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Gas Station Explosion

Date: 06 17 1933
Description: A worker is sorting through the rubble from the collapsed Kleinheinz Pennco service station (Pennsylvania Oil Company), 702 S. Park Street. People in the ...
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International Model H Oil Truck

Date: 1919
Description: Driver's side view of a man sitting in the driver's seat of an International Model H oil truck owned by the Winona Oil Company. The truck is parked outside...
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Hostess Truck at Standard Oil Station

Date: 1935
Description: J.P. Whalen of the Continental Baking Company loads an International truck marked: "Hostess Cake" with boxes outside the Hilltop Market service station.
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Mobil Gasoline Station Sign

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: A Mobil gasoline service station sign is in the foreground. Across the street is a blacksmith shop. On the left is a residential home next to the blacksmit...
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Locomotive Parked near Courthouse Square

Date: 1940
Description: Two men and a police officer stand beside the "Pioneer," an early Chicago and Northwestern Railroad locomotive which is parked beside the Sauk County Court...
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Post Office

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Description: Exterior of a shingled post office/gas station with cars parked in front near the gas pumps. Sign in front reads "Socony" and a man wearing a white apron a...
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
Postcard

Street Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard down road toward a building on the right. Signs indicate that the Post Office and Fire Marshall can be found within. Two automobiles ...
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Rochester Fuel and Feed Company Truck

Date: 1925
Description: A man filling the oil tank of an International Model 33 truck owned by the Rochester Fuel and Feed Company.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down road towards three workers standing on the porch of an auto repair shop. The shop offers Red Crown Gasoline, Peerless Motor Oil, and Firestone ti...
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Cowie Brothers Company Truck

Date: 05 07 1938
Description: A man stands near the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Cowie Brothers City Service Company as the truck supplies a service station with oil. Th...
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Pan-Am Cafe Under Construction

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Description: A Pan-Am Cafe and Service Station while under construction. Three people are standing near the doorway. The station was owned by Amzie Moore, noted civil r...
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Leyda's Service Station

Date: 1931
Description: Leyda's Service Station on the corner of Park Street and Olin Avenue. This service station was a member of the Wadham's Oil and Grease Company chain of Mil...
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Man Operating 250 Pay Loader with Drott Skid-Shovel

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Description: Man operating a 250 Pay Loader with Drott Skid-Shovel in a street. He is unloading material into a dump truck.
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Two Men with International Truck for Service Station

Date: 10 17 1928
Description: Two men are standing alongside the running board of the passenger side of an International truck. The truck has an open bed, with a gate at the front and b...

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