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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Corona Typewriter Window

Date: 10 09 1939
Description: Display of Corona typewriters in the window of Student Book Exchange, 712 State Street.
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L.C. Smith Typewriter Truck

Date: 08 17 1937
Description: View towards one man standing beside a semi-trailer truck delivering 200 new 1937 super speed L.C. Smith typewriters to Jones Typewriter — Business Furnitu...
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L.C. Smith Typewriter Truck

Date: 08 17 1937
Description: View across street towards a semi-trailer truck delivering 200 new 1937 Super Speed L.C. Smith typewriters. A young boy and three men are standing in the s...
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Jones Typewriter Co.

Date: 10 02 1935
Description: Jones Typewriter Co., 512 State Street, showing Corona typewriter display: "Corona Crashes Through The World Over."
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Royal Typewriter Window Display

Date: 02 02 1932
Description: Royal typewriter window display at Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to the Stemp Typewriter Company.
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Frank A. Jones Typewriter Display Window

Date: 06 09 1931
Description: Frank A. Jones typewriter company. Showing both display windows for L C Smith & Corona typewriters and business furniture. 514 State Street.
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Brewington Typewriter Company Display Window

Date: 06 08 1931
Description: Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street, window display featuring Royal typewriters and an adding machine. The name was later changed to Stemp Type...
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Brewington Typewriter Company Display Window

Date: 06 08 1931
Description: Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street, window display featuring Royal Typewriters. The name was later changed to Stemp Typewriter Company.
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Mautz Paint & Glass Co. Office

Date: 04 24 1929
Description: Office staff at work in Mautz Paint & Glass Company office, 939 East Washington Avenue. There is a spiral staircase on the left leading up to the next floo...
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Stemp Typewriter Company

Date: 08 28 1956
Description: Stemp Typewriter Company, located at 528 State Street, featuring the entire front view of the building, including sign "Stemps Adding Machines, expert repa...
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Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School

Date: 12 12 1945
Description: Group of five women in class at the Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries, 502 State Street at Gilman Street. There is a large window in the background, s...
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Remington Rand Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-15-M (Metro) truck owned by Davidson Transfer & Storage Co. and operated under lease by Remington Rand, Inc., in Baltimore. A man is ...
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Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch in Office

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Description: Political "masterminds" at work during the Zeidler campaign in rented offices.
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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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Orchard Ridge Community Club

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Officers of the Orchard Ridge Community Club working on the club's local newspaper. President James Motl, standing, submits an item to Glenn Lyans, vice-pr...
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Underwood Typewriter Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee branch of the Underwood Typewriter Company, headquartered in New York. In the center is the image of a typewriter with a red ba...
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Brewington Typewriter Company Truck Decorated for a Parade

Date: 1933
Description: Madison businesses had a parade to encourage customers to shop. This is the Brewington Typewriter Company entry. It says Brewington Typewriter Company on t...
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Stemp Typewriter Company Interior

Date: 1933
Description: Stanley Stemp (owner) standing behind a typewriter in the Stemp Typewriter Company located at 533 State Street. This store was referred to as the "Little S...
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Stemp Typewriter Company Interior

Date: 1933
Description: Stanley P. Stemp (owner), standing on the right, and two employees in the Stemp Typewriter Company located at 533 State Street. This store was the first an...

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