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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View across field towards two airplanes sitting in front of the hangar at the Lake Delton Airport. The sign on the hangar identifies W.J. Newman as the own... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down the cobblestone Main Street lined with storefronts. Features a large tree in the foreground as well as a horse-drawn carriage parked next to a re... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Pete Sprecher's Cafe and Bar on Water Street. A sign identifies the entrance to Pearl's Garden Dining Room. There are two benches and a penny weight machi... |
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| Description: | View across street toward the Center Restaurant and Bus Terminal, with automobiles and a bus parked nearby. The bus driver is standing in front of the bus,... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A barn, windmill and shed on the grounds of The Farm Kitchen, a restaurant near Baraboo and Devil's Lake State Park. Stones line a parking area, and a swin... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An interior view of a diner, showing two semi-circular counters with stools and booths along the walls. There is a jukebox on the right and a root beer bar... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | The front window of Farrell's Cafe in Washington Heights from the street. Beer advertisements for Guinness, Rheingold and Balantine hang in the window belo... |
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| Description: | Interior of a sea food restaurant. Two men stand behind the counter where a woman waits. Chairs and tables crowd the room. Windows line the right wall and ... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Rainbow Diner, a long building with windows and drapes. Two sets of stairs lead to doorways, and signs are painted on the building facade. One ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a cowboy hat and a hip holster stands on a dirt road as a line of International Scout trucks passes by. A series of shops, restaurants, and o... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from intersection toward the Oxford Hotel, built in 1858. Stairs on the right side lead to a porch, and a sign on the balcony reads, "Ye Old ... |
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| Description: | The Lantern Inn stands among trees in a wooded area, with signs on its exterior that advertise steak and duck dinners. The inn building consists of two mai... |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk of exterior of the Maid-Rite Restaurant, with hanging sign and American flag. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Customers around outside seating at Jule's Coffee shop on Pearl Street. |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms poses next to an automobile in front of Carl Elvord's Barbeque restaurant on the corner of Mound and Murray Streets in "the Bush". |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Basswood carving of an eagle, inspired by "Old Abe" of the Civil War 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in the American Club Restaurant of the Kohler Compan... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of men gathered with automobiles across the street from a hotel, small cafe and other town buildings. The men are gathering for an event associated w... |
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