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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.
Book or Pamphlet

International Travelall Station Wagon Brochure

Date: 1975
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising the International Travelall station wagon. Features a color photograph of a couple loading a desk into the back of a ...
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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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Used Automobile Tire Display

Date: 10 06 1948
Description: A woman standing between a new Ford automobile and a capped and uniformed service technician pointing at a question mark covered window.
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Junk Boat

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Several men pose on the deck of a junk boat called "Ivory Wood No. 3" on the Indian Kentucky River.
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U.W. Student Orientation

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Dressed as Groucho Marx, Al Gay and Karen Christoffersen sell Badger yearbooks during student orientation at the University of Wisconsin. At right is fresh...
Photograph

John Tagget

Date: 01 07 1954
Description: Portrait of John Tagget, the Used Car Manager at Caves Buick Company, 21 North Park Street.
Print

International "Hit the Trail" Sales Flyer

Date: 1939
Description: Sales flyer featuring a cartoon image of a man on a donkey, with the text: "But You've Got To ... Hit The Trail." The flyer is designed to get dealers out ...
Photograph

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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Hotel and Gun Store

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Description: Exterior view of the entrance to a hotel and a gun store. Two people are sitting under the portico. A replica of a bomb is hanging from a pole near the ent...
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Modes of Yesterday

Date: 1956
Description: A man carrying an umbrella is gazing into the display window of Levinger's Antique Shop, Jefferson and East Main Street.
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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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