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Meat Market Display

Date: 1939
Description: Woman worker wearing a butcher's apron, poses holding a ham, in a meat market with Easter ham display.
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Sweet's Food Shop

Date: 08 28 1931
Description: Exterior view of Sweet's Food Shop, located at 354 West Main Street.
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Wentworth Farmers' Cooperative Store

Date: 07 1947
Description: Wentworth Farmers' Cooperative Association store organized in 1919 by a group of Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish farmers.
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Universal Grocery Company Storefront

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Storefront of the Universal Grocery Company at 20 W. Mifflin Street, with window displays. On the left is a portion of The Hub, 22 W. Mifflin Street, a sto...
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Eastside Storefronts

Date: 06 14 1927
Description: Storefronts of the Wisconsin School of Music, East Side Variety Store and Hess Grocery Market. Owned by the Hess family, this property was located at 154 A...
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Sentry's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Department

Date: 02 14 1985
Description: A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store.
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Hommel's New Store

Date: 06 29 1932
Description: Hommel's Star Food Store at 606 S. Park Street, with promotional truck in front of store, and children looking on. Vehicle (Ballyhoo Truck) has a painted s...
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Fred Schenk Grocery Store

Date: 1907
Description: Interior of the Fred Schenk grocery store on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Winnebago Street. Included in the photograph are Art Ramsey, Matilda Schenk, a...
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Kraft Cheese Display

Date: 12 08 1933
Description: A Kraft cheese display at the Kroger Store located at 3 Pinckney Street.
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International D-300 Egg Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Man driving an egg-shaped "Co-op Eggs" truck outside a Safeway grocery store. The truck is an International D-300 operated by the Washington Cooperative Eg...
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International D-30 Truck Delivering Meat

Date: 1938
Description: Man unloading a side of beef from a "Maple Leaf Hams and Bacon" truck outside a butcher shop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The truck is an Intern...
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"Hot Dr. Pepper" Supermarket Display

Date: 1966
Description: Costumed saleswoman at a supermarket display for Dr. Pepper soft drinks. The display includes samples of "Hot Dr. Pepper" and "winter warmer."
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International 1700 Loadstar

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of an International 1700 Loadstar truck owned by George Miesel and Son, wholesale grocers, delivering daily foodstuffs to restaurants and ins...
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International Model K-41 Truck Hauling Groceries

Date: 1921
Description: Two men hauling boxes of grocery items in an International Model K-41 truck. Items in the back of the truck include Jell-O, Bon Ami cake, Warner's spaghett...
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International Model M Grocery Truck

Date: 1916
Description: Man sitting behind the wheel of an International Model M grocery truck in front of the Good Luck grocery store. A sign on the back of the truck reads: Good...
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Furniture Store

Date: 1886
Description: Front view of C.F. Rau's furniture store, with the owners and employees sitting in front of the store. Apparently, the store also performs undertaking. The...
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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Men with 1911 International Auto Wagon in front of Grocery Store

Date: 1912
Description: Three men and a 1911 International Auto Wagon in front of the grocery store of A.W. Staiger. The store next door is Staker Brothers' meat market.
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International Grocery Delivery Trucks

Date: 08 31 1926
Description: Two drivers and a grocer posing with International delivery trucks outside Kretschmer's grocery store. Other businesses on the street include the Associate...
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Grocery Display

Date: 1934
Description: Cans and boxes of Hershey's chocolate products arranged in pyramids on the grocery floor.

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