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International 1700 Loadstar

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of an International 1700 Loadstar truck owned by George Miesel and Son, wholesale grocers, delivering daily foodstuffs to restaurants and ins...
Poster

International Six-Speed Special Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Advertising poster for the International Six-Speed Special truck (Model AW-2). Includes color illustrations of the truck on delivering goods to a storefron...
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Two Horses Pulling Street Waterer

Date: 
Description: Two horses pull a street waterer. When Main Street was a dirt road, the local merchants paid to have it sprinkled during the summer to keep the dust down. ...
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Market Square

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Polish immigrants in Market Square with horse-drawn lumber sledges and hay wagons. Commercial buildings are in the background. A sign on o...
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1874
Description: Buildings on Pinckney Street.
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General Tire Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man parks an International L-130 truck owned by the General Tire Company next to the Motor Supply Company building. Two large tires are loaded onto the b...
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Borden's Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Juan B. Marquez, driver of an International L-150 truck for Borden's Fine Dairy Products, delivers a crate of dairy products to El Aguila Groceries. The bu...
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Wagon Loaded with Animal Hides

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic view of two men riding on top of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with animal hides. They are driving on a street in a small town near two four-story f...
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 500 block of State Street. Business include: The Towers (student apartments), Pantorium Dry Cleaners, The...
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Farm Equipment at Exposition

Date: 08 1948
Description: Elevated view of the back stage area of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at the State Fair Park. Permanent and temporary structures are visible, as are ...
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Brinks Armored Truck in Chicago

Date: 1956
Description: International RD-190 (?) truck with an armored body, operated by the Brinks Express Company on Lake Shore Drive. Parked cars and a pedestrian are in the ba...
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Unidentified Downtown

Date: 1935
Description: View of a small brick building, probably a service station, with the word "AIR" painted on the bricks, on the south east corner of 9th Ave. West and 2nd St...
Photograph

Prairie du Sac Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down middle of street, showing the central business district. A drug store, restaurant and hotel are on the left. A garage, bank, bathhouse, bowling a...
Photograph

Soldiers Grove Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down sidewalk of (Hwy 30 W) with commercial buildings on both sides. A steep hill is in the background. On the left are parked cars near storefronts i...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street with steep, tree-covered hill in the far background. On the left a man is holding flour sacks and standing near a horse-drawn wagon l...
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Hotel Lewis and Water Street

Date: 
Description: View from street of the Hotel Lewis and other buildings on along the left. The hotel has a large front porch, with men relaxing in rocking chairs. A mail c...
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Main Street

Date: 1925
Description: View down Main Street. On the left are two children standing on a stoop near a large drinking fountain. Down the block is a man standing in front of a 5&10...
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street. On the left is a bowling alley/billiard parlor, a real estate/insurance business, and a livery/garage. On the next block is City Hal...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down center of Main Street, with a feed store and other businesses on the left. A grocery store, a barbershop and other businesses are on the right. A...
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A Busy Day at Wilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1916
Description: View down middle of street, with pedestrians, horses and wagons delivering milk cans. The ridge of a tree-lined hill is in the background.

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