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Co-op Electric Store

Date: 07 02 1943
Description: Interior view of Co-op Electric Store, 155 East Wilson Street, showing small electric household appliances.
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F.W. Woolworth Co. — Refrigerator Window

Date: 08 25 1937
Description: F.w. Woolworth Co. show window.
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Forbes-Meagher Co. Refrigerator Window

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Forbes-Meagher Co. display window showing Frigidaire refrigerators. 27 W. Main Street.
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Water Softener Demonstration

Date: 09 29 1931
Description: C.E. Bates Plumbing Company salesman showing the Trupar water softener to a customer, 1425 Regent Street.
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Manchester's Vacuum Cleaner Show Window

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Manchester's window display with five Hoover vacuum cleaners.
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Interior of Continental Store, 6 North Street

Date: 09 11 1946
Description: Continental Store grand opening sale, 6 North Street. Interior view showing counters and merchandise, washing machines, bicycles, auto parts and cash regis...
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St. Charles Kitchen Display

Date: 01 10 1950
Description: St. Charles kitchen display in Casey & O'Brien, Inc. store, 124 West Mifflin Street.
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Store Interior

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Ryan Hickethier & Co., a "Sears Associated Store" 132 Fourth Avenue. Kenmore appliances, Silvertone radios, and floor swee...
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Plumbing Showroom

Date: 1935
Description: A plumbing showroom with tiled model kitchen and bathroom displays. There are oil burning heaters, water heaters, and water softeners also displayed.
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Appliance Display

Date: 1946
Description: An interior view of Pointon Appliance, 132 Fourth Avenue, showing a variety of Maytag washers, kitchen ranges, and water heaters. There are signs for Shell...
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Electrical Display

Date: 1930
Description: A night view of the window display in the Hansch and Hill Electrical Store, 121 Fourth Avenue. Floor lamps and wall sconces are featured, as are displays o...
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Refrigerator Display

Date: 1930
Description: A window display at the Wisconsin Power and Light Company office, 116 Fourth Avenue, features a General Electric refrigerator as "The Gateway to Health" un...
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Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
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Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Young Madison girls requesting autographs of Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, during a fashion show at the Casey and O'Brien, Inc. store on Atwood ...

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