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Lake Geneva Downtown Restaurants

Date: 1920
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 ...
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Coffee Shop

Date: 05 1960
Description: Two women serving coffee to customers at a coffee shop. Richland Center, Wisconsin.
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Sit-in at Lunch Counter

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Civil rights sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter. Seated at the counter from left to right are by John Salter, Joan Trumpauer, and Anne Moody. People pour ...
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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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World's Largest Tire

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
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...
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Dykman's Restaurant

Date: 10 12
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.
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Hommel's Heidelberg Hofbrau Interior

Date: 11 11 1934
Description: Interior of Hommel's Restaurant, 20 West Mifflin Street, with interior decor reflected in the food counters, wood panelling, table settings, lighting and b...
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State Street Neon Signs at Night

Date: 12 05 1930
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...
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McDrum Drug Company

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Description: Customers pose at the soda fountain counter. Clerks are behind the counter.
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Cassidy Drugstore

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Description: Employees stand near the soda fountain at the Cassidy Drugstore.
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Sheehy's Pharmacy

Date: 02 20 1941
Description: Interior of Sheehy's Pharmacy. On the left is a lunch counter and soda fountain. Customer tables are to the right, surrounded by displays for toiletries su...
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Gerding's Pharmacy Interior

Date: 12 1940
Description: Interior view of Gerding's Pharmacy. The soda fountain area is on the left, while both the cigar and dental displays are on the right.
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Lawrence Restaurant

Date: 11 28 1927
Description: View of the Lawrence Restaurant, located at 662 State Street.
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Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 12 02 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises on the State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 West Main Street, as an addition is constructed. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street in ...
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Orpheum Theatre Marquee

Date: 09 09 1936
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...
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Levitan Building

Date: 07 27 1940
Description: The Art Deco, Egyptian-influenced facade of the Levitan Building at 15, 17, & 19 West Main Street, including the F&W Grand 5&10 cent store, Rennebohm Drugs...
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Barman — Tom

Date: 1932
Description: Tom bartending at Sam's.
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International D-300 Truck Delivering 7-Up

Date: 1940
Description: Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer.
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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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