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| Date: | 03 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff... |
| Date: | 06 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of Robert Blossom's Mobil Gas Station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. |
| Date: | 03 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A rainy, nighttime view of the corner of Main and Carroll streets on the Capitol Square. The neon signs of the Prescription Pharmacy and the Park Hotel lig... |
| Date: | 12 01 1955 |
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| Description: | Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | View across intersection of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station at Blair and Wilson Streets. Three tall chimneys from the MG&E plant can be seen ... |
| Date: | 03 15 1953 |
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| Description: | American Exchange Bank, 1 North Pinckney, corner of North Pinckney and East Washington Avenue, a night photograph showing a lighted weather tower, United W... |
| Date: | 10 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view at night of Dykman's Restaurant, located at 107 West Main Street. |
| Date: | 06 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of Robert Blossom's Mobil gas station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. Includes the Mobil red horse sign on a pole. |
| Date: | 09 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model trail layou... |
| Date: | 01 23 1951 |
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| Description: | Playdium Bar interior, 112 North Fairchild Street, with horse shoe shaped bar and equipment behind bar. |
| Date: | 08 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Window display at C.C. Collins and Son, Inc., 2398 University Avenue, featuring "Filter Fry," a filter cover for frying pans made by Research Products Comp... |
| Date: | 10 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Corona Liquor Store, 201 West Mifflin Street, "Football window" featuring Paul Jones and Four Roses liquor bottles, sign "All American Choice," and small f... |
| Date: | 10 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Corona Liquor Store, 201 West Mifflin Street, "Football window" featuring Paul Jones and Four Roses liquor bottles, and a sign that reads: "All American Ch... |
| Date: | 11 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, 211-213 North Carroll Street. View of typing room #442 from the back, featuring IBM typewriters. The ceiling... |
| Date: | 08 30 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of Chandler's Shoes store, 10 West Mifflin Street, on the Square, showing entrance and Grand Opening display windows featuring shoes and handbag... |
| Date: | 02 13 1956 |
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| Description: | Webers Pastry Kitchen, 118 North Fairchild Street, display window featuring a Valentine cake display, including five sweetheart cakes. |
| Date: | 05 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring summer dresses and hats with five mannequins and a sign stating "summer Dress Carnival"... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Labor Recruiting Office of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (factory). The office features models of military vehicles, Am... |
| Date: | 12 27 1951 |
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| Description: | View of the Shorewood Shopping Center parking lot, including the National Food Store, looking east. The shopping center was located in Shorewood Hills. |
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