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Christian Frautschi Furniture Store

Date: 1895
Description: Members of the Frautschi family pose at the Christian Frautschi Furniture Store. From left to right are Alice, Irving, Christian and Arthur Frautschi.
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Exterior of Pharmacie Werner

Date: 1889
Description: View of the exterior of the Pharmacie Werner in Boulay/Bolchen, France. This region was part of Germany in 1889. Two men are standing in front of the build...
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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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Corner of the 200 Block of State Street

Date: 1927
Description: View of the south side of the 200 block of State Street with W.A. Blumer Chiropodist/Foot Specialist, P.H. Burbey Dentist, Rosmor Frocks and Barber Shop wi...
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E.M. Maurer Bookstore

Date: 1885
Description: A man is posing in front of the corner entrance to the E.M. Maurer Bookstore. Above the corner entrance is a turret, and a small child is looking out of on...
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Ehrman's Delicatessen

Date: 1918
Description: Ehrman's Delicatessen, located at 300 State Street, on the corner of State and Henry Streets. One man is standing on the sidewalk, and another man is stand...
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Dresen Jewelry Store

Date: 1895
Description: Storefront view of the Theodore F. Dresen jewelry store at 216 State Street. Two employees, one possibly being Theodore Dresen, are standing at the doorway...
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Shops in Victorian Structure

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Description: Shops contained on first floor of a Victorian structure, one of which belongs to a woman named Mary. Standing in front are her husband and two sons. Furthe...
Postcard

Business District

Date: 10 04 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the business district in Blue River. Stores and a wooden boardwalk line the dirt street, and horse-drawn wagons wait in front of t...
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Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A protest of Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. A line of people are standing on the sidewalk in front of Woolworth's show windows while a...
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Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A group of male and female protestors and law enforcement officers stand on the sidewalk outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. O...
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Woolworth's Protestors and Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A line of protestors outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer hold signs while law enforcement officers stand nearby. Two of the si...
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Street Traders at Apia

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Indigenous traders on the sidewalk in front of the Burns Philip Ltd. Store display window at Apia, British Samoa (today the independent country of Samoa). ...
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Farmer's Market

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Description: Elevated view of the farmer's market on East Washington Avenue near storefronts. Many horse-drawn buggies and wagons are lined up on both sides of the aven...
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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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Weber Home Bakery

Date: 1918
Description: Two middle-aged men standing in front of the window of the Weber [Ho]me Bakery.
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S.A. Tifft and Co. Bicycle Livery

Date: 06 1899
Description: Two men and a woman pose on a wooden sidewalk in front of a bicycle livery with three bicycles. An awning is folded above the storefront, and signs and mer...
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Seventh Street

Date: 1914
Description: Seventh Street looking east. Streetcars are running in both diretions, and horse-drawn vehicles and bicycles are near the curb. The sidewalks are filled wi...
Postcard

John Blaine Campaigning

Date: 06 24 1922
Description: Slightly elevated view towards a crowd of men gathered in front of a dentist building. John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor stands speaking near the e...
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Ford & Parr Machinists

Date: 1901
Description: View from street of two men wearing work aprons posing in front of the Ford & Parr building at 120 East Washington Avenue. The painted sign on the window r...

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