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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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Nancee Hat Shop

Date: 09 07 1935
Description: Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance.
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Window Shopping

Date: 1950
Description: A woman and young girl review the latest fashion merchandise in a retail window display.
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Hills Department Store, Hat Window Display

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Hills Department Store, 202 State Street, with a women's hat display window taken from Dayton Street. A marquee for a theater is in the background.
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Woldenberg's Coat Window

Date: 09 29 1944
Description: Left side window of Woldenberg's, 26 East Mifflin Street, with three mannequins wearing hats, coats with fur trim, and dresses. "The coat with the fur tuxe...
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Manchester's, Inc., "Silhouette Black" Window Display

Date: 10 08 1940
Description: Manchester's, Inc., Department Store, 2-6 E. Mifflin Street, "Silouette Black" window display, with mannequin in a fur coat, hat, and other items of outdoo...
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Perry Brown Dress Window

Date: 09 22 1939
Description: Four mannequins in Kessenich's window wearing Perry Brown dresses, with hats, gloves, and purses. 201-203 State Street.
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Capitol Tog Shop

Date: 10 24 1934
Description: Capitol Tog Shop, 231 State Street, display window with "Dunlap" hats and "Friendly Five" shoes for men. "International clothes made to order."
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Vaudeville Actors in front of Crescent Clothing

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Wan Wan San Chinese acrobats and Harris and Van, from the Orpheum Theatre, wearing straw hats, in front of Crescent Clothing Store, 27 N. Pinckney Street. ...
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Manchester Women's Fur Coats Show Window

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Manchester window display showing two women mannequins wearing hats, and cloth coats with fur trim.
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Anderes & Spoo Window Display

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: View of the window display at Anderes & Spoo, Hickey Freeman Clothes, a men's clothing store at 18 North Carroll Street.
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Grove Street Businesses

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Description: Looking south on S. 5th Street from W. National Avenue. The church steeples in the background are St. Stephen's Lutheran (left), and St. Stanislaus Catholi...
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Holden Street

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Description: View of Holden Street lined with storefronts, pedestrians and automobiles. Business signs read: "Lobran's" "Russell Brothers Quality Clothes Shop" and "A.A...
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West Side of Square

Date: 1911
Description: View of the West side of the town square, with automobiles, horse-drawn carts, pedestrians and a fountain. The street is lined with storefronts including "...
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Window Display Contest Winner

Date: 06 12 1952
Description: Robert J. Widmer accepts the keys for a new Nash Rambler that he won for his entry in the window display contest for Lee hats. His display was named the be...
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Business Corner

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Description: View down dirt road of an intersection with a man on a horse standing in the middle. On the left there is Bradley & Metcalf C.(?) Bradley shoe store. Men s...
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Ludden's Big White Store

Date: 1912
Description: The facade of Ludden's Big White Store. The building features two bay windows, two stories, and two large display windows. The window displays umbrellas, d...
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Main Street

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Description: View across Main Street, with a clothing store, livery stable, bank, and church on the right. A group of young men and boys stand on the sidewalk wearing s...
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Main Street

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Description: View across street of four men posing in front of storefronts on Main Street, including M.A. Batcheller, a barber shop, and clothiers under the offices of ...
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Vel Phillips Riding a Bicycle

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Description: A group of bicycle riders on the street, with a smiling Vel Phillips in the lead. She is wearing a sweater, scarf, gloves, slacks and lace up shoes. Other ...

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