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Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
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Nature's Bakery Co-op

Date: 1974
Description: 1101 Williamson Street. This natural foods bakery was organized and managed by its employees. The co-op opened in this location between 1973-74.
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Gothic Temple Cake

Date: 09 21 1933
Description: Gothic Temple Cake created by Reidar Strand and Oswald Christensen at Strand's Bakery's booth at the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Fest...
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Woolworth's Window Display

Date: 11 05 1928
Description: F.W. Woolworth Company, 1-5 East Main Street, window display of restaurant menu and an array of desserts.
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Pretzel Seller at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: A woman street vendor, in an embroidered jacket, sells pretzels on the street near the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Triggs Bakery Window

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: Bill Triggs Bakery window, 821 East Johnson Street.
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Triggs Bakery Window

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: Bill Triggs Bakery window, 2523 University Avenue.
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Gordy's Bake Shop

Date: 09 15 1954
Description: Gordy's Bake Shop display window, 1409 University Avenue, alternate view.
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Webers Pastry Kitchen Window

Date: 02 13 1956
Description: Webers Pastry Kitchen, 118 North Fairchild Street, display window featuring a Valentine cake display, including five sweetheart cakes.
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Shorewood Shopping Center Anniversary Celebration

Date: 11 29 1952
Description: Man cutting four-tiered cake at first anniversary celebration of the opening of Shorewood Shopping Center.
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Snow-Covered Main Street

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Description: Wagons and sleighs on a snow-covered Main Street. Looking west on Main Street toward the intersection of the Main Street and First Street. Storefronts, fro...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Mrs. Austin T. Breyer (Daisy), 2730 Lakeland Avenue, ordering Girl Scout cookies from Scouts Mary Ripp, left, 2202 Lakeland Avenue, a member of Troop 12 of...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Co-Chairs

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Co-chairmen of the Girl Scout Cookie sale (left to right), Mrs. Robert T. Walker (Ruth), 733 Huron Hill, and Mrs. Charles W. Ellis (Agnes), 122 Lakewood Bo...
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Keller's Bakery Truck

Date: 11 1926
Description: A driver sits behind the wheel of an International Model S truck used by Keller's Bakery of Brooklyn as a man loads a tray of goods into the back. The stor...
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Cup & Saucer Restaurant

Date: 1938
Description: A customer's view of the lunch counter at the Cup & Saucer Restaurant. Pies and donuts(?) are on the counter. A 4 can in-line McCormick-Deering cooler is u...
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8H3 Deluxe Refrigerator

Date: 1949
Description: An International Harvester refrigerator with all doors open sits against a wall. The refrigerator has two drawers, a small freezer, and food. Bottles and c...
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Walgreen Employee Honored

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Robert A. Knoll (left) receives a gold watch in honor of his 25 years of service with Walgreen Drug Stores. It is being presented by E.A. Rintelmann. Mr. K...
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Hostess Truck at Standard Oil Station

Date: 1935
Description: J.P. Whalen of the Continental Baking Company loads an International truck marked: "Hostess Cake" with boxes outside the Hilltop Market service station.
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Purity Baking Company Metro Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man unloads a box from the rear of an International LM-120 with Metro body owned by the Purity Baking Company. The truck is parked on the side of a stree...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Date: 02 27 1952
Description: Girl Scouts Janet and Jane Brandenburg promote a Girl Scout cookie sale to Dorothy Freck.

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