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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Close-up of carpenters Art Thorstad and George Clark working on the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Joe Starkey, Herman Crume, and Harley Buelow working on forms for the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Town and Country House Furniture Store

Date: 04 01 1954
Description: Window display at night of the Town and Country furniture store located at 3320 University Avenue. The stores sign is lit up in neon.
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Sears Store Parking Lot

Date: 10 12 1954
Description: View of the large parking lot with several parked cars and a neon sign reading: "Sears Customer Parking."
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Whitford Hearing Service

Date: 01 06 1955
Description: Commercial building at 108 and 110 North Fairchild Street. Entrances for Rider-Realty Company and Whitford Hearing Service. There is a coin-operated parkin...
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Parked Car Rolls Across Carroll Street

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: A parked Buick Super sitting in front of the Karsten's men's shoe store on Carroll Street on the Madison Capitol Square. It had rolled across the street an...
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist, in front of her ladies' ready-to-wear and accessories store Kleist and Wiggs, discussing business matters with Bob Hutchings, preside...
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Hey Goblins, You'd Better Watch Out

Date: 10 26 1957
Description: "Free punki'ns" are being given to children by the Madison Sears store and the Y Men's Club of the YMCA. The pumpkins are to be carved and entered in a con...
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Military Displays at East Madison Shopping Center for Veterans' Day

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Manchester's East store manager, Donald (Nick) Ustad, and three military officers set up part of a display at the East Madison Shopping Center to observe V...
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Christmas Shoppers on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Christmas shoppers crowd the Capitol Square on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Women shoppers are seen at the corner of State Street, Carroll Street and W....
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Brookwood Village Shopping Center Grand Opening

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Elevated view of representatives of ten shops and two professional services gathered for the grand opening of the Brookwood Village shopping center at Nako...
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Smashed Store Windows on State Street

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Glass workers repair damage to 14 store windows on State Street after John O'Connor smashed them during the night and stole items from Goodman's Jewelry St...
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Gas Blast Demolishes the Kellor's Store and Garage near Oregon

Date: 09 19 1960
Description: A gas explosion demolished the Kellor's store and garage near Oregon. The blast was thought to be caused by a leak in the underground gasoline storage tank...
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Post-Christmas Shoppers Return Gifts to Downtown Madison Stores

Date: 12 27 1960
Description: Traffic crowds Madison downtown streets and parking stalls as shoppers return or exchange unwanted Christmas gifts.
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Post-Christmas Shoppers Crowd Downtown Madison Sidewalks

Date: 12 27 1960
Description: Post-Christmas shoppers exchanging or returning unwanted Christmas gifts crowd downtown Madison sidewalks.

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