse Show Parade.
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The Ski Shop

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Description: Two women with ski equipment stand in the entrance of a building with a sign overhead reading, "Ski Shop." A man and a woman stand inside the shop looking ...
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Lewis Arms at the Jim White Grocery

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a bicycle in front of Jim White's Grocery in the Greenbush neighborhood. With him is Eldrie Berry, daughter of John and Pearl Berry, and...
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French Lumber Company Building on Street Corner

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Description: View form across street of the French Lumber Company, a two-story brick building with the Chicago Dental Parlors occupying the second floor, on a street co...
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Country Road

Date: 1940
Description: View down a country road leading from the outskirts of town. On the right, a horse-drawn carriage is parked outside the Post Office and F.A. Irish Grocerie...

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