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Joe's Liquor Store

Date: 1960
Description: Front exterior view of Joe's Liquor Store at 702 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Students and Teacher in Classroom

Date: 1946
Description: A man stands behind a table and addresses a teacher in a classroom at International Harvester's Education and Training Center. The teacher sits beside an e...
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Cafeteria at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Long tables and chairs in a dining hall, probably at the McCormick Works. The tables are covered in table cloths and several cooks stand in the background....
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American Express Company Delivery Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model F, or 31 truck owned by the American Express Company parked near a snowy curb outside the company office. A man wearing a hat is in the...
Photograph

American Express Delivery Truck

Date: 1912
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck owned by the American Express Company. The truck is parked in the snow outside the company office. A man wearing a hat ...
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Black Out Curtains

Date: 1942
Description: Publicity photograph of a woman hanging blackout curtains, with the assistance of her young daughter. The photograph was taken to provide illustration for ...
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Saloon

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Description: View across road of a man with his horse outside the Bar Room. There is a large circus advertisement with elephants and lions painted on the wall of the bu...
Print

Front of Cat and Mouse Trade Card

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Description: Front view of a trade card created by the Plano Manufacturing Company featuring an illustration of a cat climbing a screened window in pursuit of a mouse. ...
Photograph

Werner Opera House

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Description: Two men on a scaffold inside the Werner Opera House. Advertisements for local merchants are on the stage curtain, and there is an upright piano in the fore...
Print

The Solar Home

Date: 1944
Description: The cover of a 12 page advertising booklet called "The Solar Home," featuring the illustration of a window superimposed over a burst design. The text reads...
Print

Solar Home Centerspread

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Description: Center spread of a 12 page booklet named "Homes for tomorrow's happy living." The illustration is of a father, seated on the ground, and a mother, seated i...
Photograph

General Store

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Description: View from unpaved road of the front of the two-story general store with a group of six men standing on the stoop. One man, perhaps the proprietor, wears st...
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Viola Court House

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Description: Exterior view of the "Viola Court House" — a small wooden building where one can find the Justice of the Peace. Posters on the exterior walls promote an up...
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Lake Tomahawk Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Lake Tomahawk Post Office, with a woman and two young girls posed in front. A sign painted on the side of the building advertises "Sod...
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Interior View of Smith's Store

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of Smith's Store, featuring a glass topped case filled with merchandise. Pails and a large light fixture hang from the ceiling, and boxes of ...
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Froth House

Date: 10 2013
Description: The interior of the Froth House, a coffee shop located in the Regent Street Neighborhood. A rocking chair is sitting in a corner, with a piano on the left....
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Olwell Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street, at the intersection with University Avenue, towards the Olwell Building. The upper floors are apartment buildings, with t...
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Matthew Gay Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection with North Henry Street, towards the Queen Anne-style Matthew Gay Building, a two-story building with a turre...
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Fess Hotel Sign on Side of Building

Date: 1958
Description: View towards the front right corner of the Fess Hotel, and the sign painted on the right side of the Fess Hotel that reads: "Fess Hotel, 75 Rooms 30 Baths ...
Postcard

Country Kitchen

Date: 07 15 1968
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Country Kitchen. Wisconsin's Most Unique. A Dinner or a Snack – Plenty of Parking. Location: Hwy. 13 Exit on I-90-94 at intersectio...

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