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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wil-Kil Pest Control building at 705 Williamson Street. The sign above the entrance features a rat and a cockroach depicted in neon. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Group of people gathered in and around an International Scout pickup parked outside of the Teen Beat Club. |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Amber Grid at 1313 University Avenue. There is a bicycle parked in front of the building. |
| Date: | 04 17 2012 |
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| Description: | A view of Mickey's Tavern from the corner of Winnebago and Thornton Streets. Signs on the building and in the window advertise lunch and brunch service. |
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| Description: | View across West Washington Avenue towards the Fiore Pennco gas station, 202 West Washington on the corner of North Fairchild Street. On corner on the righ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of an Art Deco-style brick building with an neon sign in front. |
| Date: | 09 08 2014 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the College Barber Shop at 665 State Street during their last week in business. In the window is a neon sign and a traditional barber's po... |
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| Description: | View across street towards Otto's Newstand and Fun Shop located at 2045 Atwood Avenue. There are neon signs for "Otto's News Stand" and "Tobacco Novelties"... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View across parking lot towards a group of Japanese woman posing in front of Leon's Frozen Custard. Caption reads: "Visiting Japanese students posed in fro... |
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| Description: | View of a storefront at night. The electric sign above the glass door and window reads: "Official Wisconsin Vacation Center: Solve Your Shopping Worries, S... |
| Date: | 11 02 1927 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a McCormick dealership storefront at night with neon lights. In the foreground are streetcar tracks and power poles. |
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| Description: | Two men are standing and leaning on a large radio outside the 602 Club, a popular Madison bar. Robin Carnes (left) is wearing a hat and a t-shirt advertisi... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Mifflin Street towards four businesses. From left to right is McDonald's Barber Shop, The Winemaker Shop, Dyer's Shoes, and Paco's Restaur... |
| Date: | 10 12 1954 |
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| Description: | View of the large parking lot with several parked cars and a neon sign reading: "Sears Customer Parking." |
| Date: | 11 18 1954 |
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| Description: | Storefront entrance and display windows at night of storefront of Milroc's, located at 450 State Street. The neon sign reads: "Milroc's Adventure in Fine F... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gilman Street, towards a brick building near the corner of University Avenue. A marquee above the door reads: "Lorenzo's Lounge: Hot Sandw... |
| Date: | 12 31 1954 |
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| Description: | Street sign at Troia's Steak House located at 661 State Street. The sign reads: "Troia's Steak House, Cocktails." |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across West Gilman Street toward the Floyd Brown Building, which contained Brown's Restaurant. A sign in the window reads: "Yes We're Open." A sign on... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across East Main Street, at the corner of King and South Pinckney Street, towards the S.S. Kresge Co., a dime store. The store has large show windows,... |
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