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Brick's Hamburger Place

Date: 1941
Description: Brick's Hamburger Place owned by Myles B. Willis. Brick's specialized in malted milks, Fairmont ice cream, and drive-in service and used International Harv...
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McDonald's Billboard

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Description: A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a d...
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East Wilson Street Scene

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: View down sidewalk along East Wilson Street at the corner of the South Hancock intersection looking toward the West Wilson Street-King Street intersection....
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Ray's Barbeque

Date: 06 30 1931
Description: Ray's Barbecue and Standard Oil Gas Station, on the Oregon Road (just beyond the French Village which was located at 2323 S. Park Street).
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View of the 400 Block of State Street

Date: 1929
Description: View of State Street with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. Included in the view is Dan's Shoe Repairing, New Place Cafe, Huegel & Hyland Shoe...
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Harp & Kettle Cheese House Restaurant

Date: 09 05 1954
Description: Harp & Kettle Cheese House drive-in restaurant and store, 310 E. Broadway, includes two cars in the parking lot.
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Harp & Kettle Cheese House Restaurant

Date: 09 05 1954
Description: Harp & Kettle Cheese House drive-in restaurant and store, 310 E. Broadway. Two cars are in the parking lot.
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Tony's Tavern

Date: 03 1960
Description: Exterior front view of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. Typewritten sheet with pho...
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Pabst Theatre

Date: 1906
Description: View from street of theatre and main entrance on corner of Wells and Water Streets. To the right is a building with a sign for Quaker Oats. On the left cor...
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Devil's Bar-B-Q

Date: 1925
Description: View from across road of the Devil's Barbecue roadside restaurant on South Boulevard, then Highway 12, near Baraboo. The restaurant is a stone building; th...
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Smith Brothers — Exterior

Date: 02 06 1998
Description: "We are at Smith Bros. in Port Washington. Original plans were to eat at No No's in Newburg but when they told us it would be a two hour wait, we continued...
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Bauer's Restaurant

Date: 06 1960
Description: "Bauer's Restaurant in Campbellsport was a landmark in the area. The owner, 'Mush' Bauer, was an extremely overweight man."
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M & E Restaurant

Date: 06 1960
Description: "The M & E Restaurant, now closed, located near the intersection of Highway 41 & 28, was operated by Milton & Elda Coulter."
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Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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Snow & Palmer Co. Dairy Products Delivery Truck

Date: 08 16 1926
Description: View across street towards a man standing on the side of a Snow & Palmer Co. delivery truck. Signs on the side of the truck read: "for clean pasteurized mi...
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Dealership

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: View across street towards a group of men standing outside of a dealership. Signs on the front of the building reads: "Herrin Bro's. Cotton Co. Cotton Fact...
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Henry Wenzler Building and Joseph Hackel Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the corner of West Johnson Street, towards the Henry Wenzler Building (left) and Joseph Hackel Building (right). On the ground...
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Gargano's Pizzaria

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of North Broom Street, towards Gargano's Pizzaria. Electric or neon signs on the side of the building read: "Carry ...
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Tony's Tavern

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior front view from left of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. There are two bi...
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Tony's Tavern

Date: 04 1960
Description: Exterior front view from left of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood.

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