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Shawano Airport

Date: 1951
Description: Shawano Municipal Airport and airport managers Jack and Dorothy Wussow. In 1954 the Wussows gave up cold weather flying to become managers of an airport i...
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Flying A Service Station

Date: 1958
Description: Flying A service station located on US Highway 51 in Whiting, Portage County.
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Transport Gasoline Station

Date: 06 25 1968
Description: Transport gasoline station on 8th Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids, looking northeast. A sign advertises regular gasoline for sale for 33 cents per gal...
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Gas Station

Date: 1930
Description: Gas station. The Tudor-revival style of this station represents gas station owners' trend to adopt domestic architectural styles as they moved into residen...
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Clark Station

Date: 1962
Description: Clark gasoline station near Brookfield, Wisconsin, which sold gasoline but not service work.
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6 Points Beer Garden

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Description: 6 point beer garden, 3532 W. Burleigh Street. A gas station, with a sign posted for standard oil products, can be seen to the right. Caption on print reads...
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Droster's Filling Station

Date: 1939
Description: Lincoln Borgrud, in his work clothes, standing at the pumps at Droster's Grocery and Filling Station, 1438 Sherman Avenue. A child stands near a car beneat...
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Droster Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1940
Description: Children standing on barrels in front of Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue, run by Red Whitney. The children are Whitney's nieces ...
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Post Office

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Description: View down road toward the post office and gas station. A woman stands in front of the doorway, a young boy stands with a bicycle next to the gas pump, and ...
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Gasoline Station

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Description: A small gasoline station and refreshment station advertising distilled water, hot dogs, hamburgers, groceries, coffee, and other products. Near the station...
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Lanes Redwood Flat

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Description: View of Lanes Redwood Flat, stores that stand in the midst of redwood trees. A bus and automobile are parked in front of the building.
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Street Scene

Date: 1920
Description: Street scene featuring a gas station and cafe along a dirt road.
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Wrightstown Bridge

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of High Street (Highway 96) and the bridge over the Fox River at Wrightstown. Farmers & Traders Bank is at left, a sign for Meuleman's Elect...
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Texaco Super Service

Date: 1938
Description: A Texaco Super Service filling station owned by H.F. Bartsch on the corner of Park and Midland Streets. A home is on the opposite side of Midland Street. T...
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Gas Station

Date: 08 15 1931
Description: An automobile with a trailer in tow is parked at a Cities Service gas station. The trailer is carrying the racing yacht "Black Point III" to Neenah, Wiscon...
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Columbia Avenue

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Description: View looking up Columbia Avenue, with the Merchants Bank on the left, and a mill, and a church further down on the right. Automobiles are parked along the ...
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Service Station

Date: 1966
Description: Service station located at 601 West Washington Avenue, on the intersection with South Bedford Street. This is the view from South Bedford Street. In the ba...
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Service Station

Date: 1966
Description: Service station located at 601 West Washington Avenue, on the intersection with South Bedford Street. This is the view from West Washington Avenue, and sno...
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The Great Flood

Date: 08 29 1941
Description: View of a flooded road with a truck and cars making their way through. Men are standing knee-deep in the water. A Standard Oil Station is on the left. Ther...
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Weiser's Store

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Weiser's Store, Saxeville, Wis." A brick building with a decorative storefront has a raised concrete platform and gasoline pumps in f...

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