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Oscar Mayer World War II Banner

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Description: View looking up towards the banner above the main entrance at the Oscar Mayer and Company on Commercial Avenue. The sign reads, "Our Job is More Meat, It's...
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Wilcox Food Shop and Vic's Bakery

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Wilcox Food Shop, 1302 Mound Street, and Vic's Bakery, 1304 Mound Street. Vic's Bakery was owned by Victor Hammersley. Wilcox Food S...
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Fridblom's Health Food Store

Date: 02 21 1944
Description: Exterior view from street towards the Oscar Fridblom's Health Food Store at a new location, 120 East Washington Avenue. A Heintz ketchup billboard is sitti...
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Gamma Phi Beta Graduates

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Four Gamma Phi Beta graduates relaxing after completing final exams. Left to right: Marion Grinde, DeForest, Betty Nelson, Neenah, Barbara Fletcher, Joliet...
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Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 09 05 1944
Description: Milkman from Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy posed next to horse-drawn delivery wagon, number 5, and the horse. This photograph documented a story about the end o...
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Janet and Nancy Oldenburg Decorating Easter Eggs

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Janet Oldenburg decorating Easter eggs as her sister Nancy is watching. An infant is sitting in a high chair on the right. They are the children of Mr. and...
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Trucks in front of Nehi Bottling Company

Date: 05 05 1945
Description: Company trucks in front of Nehi Bottling Company (Royal Crown Soda), 2600 University Avenue at the intersection of Grand Avenue. The back ends of the four ...
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Laurel Tavern Storefront

Date: 08 16 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of ...
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Central Wisconsin Food Stores Warehouse

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: New Central Wisconsin Co-operative Food Stores Inc. warehouse, 112 North Lake Street.
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Olympic Restaurant and Bar

Date: 05 20 1947
Description: Interior of Olympic Restaurant and Bar, 125 West Mifflin Street at North Fairchild Street, showing bar area.
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Aerial View of River View Cannery

Date: 09 10 1947
Description: Aerial view of the River View Cannery.
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Aerial View of Dundas Cannery

Date: 10 10 1947
Description: Aerial view of Dundas cannery.
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Cambria Cannery

Date: 08 10 1947
Description: Aerial view of Cambria Cannery.
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Hartmeyer Building

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Exterior view of Hartmeyer Meat Market building, located at the corner of North Hamilton and East Mifflin Streets.
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Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Workers and patients at tables in the canteen in a Quonset hut at the Veterans Administration Hospital on the grounds of the Mendota State Hospital.
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Marvin B. Rosenberry and Cub Scouts

Date: 02 12 1948
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry receiving a birthday cake from two Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes council in Lincoln Day ceremoni...
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Court House Concession

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Lloyd Harmon, from Belleville, who has been blind from birth, standing at the first concession stand to be erected in the Dane County Court House. The disp...
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Coca Cola Bottling Machine Advertising Image

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: An advertising image of a Coca-Cola bottling machine that was styled by Brooks Stevens with the Brooks Stevens logo in the corner.
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Construction Site for Canada Dry Bottling Company

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the Canada Dry Bottling Company building at 3396 University Avenue. Frenchy's restaurant is in the background.
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New Coca Cola Building

Date: 10 17 1948
Description: Construction of the Coca Cola building at 3536 University Avenue.

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