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Rexall Drugstore

Date: 12 14 1977
Description: Man sweeping the walkway and entrance of the Rio Rexall Drugstore. The windows are decorated for the Christmas holiday.
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Northwest Airlines Pickets

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
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Busy B's Dog Circus and International 1200D Truck

Date: 1970
Description: Gloria Peebles (left), animal trainer, Kay Bliss (right), assistant, and their Busy B's canine act performers (11 dogs and 2 monkeys) in front of Internati...
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Children's Baseball Team

Date: 05 31 1979
Description: Young female baseball/softball team and young boys of opposing team sit on the sidelines. The girls are holding a sign that reads "Girls do it better."
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Suburban Bookmobile

Date: 1972
Description: Three children reading books near a bookmobile parked in a suburban neighborhood. The bookmobile was an International Loadstar 1600.
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International Scout II Indianapolis 500 Safety Patrol Vehicle

Date: 1972
Description: International Scout used as an Indianapolis 500 safety patrol vehicle outside motor speedway.
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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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International Truck Dealers Pose with Truck Driver

Date: 1976
Description: View of two International truck dealers posing with truck driver and International Transtar II in front of dealership. Truck was owned by Carstensen Freigh...
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Teeter Totter

Date: 09 12 1971
Description: Children fashioned their seesaw using a board, and a barricade with a sign that reads: "Road Closed" that they found in an empty lot.
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Democratic Headquarters on Wheels

Date: 10 1972
Description: A camping trailer serves as the Monroe County, Wisconsin Democratic party and McGovern campaign headquarters during the 1972 presidential race.
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Scout II "Wow Wagon"

Date: 1971
Description: Color photograph of International Scout II pickup trucks parked on the lot of Gilmore International, Inc., an International Harvester dealership. The Scout...
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Proxmire Walking Through Wisconsin in Winter

Date: 12 22 1972
Description: Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ...
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Rennebohms on Odana Road

Date: 1979
Description: Steven O. Kimbrough outside the Rennebohm Drug Store No. 20, 6725 Odana Road, with the Beltline in the distance. In 1970 Kimbrough and photographer Chuck P...
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Rennebohm Storefront

Date: 1970
Description: Snapshot of the front Rennebohm Drug Store located at Shorewood Shopping Center, on University Avenue, with several cars parked in front. The snapshot was ...
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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall

Date: 01 18 1970
Description: Exterior view of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall, 118 Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). The bui...
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The Old Clock Shop

Date: 09 20 1970
Description: Exterior view of The Old Clock Shop owned by P. Tock at 1343 Williamson Street with clocks displayed in the window.
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Senate Bar

Date: 02 21 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Senate Bar at 188 North Pinckney Street which shows its unusual brickwork and elaborate Gothic windows.
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Triangle Superette Market

Date: 07 11 1971
Description: Round, ornate turret on the Triangle Superette, later known as the Triangle Market, on the corner of State and North Henry Streets.
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Fess Hotel

Date: 1977
Description: A view from the west of the Fess Hotel, 123 East Doty Street.
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Duckwitz Painted Mailbox

Date: 08 22 1971
Description: A mailbox, painted with likenesses of animals, insects, and plants, at the Duckwitz residence at 5040 Lake Mendota Drive.

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