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Miller Brewing Co. Exhibit Booth

Date: 07 02 1953
Description: View towards a man standing in the Miller Brewing Co. exhibit booth under a tent, sponsored by the East Side Liquor Store, 1047 Atwood Avenue and distribut...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Record shop employee Charles Lunde (right) explaining the merits of Charlie Ventura's septet to customer Richard Mallum, who is admiring the cover of the v...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Customer Nancy Thomsen purchasing a vinyl record. Other 33rpm records are displayed along the back wall and counter top, and 45s are sitting inside a glass...
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Vocational School Speech Class

Date: 02 04 1954
Description: Jerry Capps, a salesman, giving a speech and demonstration during a speech class at the Madison Vocational school.
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American Optical Company

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women in the order department at the American Optical Company, located on 429 State Street. Two women are standing at a cou...
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Larry Borenstein Selling Women's Shoes

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Shoe salesman, Larry Borenstein, answering a woman's questions at the Borenstein Dry Goods Store located at 1980-81 Atwood Avenue. She is sitting on a couc...
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Shoe Stockroom at Borenstein Dry Goods Store

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Shoe salesman, Larry Borenstein, standing in a narrow aisle of the shoe stockroom at Borenstein's Dry Goods Store located at 1980-81 Atwood Avenue.
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Larry Borenstein Selling Women's Shoes

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Shoe salesman, Larry Borenstein, assisting a customer at Borenstein's Dry Goods Store located at 1980-81 Atwood Avenue. A young man, perhaps a sales assist...
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Portrait of Larry Borenstein

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Quarter-length portrait of shoe salesman, Larry Borenstein, who worked in the family department store, Borenstein's Dry Goods Store, located in the Atwood ...
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June is Dairy Month Display

Date: 06 03 1955
Description: June is Dairy Month display at National Food Stores located at 2087 Atwood Avenue, promoted by an aproned employee holding wrapped cheese at an aisle end c...
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June is Dairy Month Display

Date: 06 03 1955
Description: June is Dairy Month display at National Food stores located at 2087 Atwood Avenue, promoted by a grocer holding up the cheese special of the week.
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Paul Jones Liquor Display

Date: 07 1955
Description: Hy Novis (?) holding a bottle by a Paul Jones liquor display.
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Grand Opening of Chandler's Shoes

Date: 09 1955
Description: Ribbon cutting at the grand opening of Chandler's Shoes located at 10 West Mifflin Street. The salesmen have carnation boutonnieres in their coat lapels.
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Grand Opening of Chandler's Shoes

Date: 09 1955
Description: Girl being fitted for new shoes at Chandler's Shoes, located at 10 West Mifflin Street, on the first day of business. The salesmen have boutonnieres in the...
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Parked Car Rolls Across Carroll Street

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: View from inside store of Ray Greene, shoe department manager for Karsten's men's store on Carroll Street on Madison's Capitol Square, standing in the door...
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New Store Opens Today

Date: 05 17 1957
Description: Four officials of the new Brookwood Hardware House pose proudly in the their new building which will open today at 2310 University Avenue. Standing around ...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Two nursery employees, Florance Dohm and Angeline Magnasco, examining a blooming plant among the tables full of blooming lilies ready for delivery inside a...
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Lunch Time Jewelry Store Robbery

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Sidewalk view of manager Gordon Grinde surveying window display jewel trays emptied by thieves. While Grinde, manager of Templin jewelery store, 127 State ...
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Rotary Football Preview Lunch

Date: 09 15 1957
Description: Robert M. Larson (left) with Jim Mott (center), assistant at the U.W. Sports news service, and Oscar Damman, U.W. ticket sales manager, at the Rotary Club ...
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Brookwood Village Shopping Center Grand Opening

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Elevated view of representatives of ten shops and two professional services gathered for the grand opening of the Brookwood Village shopping center at Nako...

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