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Pennco Station

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Pennsylvania oil company gas station at the corner of 2 North Park and Regent Streets in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Old Man and Windsor Billboard

Date: 1980
Description: An elderly man is sitting in the grass by a Windsor Canadian Whiskey billboard.
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A.L. Dahl's Photography Studio

Date: 1877
Description: A view from the roof across an unpaved road towards a building across the street from A.L. Dahl's photography studio. The two-story storefront is a general...
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Tony's Tavern

Date: 03 1960
Description: Exterior front view of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. Typewritten sheet with pho...
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Log Running on the Chippewa River

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a...
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Intersection of Mifflin and Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: The intersection of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue after the old City Hall (1858-1954) and Fuller Opera House had been torn down.
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Elkhart Lake Racetrack

Date: 1987
Description: Race course and grandstand at Road America in Elkhart Lake, where racing began in 1955. Prior to that, Elkhart Lake was host to automobile racing on the vi...
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Suburban Neighbors

Date: 06 1972
Description: View along the 2700 block of Fish Hatchery Road, with billboard advertising residential lots in Tower Hill Park (a development by Llyman McKee and William ...
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International Truck Billboard

Date: 1918
Description: Billboard for International motor trucks on Diversey Avenue outside of Deering Works. The billboard lettering reads: "Use International for Low-Cost Haulin...
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Deering Works Neighborhood

Date: 1918
Description: Neighborhood streets near Deering Works, including several International Harvester billboards. One sign reads: "International Motor Trucks, a size and styl...
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International Motor Trucks Billboard

Date: 1919
Description: Billboard advertising 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, and 2 ton International Motor Trucks.
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Furrier Manufacturing Building

Date: 
Description: Exterior of the Furrier manufacturing building. Nearby is a gas station promoting "Standard Oil Products". A Coca-Cola sign is near the entrance to the sta...
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Site of Holton Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A car and driver stop on a country road near Mt. Horeb at the site of the Holton Tavern. A windmill and tree stand on the site and there is debris at the ...
Poster

Let 'Em Have It! - Let's All Back the Attack!

Date: 1944
Description: Treasury Design No. 34, "Let Em' Have It." The poster features a soldier preparing to throw a grenade over barbed wire into a burning field. In the bottom ...
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Drive-In Theater

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Description: Entrance to outdoor drive-in theater. The billboard reads: "Mid City Outdoor." There is a white picket fence blocking the driveway. In the background are l...
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Wyoming IH Dealership

Date: 1944
Description: Exterior view from across road of the storefront of an International Harvester agricultural equipment dealership with a fenced-off side yard. Advertisement...
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The Court

Date: 1935
Description: View from above of spectators watching men play doubles tennis at a downtown tennis court. There is a water tower in the background.
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International Truck Operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc.

Date: 1944
Description: International highway truck operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc. Original caption reads: "The truck shown was traveling on a busy highway leading ou...
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International KR-11 Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1944
Description: Man driving an International KR-11 truck with semi-trailer (semi-truck) on a rural highway. The truck was owned and operated by West Motor Freight of Boyer...
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Schlitz Beer Sign

Date: 1960
Description: "Schlitz beer sign on Highway 41."

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