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Grace Episcopal Church Swap & Shop

Date: 09 28 1945
Description: Swap & Shop rummage sale tables in the Guild Hall of Grace Episcopal Church, 110 West Washington Avenue. Four women are behind the tables serving three cus...
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Service Shop

Date: 09 15 1933
Description: The interior of the Service Shop, second-hand store at 113 E. Doty Street, with customers looking through the merchandise.
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Parking Meters for Sale

Date: 10 04 1983
Description: A man looks over parking meters that are some of the items for sale at the first Milwaukee County Recycling Center sale.
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Joe Rothschild and Barbara L'Hommedieu

Date: 03 30 1945
Description: Joe Rothschild, Dane county chairman of the United National Clothing Collection, is shown receiving a donation from Barbara L'Hommedieu, daughter of Mr. an...
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Grace Episcopal Church Old Rectory Shop

Date: 11 09 1949
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Rainey arranging a children's corner in the Old Rectory Shop at Grace Episcopal Church, located at 116 West Washington Avenue. The shop is the...
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Helena Greenheck

Date: 03 10 1950
Description: Antique dealer Helena Greenheck, Highway 130, standing in front of a collection of glassware.
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Trading Post at Willie's White Birch Lodge

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the trading post at Willie's White Birch Lodge. Fishing lures are on display on the back wall behind a counter with signs that read: "Pat'...
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Zor Shriner Auxiliary Rummage Sale Fund Raiser

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: The Zor Shriner Auxiliary's two rummage sales are some of their best fund raising activities, held to benefit the Shriners' hospitals for crippled children...
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Grace Episcopal Church Old Rectory Shop

Date: 11 08 1950
Description: Grace Episcopal Church women look over sales reports of used clothing at the Old Rectory Shop. From left are: Mrs. Dorothea Rainey, Mrs. John C. (Mary) Lob...
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Antique Shop Interior

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Description: Interior view of an antique shop, the proprietor of which was Mrs. L.H. Morrison. Scene includes teacups on saucers, a wooden chair, an oil lamp, a table ...
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John Tagget

Date: 01 07 1954
Description: Portrait of John Tagget, the Used Car Manager at Caves Buick Company, 21 North Park Street.
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Grace Episcopal's Old Rectory Shop Closes

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Three women are shown pricing re-sale clothing for a rummage sale at 110 West Washington Avenue. At work are, left to right: Imogene Bowers, Jane Brandt, a...
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Grace Episcopal's Old Rectory Shop Closes

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Group portrait of some of the chairmen of the Old Rectory shop, a resale shop. Seated, left to right, are: Annah Pierce, co-manager; Ethel Brubaker, manage...
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Women Working in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop

Date: 09 1974
Description: Elevated view of women sorting out donated clothes in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop.
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Clerks in Storehouse of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Date: 09 1974
Description: Elevated view of two clerks wearing aprons working in the storehouse of the thrift store. One man is reupholstering an old armchair, and the other man is h...
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Vintage Finds?

Date: 04 21 1989
Description: Two men examining bottles they are holding. Other people are standing in the background. Caption reads: "VINTAGE FINDS? — John Brandt (foreground) of Hartf...

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