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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Downtown view. On the left side of the street is a restaurant, a photography store, a drugstore, and an ice cream parlor. On the right side is another ice ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down main street with storefronts on both sides, with large power lines along the sidewalks stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background... |
| Date: | 10 12 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view from street of Dykman's restaurant, located at 107 West Main Street. The door is open and stools are along a counter. |
| Date: | 12 05 1930 |
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| Description: | Night view looking down State Street from the intersection at North Carroll Street. Lighting up the scene are the blurred lights of automobiles moving alon... |
| Date: | 09 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an International 1700 Loadstar truck owned by George Miesel and Son, wholesale grocers, delivering daily foodstuffs to restaurants and ins... |
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| Description: | View from street towards Woelffer's Drug Store. Children are on the sidewalk, and a man is standing in the doorway. The store had a soda fountain with ice ... |
| Date: | 01 19 1968 |
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| Description: | Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war. |
| Date: | 07 05 1965 |
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| Description: | Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street. |
| Date: | 03 02 1946 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Frenchy's Restaurant, located at 3302 University Avenue at Shorewood Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 11 1945 |
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| Description: | An automobile parked in front of the West Side Fountain operated by John P. Stein and Joseph Scalissi with Borden's Ice Cream, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi and Royal ... |
| Date: | 09 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with menu displayed on exterior and Coca-Cola, Borden's Ice Cream and Hires Root Beer signs. |
| Date: | 08 12 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Cottage Cafe, located at 917 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 18 1940 |
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| Description: | R & W Root Beer stand, at East Washington Avenue and Thornton Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 18 1940 |
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| Description: | R & W Root Beer stand, East Washington Avenue at Thornton Avenue. |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | A Ford V-8 Yellow Cab Co. taxicab on East Washington Avenue. In the background are (left to right) St. Patrick's school, 630 East Washington Avenue; reside... |
| Date: | 09 17 1934 |
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| Description: | View from street of the Cuba Club, located at 3416 University Avenue, surrounded by trees, with "R.W. Roberts" (manager) on mailbox. |
| Date: | 08 30 1933 |
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| Description: | Omnibus advertising Marion Cranefield VFW Post 1318 and Fauerbach Beer. The bus is parked in front of Ferdinand C. Jack's Tailor Shop and Edward "Ace" Fisc... |
| Date: | 08 30 1932 |
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| Description: | 1898 Oldsmobile decorated with advertising for "Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Person" at RKO Orpheum Theatre in front of Weber's Restaurant, 218 State Street.... |
| Date: | 11 25 1931 |
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| Description: | Moyer and Quinn restaurant, 116 E. Washington Avenue. Turkey and pumpkin decorations are in the window advertising Thanksgiving dinner. |
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