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Baraboo International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the storefront of an International Harvester dealership owned by the Schwartz Bros. The dealership sold ...
Photograph

W.T. Grant Store

Date: 08 31 1944
Description: View of the W.T. Grant five and ten-cent store at 19-21 South Pinckney Street on the Capitol Square.
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University Avenue at Night

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: View of 500 and 600 blocks of University Avenue at night, looking west from West Gilman Street.
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Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
Postcard

The Big Store

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from intersection towards The Big Store on the corner, with two men standing outside the entrance. A large traffic signal is in the center of...
Photograph

Alba House

Date: 1860
Description: View across intersection towards the Alba House, with individuals standing outside its entrance and on the balcony.
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Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: View across Main Street towards buildings on the left. In the center is Shurtleffs Ice Cream, Cigars, and Candy Shop. Automobiles are parked at an angle al...
Photograph

Pinckney Street

Date: 1939
Description: South Pinckney Street on the Capitol Square. The view includes several retail shops and a women's clothing store.
Photograph

Buildings on Fourth Avenue

Date: 1937
Description: A view of brick-paved Fourth Avenue, with the Al. Ringling Theatre on the left. The theater, which has an ornate terra cotta facade, advertises its air-con...
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1930
Description: View down center of street toward an intersection. Cars are parked on both sides of street which is lined with businesses, and pedestrians are walking in t...
Photograph

South Barstow Street

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Description: Commercial buildings line South Barstow Street and automobiles are parked on either side. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks past stores including "Kuppenhe...
Photograph

Bodega Brew Pub

Date: 2007
Description: An exterior view from across street of Bodega Brew Pub on corner of Pearl Street.
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down street. Shops and cars are on both sides of the street. A storefront on the left advertises a "BANKRUPT-SALE." The road is cobblestone.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street with storefronts on both sides. On the left, there is a tailor shop, Pundy's Cafe, Dubow's[?] Variety Store, a clothing store, and Vander ...
Photograph

Commercial City Street

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Description: View of a commercial area at the end of the nineteenth century. Men cross the street near parked automobiles, and others stand in the doorway of the Jones ...
Photograph

Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...
Photograph

Business District

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Description: View down sidewalk on right side of a business district featuring automobiles, passengers, and storefronts. On the right a man and child are near the show ...
Photograph

Commercial Street Scene

Date: 1930
Description: View looking down a commercial street. Shops and cars in angled parking spaces line both sides of the paved street. A horse-drawn wagon is in the far dista...
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Group of Employees in front of Cafe

Date: 1930
Description: View across street of a group of employees, all men, posing outside their cafe. The cafe advertises Kennedy Dairy Company brand ice cream, Coca-Cola produc...
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Commercial Avenue

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Description: View across unpaved road of storefront on Commercial Avenue after the rain. There is a butcher shop, F. Tallada Candy and Cigars, and a saloon. A streetlig...

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