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Two Men with Child in Drugstore

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Description: Interior of Kendall Des Jardin's drugstore on Broad Street. Two men are talking with a young boy inside the store.
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Rennebohm Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Group portrait of children and a few adults, dressed in coats and hats, posed with a man dressed as Santa Claus, at Rennebohms Drugstore #12, 2526 Monroe S...
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Family Examining a New W-30 Tractor

Date: 02 07 1935
Description: Salesman showing a new McCormick-Deering W-30 tractor to a small group of men, women, and children in the showroom of an International Harvester dealership...
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W-30 Tractor

Date: 01 04 1934
Description: A family looks over a McCormick-Deering W-30 tractor in an International Harvester dealership showroom.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Museum Pharmacy

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: A woman, her son, and a sales clerk, all in period costumes in the drug store / pharmacy display in the Wisconsin Historical Society museum, then located o...
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Family Breakfast at Rennebohms

Date: 1979
Description: A family of four waits for their breakfast to be served at the Rennebohm Drug Store No. 4 restaurant in the Hilldale Shopping Center, 702 N. Midvale Blvd. ...
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Grocery Store Shoppers

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: A father and two children at the Kroger grocery store check out counter purchase Dean's milk, Red Dot potato chips, Kroger pancake mix, macaroni, and bread...
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: A crowd surrounds a 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice in Dairyland at an Alice display for the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The Alice could raise h...
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Christmas Shopping

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Jancie Cordes, DeForest, with unidentified woman looking at a display of stuffed animals (at Wolff, Kubly, and Hirsig).
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Members of Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: The warming room with its corner snack bar and music area at the Madison Figure Skating Club's new indoor skating arena at Truax Field. Jane Spencer, daug...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Two men from Hult's Chevrolet consult with two youth on plans for a Soap Box Derby racer.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 28 1949
Description: Phil Lenhart and Warren Slightam, Soap Box Derby winners, are awarded sports jackets (letterman jackets) by Johnny Casey, manager of the boys' department a...
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Mother and Child at Woodman's Grocery Store

Date: 2008
Description: A child is sitting in a shopping cart while her mother is looking over frozen goods at a grocery store.
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Black Out Curtains

Date: 1942
Description: Publicity photograph of a woman hanging blackout curtains, with the assistance of her young daughter. The photograph was taken to provide illustration for ...
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Patriotism Starts Early

Date: 1942
Description: World War II permeated every aspect of life in America during World War II, and nothing was wasted that could contribute to the war effort. Here a young b...
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Lucey Campaigning for Vice President

Date: 10 07 1980
Description: Campaigning for vice president, former Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey visited an after-school tutorial program at the Scudder Homes project. Lucey was...
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Fur Trading Post

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Description: A diorama depicting several people, including a small child, gather at a fur trading post in Juneau, Alaska.
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Hilldale Shopping Center First Anniversary

Date: 10 19 1963
Description: Several youth are eyeing the mammoth first anniversary birthday cake at the Hilldale Shopping Center on Midvale Boulevard.
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Winner of Shopping Spree Contest

Date: 05 27 1964
Description: William Coughlin, winner of an A & P supermarket shopping spree, with his wife Barbara and their seven children posing in their living room with the $998 w...
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Grand Opening of Chandler's Shoes

Date: 09 1955
Description: Girl being fitted for new shoes at Chandler's Shoes, located at 10 West Mifflin Street, on the first day of business. The salesmen have boutonnieres in the...

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