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| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View from street of exterior of the Cobb Hotel and Cafe. A truck and car are parked outside the building. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch building. Large show windows line the first floor along the sidewalk. A large electric sign on t... |
| Date: | 09 25 1957 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from road of Sneezer's Snack Shop with two cars in the parking lot. The neon sign features a chef holding a hamburger on a plate. |
| Date: | 02 19 1978 |
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| Description: | "Theresa Station. Situated at the end of DD, the village was once known as Marshville. Two feed mills, a lumber yard, and the Soo Line tracks made for quit... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A crowd walking the grounds of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition in the early evening. An electric sign on the right says "Terrel Jacobs Wild Animal Circ... |
| Date: | 08 02 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Pharo Heating Company building, 1302 Regent Street (corner of Orchard and Regent Streets). |
| Date: | 06 06 1949 |
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| Description: | "'Mush' Bauer posed in front of Bauer's Restaurant in Campbellsport, WI." |
| Date: | 12 1968 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa. One person is crossing the unplowed street; another digs out the sidewalk in front of Arty's Tap Bar. |
| Date: | 06 03 1950 |
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| Description: | "Koecher's Bar on the northwest corner of Milwaukee St. & Mayville St." |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | "Main (Milwaukee) Street. Six taverns were in business in the span of one block!" |
| Date: | 1992 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey (right) hits the pavement in Marathon with aide Tom Springer. Hack's Diner, run by Alfred Hack, was a popular local hangout. |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | This house in the 1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood with its illuminated device for showing the house numbers has been wired to the exact standards of the ... |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of cabins in front of a bluff, perhaps Castle Rock. A larger building is visible to the right. Text on bottom reads: "Castle Rock ... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View of alley behind a few State Street buildings, including Paul's Club, a Bar-Restaurant. |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Summerfest grounds. The Miller Jazz Oasis and Miller Cafe are in the foreground, and the TV 6 Comedy Cabaret and the Main Stage are ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down center of street of a central business district. Automobiles are parked on the left, and businesses line both sides of the street. Several pedest... |
| Date: | 08 24 1922 |
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| Description: | Rooftop view of a parade passing through downtown Viroqua. A boy is sitting on a roof on the left, looking down towards the street at the marching bands an... |
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