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| Description: | Elevated view looking down Canal Street, featuring cars, pedestrians, trolleys, and a variety of storefronts. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Pete Sprecher's Cafe and Bar on Water Street. A sign identifies the entrance to Pearl's Garden Dining Room. There are two benches and a penny weight machi... |
| Date: | 05 24 1950 |
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| Description: | A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | The front window of Farrell's Cafe in Washington Heights from the street. Beer advertisements for Guinness, Rheingold and Balantine hang in the window belo... |
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| Description: | Elevated view down State Street. The Orpheum Theatre sign is visible, and in the distance is Lake Mendota. |
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| Description: | Exterior view at night of the Butterfly Theater, 212 West Wisconsin Avenue, from the street. Early advertisements proclaimed it to be "Milwaukee's movie pa... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Orpheum Theatre, which opened in 1900. Designed by Frank Freeman in the Beaux-Arts style, the facade features sculptures, a marquee, and ba... |
| Date: | 1988 |
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| Description: | A sign on the exterior of a building reads: "CASINO - LOUSY SERVICE." |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk of exterior of the Maid-Rite Restaurant, with hanging sign and American flag. |
| Date: | 10 01 2008 |
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| Description: | Obama-Biden sign outside the La Crosse Center. |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms poses next to an automobile in front of Carl Elvord's Barbeque restaurant on the corner of Mound and Murray Streets in "the Bush". |
| Date: | 2007 |
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| Description: | An exterior view from across street of Bodega Brew Pub on corner of Pearl Street. |
| Date: | 2006 |
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| Description: | View from across street of "Buzzard Billy's." There is a decorative fish on top of the establishment. |
| Date: | 09 05 1997 |
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| Description: | Members of the fish fry group outside restaurant. From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, Rudy Heinecke, and Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker. |
| Date: | 11 14 1997 |
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| Description: | "With snowflakes in the air, we stop in at MJ's bar and restaurant in Brownsville, WI." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, John Bodden, Rudy... |
| Date: | 02 20 1998 |
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| Description: | "Our group is joined by Kay Widmer-Hren, Parker & Carly, at Callahan's Grill & Bar at 121 North Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac." From left to right; Shirley ... |
| Date: | 05 22 1998 |
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| Description: | "Round The Clock restaurant is at 111 S. Main Street, West Bend, WI." |
| Date: | 09 25 1998 |
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| Description: | "The Country Retreat is midway between Hartford and Slinger on Hwy. 60. We are joined by Bob & Jean White of Williamston, MI. Bob and Jim were friends in t... |
| Date: | 10 30 1998 |
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| Description: | "Brenda Willz and her son Logan join us at Frank's On The Lake in Dundee." From left to right; Brenda Wilz, Logan, Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, Rudy Heine... |
| Date: | 11 13 1998 |
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| Description: | "The Amber Inn is in Slinger on Highway 60, about a mile west of the intersection with Highway 175." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Ralph Widme... |
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