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Waters Motor Co. Used Car Lot

Date: 03 19 1936
Description: Leon J. Waters standing in front of his used car lot at 746 E. Washington Avenue where he offered small down payments, easy terms, and good will. A small T...
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Willys Automobile

Date: 03 17 1938
Description: Mr. Smart from Smart Motors demonstrating a Willys automobile to a stylish woman, who has one foot up on the running board.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motor Co., located at 802 East Washington Avenue. There are two men shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motors Co., 802 East Washington Avenue. Two men are shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs parked along the curb.
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Chevrolet #10,000,021

Date: 11 23 1934
Description: Wisconsin Chevrolet officials celebrating a milestone in company history, the 23rd anniversary of the company. On that anniversary date this car was built ...
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De Vaux Automobile

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Viennese star Ilse Maraavenga standing beside De Vaux automobile in front of De Vaux dealership, 14-16 North Fairchild Street.
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Presentation of the Moose Prize Car

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Mr. Larson presenting the Moose Whippet prize car to the winner at Whippet Knight Sales Company, 437 W. Gilman Street.
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Hokanson Automobile Company

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Description: Garage and automobile lot which appears to be at 16-20 East Doty Street. Men stand on the sidewalk in front of the building, and signs advertise the recent...
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Kayser Motors

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Five automotive technicians work on engines inside the engine rebuilding department at Kayser Motors.
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National Food Store Dodge Award

Date: 01 18 1952
Description: Mrs. J.E. Stallard, writer of the winning sentence starting "I like to shop at National Food Stores because..." is shown with her husband, Professor Stalla...
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Packard Convertible Automobile

Date: 07 15 1953
Description: Four men and "the Caribbean," a new Packard convertible automobile, parked in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Gillespie-Blumer Motors

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Lester J. Blumer (right), treasurer of Gillespie-Blumer Motors, Inc., gives the keys of a 1954 Chrysler Windsor to Harold W. Herne. Mr. Herne is purchasing...
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...
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New American Motors Squad Car for the State Patrol

Date: 01 12 1959
Description: Mike Gilomen, an employee of Capital Auto Body, applies a state patrol decal to the side of the first American Motors Ambassador to be added to the patrol'...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: After his success with the State Street and Pinckney Street car dealerships, Louis Schoelkopf built a new building at 210 E. Washington Avenue. The constru...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards two men standing in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue as construction progresses on the three-story...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards the construction at 210 E. Washington Avenue. There is scaffolding in front of the building, and Emma Schoelkopf is standing in ...
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View up E. Washington Avenue towards a group of four smiling people standing on the curb near the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership soon after construction ...
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Ford Truck in Front of the Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of three men posing on a Ford truck loaded with wood boards. The truck is parked in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 210 E. Wash...
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Ford Truck Advertising Schoelkopf Authorized Ford Sales and Service

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards a truck parked in front of the Schoelkopf Lincoln Ford Dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue that is part of the New Trade Displa...

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