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| Date: | 03 06 1939 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with the 20th Century Market, located at 1860 East Washington Avenue. There is snow on the ground. The Lee Tires garage is next door. |
| Date: | 01 27 1939 |
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| Description: | Allied Van Lines truck parked in front of W.T. Whalen Transfer, 605 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 01 29 1939 |
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| Description: | The Capitol Theatre marquee, 209 State Street, from the roof of Weber's. The marquee is promoting WLS National Barn Dance Stars, Lulu Belle & Scotty. The v... |
| Date: | 01 02 1939 |
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| Description: | Four Nash automobiles at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Station, 219 S. Blair Street, with Milwaukee Road passenger car in the background. The occasion i... |
| Date: | 01 09 1939 |
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| Description: | Fiore Coal and Oil Company building, 620 W. Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 12 28 1938 |
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| Description: | E-Z Pickin' game of chance. Taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept. |
| Date: | 12 29 1938 |
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| Description: | Kessenich's, 2101-03 State Street display window showing four mannequins in Perry Brown dresses. |
| Date: | 12 29 1938 |
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| Description: | Kessenich's, 201-03 State Street display window showing four mannequins in Perry Brown dresses. |
| Date: | 12 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Pinball machine. Taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept. |
| Date: | 12 28 1938 |
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| Description: | "Daily Races" pinball machine, manufactured by Gottlieb in 1936. The playing surface shows horse racing scenes. The machines was likely seized as a gamblin... |
| Date: | 11 08 1938 |
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| Description: | Rentschler Floral Company, 228-230 State, window display for American Education Week. |
| Date: | 10 25 1938 |
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| Description: | A man is loading a sack onto a Ford farm truck. The name on the truck door is F. Wenger, Verona, Wis. |
| Date: | 10 27 1938 |
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| Description: | AAA dual-control training car parked at East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue. Several students are in the car, a Pontiac, with a man standing next... |
| Date: | 12 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Bee Jay Pinball Machine, and Anchor Mills Inc. Chicago, Ill., on another game taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept. |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Close-up of neon sign display by Capital City Advertising Co., general sign contractors, neon manufacturing sales & service, at the ESBMA (East Side Busine... |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Pontiac automobile with sign "AAA dual control training car." The car was used in high schools to reduce accidents on Madison streets and is on display her... |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Emjay Wind Charger booth at the ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) Fall Festival, featuring batteries and charger parts. Taken for M.J. Fitzgeral... |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Neon sign display by Capital City Advertising Co., general sign contractors, neon manufacturing sales & service, at the ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Ass... |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Eastwood Theatre booth at the East Side Business Men's Association fall festival. "Wednesday, Club Nite $300.00, $25.00 guaranteed." |
| Date: | 09 25 1938 |
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| Description: | Berg's Sporting Goods booth at the East Side Business Men's Association showing hunting and camping gear in a woodland setting. |
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