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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
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Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street

Date: 11 12 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in ...
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Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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Kunert Tin Shop, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the A.W. Kunert Tin Shop.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: View of a house built around 1855 which served as a hardware store and a home.
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Views of Stewart, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Views of Stewart, Wisconsin (otherwise known as Postville or York Township) near Monroe, Dane County. Stewart post-office was established November 12, 186...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Marshfield, Wisconsin".
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756 - 758 West Washington Avenue

Date: 1958
Description: 756 - 758 West Washington Avenue rooming house surrounded by A.B. Schlough Plumbing Co., 760 West Washington on the left and Troia's Food Market, 754 West ...
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Clinton House

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of three-story building located on the south side. Buildings on either side have storefronts, and snow is on the ground.
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Detroit and Jefferson Streets

Date: 1938
Description: Several houses along the road next to a local restaurant with several signs advertising food and drink. A car is on the far left in the road.
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Hamburger Joint

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Description: Woodblock print of an urban street scene with a clothesline strung between buildings, and a church and a hamburger joint.
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Jaeger's Bread Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man standing at the back of an International Metro truck with a basket of bread. The truck includes the text: "Jaeger's / Butter-Nut is fresh bread". "Ha...
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International Deluxe Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus...
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Space Inc. House

Date: 06 06 1950
Description: Advertising photograph for a housing contractor company called Space Inc. Pictured is a house at 3903 Nicholas Road built by Space Inc. contractor Ivan D. ...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Otto Kautz are looking at floor plans and model homes. About one-hundred exhibitors have arranged displays in four tents to show the newest and ...
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Madison Home Show Television Demonstration

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Television was a feature enjoyed by children and adults at the Madison Home Show. The fascination of new improvements for the home, many of them on displa...
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Pettersen's Inc. Exhibit

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: View of the Pettersen's Incorporated (a floor covering business) exhibit at the Madison Home Show. Pettersen's is located at 209 West Mifflin Street.
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Street Vendor

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Description: A street vendor with a cart on a narrow cobblestone street through a residential neighborhood of stucco houses in Havana, Cuba.
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Railway Tracks

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Description: Railway tracks along a residential roadway. A car is parked by the road and a few people stand around the area near a small store.
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Cattle Driven Down a Street

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Description: View of cattle being driven down a street. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Covington, LA."

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