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The Strand Theater

Date: 08 11 1927
Description: Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson...
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Butcher Loading Barrels into International Delivery Truck

Date: 12 12 1928
Description: Butcher loading wooden barrels into the back of an International delivery truck parked in front of Emery Collette's butcher shop in Ontario, Canada. A grou...
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Levenick Brothers Market

Date: 02 28 1928
Description: Interior of Levenick Brothers Meat Market, showing a Toledo Scale. 1406 Williamson Street.
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Oscar Mayer Plant with Toledo Scale

Date: 02 28 1928
Description: Oscar Mayer plant interior with Toledo Scale.
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Delivering "Fresh Beef Guts" with International Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Driver delivering "Fresh Beef Guts and Provisions" in an International Model H 1 1/2 ton truck. The truck was owned by A. Levine. The Model H was produced ...
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International S-Speed Truck

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: S-speed truck owned by House of A. Silz and parked on the street in front of Silz Garage. The side panel of the truck includes an advertisement for "Fancy ...
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International G Swift and Company Truck

Date: 1921
Description: A man in a white smock stands near an International Harvester model G (or model 61) motor truck that is backed up to a loading dock at Swift & Company.
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Meadow Brook Meat Truck

Date: 11 1926
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International Model S truck used by Walter Hutwelker Inc. of Brooklyn, "distributor of Meadow Brook Brand hams, bacon, an...
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River Grove Meat Market

Date: 1921
Description: View from across street of two men in butchers' aprons standing outside the River Grove Meat Market storefront.
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Butcher

Date: 1921
Description: A butcher holds a knife as he weighs a piece of meat on a hanging scale. A male customer wearing a one-piece work suit and hat waits on the opposite side o...
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Ludden's Poultry and Eggs

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of Ludden's Poultry and Eggs from the dirt road. The shop features a porch, gable roof, and fenced yard. There are wooden crates and barrels ...
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Bloomington Main Street — Alternative View

Date: 1925
Description: View down middle of Main Street. The right side of the street features: Bloomington State Bank, Ira Fox Meat Market, C.H. Enke, Sprague's Recreation Parlor...
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Dane Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down a commercial street. There is a meat market on the right, and railroad crossing gates further down the street near other commercial buildings.
Print

Chicken Hot Dog Label

Date: 1928
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Chicken Hot Dog, Chicken Redhot Company, W.M. Neill, proprietor." On the label is an...
Postcard

Rear of Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Postcard with of two views for the Cudahy Bros. Meat Packing Co. The top is of a billboard with a peacock in a tree, and the words: "The Home of the Peaco...
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First National Bank and Central Wisconsin Trust Company

Date: 1929
Description: View across street towards the First National Bank and Central Wisconsin Trust Company on the corner of East Washington Avenue and S. Pinckney Street. The ...
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Men with Chickens at the Madison Packing Company

Date: 1926
Description: Three men inspecting chickens in front of the Madison Packing Company located at 307 West Johnson Street. One of the men is identified as Norbert J. Noltne...
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Woman Buying Chickens at Madison Packing Company

Date: 1926
Description: View towards a woman standing at the meat counter of the Madison Packing Company. She is buying chickens from a man standing behind the counter which has a...
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Livestock Delivery Truck

Date: 07 22 1925
Description: A man and woman are sitting in a livestock delivery truck. In the back of the truck, which has a stake body, is a cow. Behind them another man stands behin...
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Transporting Cattle at Cattle Yard

Date: 07 22 1925
Description: A truck with a stake body is transporting cattle at a cattle yard. The truck is backed up to the side of an open sided shed with fences on the side. Large ...

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