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Downtown Businesses

Date: 1925
Description: View of cars parked outside of several downtown businesses. Pictured from the left are a bank, Liese Drugstore, the Wright Bakery, two unidentified awnings...
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General Store

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Description: Customers receive assistance from clerks inside a general store.
Postcard

Second Street

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down Second Street with people, horse-drawn vehicles and storefronts and signs lining the street. Caption reads: "Down 2nd Street, Grand Rapid...
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Rog's Superette

Date: 11 12 1967
Description: Rog's Superette, a small grocery store located on Main Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids.
Postcard

Central Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View across Central Avenue towards storefronts on the left. Caption reads: "Central Avenue, Marshfield, Wis."
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South Central Avenue

Date: 1916
Description: Looking south down Central Avenue. Caption reads: "Central Ave. Looking South Marshfield, Wis."
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Joseph Rumenopp's Hardware Store

Date: 1884
Description: The hardware store opened and run by Joseph Rumenopp located on the corner of Central Avenue and East Second Street. The store was later sold to J.J. Willi...
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Hotel Blodgett

Date: 1925
Description: The Hotel Blodgett, between the Paulsen Shoe Company and Trio Theater. Caption reads: "Hotel Blodgett Marshfield Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Marshfield, Wisconsin".
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Hardware and Furniture Store

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Description: Two-story building from across a dirt road, with a small building behind it on the right. Some goods are stacked along the exterior wall near an exterior c...
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Two-Storey Brick Commercial Building

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Description: View across road of two-story brick building with a small awning over the front. Located on the corner of a dirt road. The awning has "General Merchandis...
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Commercial Building

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Description: Two-story wood frame building with an awning over the front right entrance. Smaller buildings are on the right along the dirt road.
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Auburndale Grain Elevator

Date: 01 20 1989
Description: Exterior of grain elevator.
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Main Street (USH 10)

Date: 01 20 1989
Description: Main Street (USH 10) in the village, with storefronts and a used car dealership.
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Grain Building in Auburndale

Date: 01 20 1989
Description: Grain storage building located near the railroad tracks. The wrecker service truck parked near the warehouse bears the slogan, "the happy hooker."
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Grand Avenue

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Description: Automobiles drive past storefronts and can be seen parked on either side of Grand Avenue. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk near the Citizens National Bank ...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c...
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Grand Avenue

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Description: View down Grand Avenue. Automobiles park on either side of the avenue and drive down the street past traffic signs, stating, "Keep to the Right." On the ri...
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Second Street

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Description: View down Second Street. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street near bicycles and pedestrians. Stores line the street and the Wood County Nati...
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Grocery Store Representatives at the Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right: W.A. Riordan, John Buck, Leo Sorenson, Jean Nash and Del Hammond. Miss Nash, the owner of the cranberry marsh, escorts representatives ...

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