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Daisy Bates at Woolworth's Boycott

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates and others at Woolworth's boycott.
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International Scout outside WVLR Radio Station

Date: 1965
Description: Station manager Ron Nicols and an International Scout truck with plow outside Wisconsin's Very Live Radio station headquarters. WVLR shared quarters with C...
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Downtown Eau Claire

Date: 1961
Description: View down street of the downtown business district, including Woolworth's (left side) and Actor's Rexall Drug Store (right side). Caption reads: "Greetings...
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Department Store

Date: 11 30 1966
Description: Sears Roebuck department store interior.
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Gumball Machine

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: Boy inserting coin into a gumball vending machine in anticipation of a sweet treat.
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International Truck Dealership Grand Opening

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Original caption reads: "Congratulations are extended James Graham (center), the owner of Graham International, Inc., Sherman-Denison, Texas, one of the ne...
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Isolated Shack

Date: 09 24 1960
Description: An isolated shack that was formerly an antique dealer's store.
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International Truck Branch

Date: 1960
Description: Customers sitting on stools at the parts counter of an International truck branch. A Scout pickup is parked in the left foreground.
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Maxwell Street Day

Date: 09 1962
Description: Shoppers crowd the sidewalks on Maxwell Street Day.
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Westgate Parking Lot

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: Elevated view of the parking lot at the Westgate Shopping Center. The storefronts are on the left, and include Ragatz Shoes, Three Sisters, ?obil Shoes, S....
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Martin's Tailor Shop on State Street

Date: 1967
Description: The Deutschkron's store, Martin's, a tailor shop, located at 427 State Street (Ella's Deli on left).
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Edward Deutschkron as Salesman at Martin's on State Street

Date: 12 1968
Description: Edward Deutschkron (son of Eva Lauffer Deutschkron and Martin Deutschkron) working as a salesman at the family's store, Martin's, 427 State Street.
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Sidewalk Sale in front of Deutschkron Family's Store

Date: 12 1968
Description: Sidewalk sale in front of Deutschkron family's store, Martin's, 427 State Street.
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Cub Cadet Tractor

Date: 07 1960
Description: A Cub Cadet lawn tractor is on display in a showroom, possibly at the International Harvester headquarters building in Chicago, Illinois. The tractor is de...
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Hat Shop on Street Corner

Date: 05 16 1966
Description: View from street of Aletta's Hat Shop. The shop is on a corner lot and seems to be connected to a residential home.
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Union Worker Supports Civil Rights

Date: 1960
Description: Members of a Des Moines United Packinghouse Workers of America local picket outside a Woolworth's store to demonstrate their opposition to segregation of W...
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Two Boys Looking at Packers Window Display

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: Two young boys, one with Loftstrand-style crutches most likely due to polio, are looking at a window display. The Packers were about to play for, and would...
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Packers Display in Art Store Window

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: Two teenage boys stand on the sidewalk looking at an art store window display featuring illustrations of the Packer players. The Packers were about to play...
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Newman's Packers Display

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: View from across street of the window display for Newman's "The Store of Fashions," which featured numerous "Titletown U.S.A." signs. The Packers were abou...
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 500 block of State Street. Business include: The Towers (student apartments), Pantorium Dry Cleaners, The...

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