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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: View from street of workers, including some African Americans, loading (and/or unloading) agricultural equipment and parts outside a general office of the ...
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200 Block of State Street in Winter

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the north side of the 200 block of State Street between Fairchild and Henry Streets. This side was free of saloons. The south si...
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Kresge's "Tricky Dog" Window

Date: 03 19 1946
Description: Woman sitting at a table in Kresge's window, demonstrating "Tricky Dog" toy (magnetized black and white Scotty dogs). 25 cents - 1.00 store.
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Dyers Shoe Store Political Window

Date: 10 07 1936
Description: Dyers Shoe Store, at 109 State Street, with a display window featuring men's shoes, and the words: "Comfortable shoes satisfy all parties," and "Give your ...
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H.W. Simon Paint Store Window

Date: 04 25 1935
Description: H.W. Simon Paint Store window, 1904 Monroe Street. Shows Mautz paint display and H.W. Simon, Decorator sign. The interior of the store can be seen through ...
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Vit-O-Ray Egg Laying Contest

Date: 03 04 1935
Description: View inside storefront towards a dozen chickens in cages. They are finalists in the Vit-O-Ray egg laying contest for Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street...
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Kiddie Camp Display Window

Date: 04 27 1934
Description: Three little girls, members of the Emerson Fresh Air school and the Longfellow Nutrition room, playing with puppies in the Capital Times Kiddie Camp...
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Groceries and Provisions Store

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Description: A horse and wagon and men are posing in front of Reindl Brothers Groceries and Provisions store at 32 North Bassett Street. Text on the wagon reads: "Cash....
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CA-VEL Fabrics Window Display

Date: 06 20 1949
Description: CA-VEL fabrics window display at Leath's furniture store, 117 State Street, showing a living room scene with panels of CA-VEL deep pile mohair upholstery f...
Postcard

Main Street, Looking East from the Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View down of Main Street from along right-side curb. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the street, and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Storefronts are on both ...
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Storefronts on Main Street

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Description: Horse and wagon in front of a storefront on Main Street with an elevated board sidewalk. Storefronts identified from left to right as G.G. Melbye Groceries...
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Voss Building

Date: 05 10 1910
Description: The Voss Building on N. Water Street between E. Juneau Avenue and E. Highland Avenue. J.C. Grosch Horse Shoer is to the left. There is a horse-drawn vehicl...
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West Wisconsin Commercial District

Date: 05 28
Description: Street corner with commercial buildings, including Leo Abraham Cigars and Merit, Gargoyle Restaurant, The Peoples Dentists, The Hermit Buffet, and surround...
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Metropolitan Building

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Description: Metropolitan building and the Streissguth clothing and shoe company at the northeast corner of N. 3rd and W. State Streets. Police officers are standing on...
Manuscript

John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
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Third and Main Street Scene

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Description: View from Third and Main Street of storefronts. There is signage for the Tetzlaff and Co. Building Materials above a pile of bricks in a sideyard near the ...
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Scheffler and Wegeman Storefront

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Description: View from road of Schiffler and Wegemann Tailoring and Clothing House building on corner. The storefront is at Third and Main Streets. On the left side of ...
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Downtown Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine Street at Jacob Black's dry goods store, with a display of hand fans in front window; Schwaller's Real Estate company is above Bla...
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Pet Food Display

Date: 1930
Description: A night view of a pet food display in a store window. In addition to commercial signs advertising Ken-L-Ration and Bird-E-Ration, a handwritten sign advert...

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