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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a flour mill on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co., La Crosse, Wis." Subtitle reads: "(Capacity 6600 Bbls. Flour ... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of South Avenue Cafeteria. Automobiles are parked in the street along the curbs. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Uniformed soldiers gathered at a counter laden with sandwiches and doughnuts. A woman in a Red Cross uniform at left pours coffee from a carafe. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a creamery, with curving railroad tracks running along the right side, and two box cars near a side door. A Model T is parked on the road ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved street towards a two-story warehouse, with a smokestack in the back. Caption reads: "Fargo Creamery Supply House, 1908, Lake Mills, Wis... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A woodcut illustration of a whiskey still. The message on the reverse is addressed to Senator Gaylord Nelson. |
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| Description: | Zeeland Mills on the Fox River. Little Chute is across the river on the hill. A bridge and a dam are in the river, with industrial buildings on the far sho... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of a small town main street at a railroad crossing. A restaurant is on the left, and a lunchroom is on the right. Caption reads: "Main St. — Lone Rock... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a small town street lined with businesses. Horses and carts with milk cans are in the street. Caption reads: "Main St., Lowell, Wis." |
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| Description: | Postcard with two views of the cafeteria. At the top is an exterior view of the cafeteria located at 117 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevar... |
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| Description: | View of the window display of an ice cream parlor. There is a decorative wood screen hanging above a display of boxes of chocolate and signs for ice cream ... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a cheese shop with a sculpture of a mouse eating cheese above the entrance located at 101 N. Hamilton Street. Cheese is on display in the ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a sweet shop and soda fountain located at 112 State Street. In the foreground is a glass counter, and behind it on the left is the soda fo... |
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| Description: | Real Photo Post Card of a group of fishermen taking a food and beverage break. Three men and two youth are lounging on the ground with bottles and sandwich... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Oscar Mayer & Co. with Lake Mendota in the distance. Text on reverse reads: "Pictured here in aerial color view is the meat packing plan... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Oscar Mayer & Co., established in 1883, is one of the largest meat processors in the U.S. The Oscar F. Mayer memorial fountain, in ... |
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| Description: | View across field towards a sugar factory, with four smokestacks in the background. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks along the front of the building. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard view of the exterior of Bancroft Dairy, and an inset at top left of Charmany Farms. Near the entrance of the dairy are chairs set arou... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view across street towards the Madison College building. A cafeteria is on the first floor. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the warehouse and cold storage building of the Northern Wisconsin Produce Company at 1310 Clark Street. Two workmen are icing th... |
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