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Lake Geneva Downtown Restaurants

Date: 1920
Description: Downtown view. On the left side of the street is a restaurant, a photography store, a drugstore, and an ice cream parlor. On the right side is another ice ...
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Hill's Department Store

Date: 05 05 1934
Description: Hill's Dry Goods Store, 202 State Street, at the corner of State Street and Dayton Street.
Postcard

Business on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of various businesses on unpaved Main Street, including a drug store on the right side. Caption reads: "Main Street, Grantsburg, Wis."
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Pinckney Street with a Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Pinckney Street view with the edge of the Capitol grounds on the right. A streetcar is in the center of the street. Storefronts with their awnings over the...
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Storefront Portrait

Date: 1898
Description: Two well-dressed women in aprons and two smartly dressed men pose in front of the open entrance of J. Buntman's fruit and confectionery store at 1005 North...
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Stores on Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: South side of Main Street from the intersection with Merrill Street. Various storefronts are on the left, including J.M. McCormick Dry Goods and Groceries;...
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Boy Pushing Baby Buggy

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Description: Boy pushing baby buggy down Main Street, followed by a dog. Various storefronts are on the other side of the street, including the A. Meinhold Store and th...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down Main Street, including storefronts with signs advertising ice cream, baked goods, clothing and shoes. Caption reads: "Main Street, Iron River, Wi...
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The Lappin Block

Date: 1892
Description: The Lappin block, Ed. Carpenter, proprietor. Businesses on this block include: Bort, Baily & Co., Dry Goods and Carpets; A.F. Hall & Co., "The Reliable Jew...
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Bustling Court and Main Streets

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the busy streets of Court and Milwaukee. Three prominent buildings in view are: Court Street Methodist Church on the far left (b. 1868), w...
Postcard

Mazomanie from Depot

Date: 1908
Description: View looking north from the depot towards the central business district. Caption reads: "Looking North from Depot, Mazomanie, Wis."
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street Looking North, Merrillan, Wisconsin".
Postcard

West Side Court House Square

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across street of the West Side Courthouse Square. Caption reads: "West Side Square, Monroe, Wis."
Photograph

View of a Street in Monroe

Date: 1875
Description: View down a cluttered Monroe street. The corner building later became Schuetze's Clothing Store.
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General Store

Date: 1908
Description: View along an unpaved street towards a white building on the right. It appears to house a general store, and signs are on the front of the building. Handwr...
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W.H. Lemke General Store

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Description: Exterior view of W.H. Lemke's store, which features dry goods, carpet, and more.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Caught in Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own...
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Masonic Building Exterior

Date: 1911
Description: View from street toward the Masonic building (erected 1876). Business signs read: (obscured) "Millinery," "W.F. Terrell," "M.J. Eves Real Estate & Insuranc...
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South Market Street

Date: 1910
Description: A view down South Market Street, with horse-drawn carts and a cyclist riding a "high wheel" bicycle. Business signs read: "Baldauf-Rosenblatt Co." and "Osk...
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Main Street

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Description: Business signs read: "National Park Indian Bazaar," ("Bazaar" partially obscured) "Edwards Green Front Store," "Bogan's Drug Store," "The Curio" and "Schwe...

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