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McDonald's Billboard

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Description: A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a d...
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Oakleigh Lodge in Blooming Grove

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Description: Oakleigh Lodge on the south shore of Lake Monona, one-time home of Dr. and Mrs. William Reginald Reynolds of Dublin, Ireland, who purchased the house and 6...
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Cazenovia Storefronts

Date: 1907
Description: View of storefronts, a dirt road, and a plank sidewalk. One of the storefronts is a restaurant. Caption reads: "Cazenovia, Wis."
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Buena Vista House

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Description: View of the hotel from across the street through trees and a fence. The hotel was later called the Cobblestone Inn. A small building on the left near the h...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1940
Description: View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobbl...
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Library and Lunch Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of some storefronts, including a lunch room, and a library on a dirt road.
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Fisherman's Wharf

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Description: Boats and buildings on a fisherman's wharf.
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Mauston Service Station

Date: 1957
Description: Skelly service station, restaurant, and motel located along STH 12 in Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Republican House Grounds

Date: 1952
Description: View of the Republican House grounds, with the "Little White Schoolhouse" in the foreground and the Republican House Restaurant behind it.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on...
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Lakeside Hotel

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Description: A view of the Lakeside Hotel, showing the saloon and restaurant. People are posing in front. Caption reads: "Lakeside Hotel, Pheasant Branch, Wis. Fritz Mu...
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Chesebro's

Date: 1915
Description: A tea shop and a women's apparel shop, located at 236 Prospect Avenue. The building has a corner turret, a front porch, and vines growing up the sides. Ca...
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Business District

Date: 1915
Description: Business signs read: "North Shore Hotel," "Elite Cafe," "Northwestern Book Store," and "Pink Shop." On right side of street, the Hoyburn theater has writte...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down the cobblestone Main Street lined with storefronts. Features a large tree in the foreground as well as a horse-drawn carriage parked next to a re...
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Ormond's Restaurant

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Description: Exterior of Ormond's Restaurant, a small building with a sign above the door. A driveway leads to a mailbox and a sign that reads: "Full Course Blue Plate ...
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Dining Outdoors at Exeter Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Exeter Inn with guests dining outdoors under trees. Built in 1932, the hotel's Georgian facade features a doorway and an awning under which tab...
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Swiss Chalet

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Description: Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the...
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Rainbow Diner

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Description: Exterior of Rainbow Diner, a long building with windows and drapes. Two sets of stairs lead to doorways, and signs are painted on the building facade. One ...
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Oxford Hotel

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Description: Exterior view from intersection toward the Oxford Hotel, built in 1858. Stairs on the right side lead to a porch, and a sign on the balcony reads, "Ye Old ...
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The Lantern Inn

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Description: The Lantern Inn stands among trees in a wooded area, with signs on its exterior that advertise steak and duck dinners. The inn building consists of two mai...

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