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Wisconsin Cheese Billboard

Date: 09 28 1942
Description: Highway billboard advertising Wisconsin cheese for the Department of Agriculture and Markets.
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Olsen and Johnson Posing with Streetcar

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "...
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Hommels Cooking School

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: View from center aisle of Hommel's Cooking School set up on the Parkway Theater stage, 6-10 W. Mifflin Street. Displayed is a layout of the cooking demonst...
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Labor Works For Highway Safety

Date: 1969
Description: Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan...
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Madison Oriental Rug Company

Date: 11 20 1927
Description: Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right.
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Fall Festival Entertainers

Date: 09 08 1930
Description: Four women are playing banjos in the McVicar Photo Service Booth at the 1930 East Side Businessman's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival.
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Joe's Place

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Interior of Joe's Place with bartender, possibly Joseph Puccio. The bar was located at 786 W. Washington Avenue in what was known as the Greenbush neighbor...
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Woman with Toasters

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Description: Woman comparing toaster wattages.
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Ediphones on Display

Date: 1936
Description: Office supply show sponsored by Bill Goff, Inc., featuring Ediphones produced by Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
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Theater Ushers

Date: 02 01 1931
Description: Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron."
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Angle Worm Station

Date: 1873
Description: View from the foot of Carroll Street with the Angle Worm Station at Barnes boat landing on Lake Monona. Shows the Scutt II taken from the first succ...
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"Cara Nome" Cosmetics Display

Date: 03 27 1946
Description: Display featuring the Cara Nome brand of cosmetics in the window of Rennebohm Drug Store #12, 2526 Monroe Street.
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Rennebohm's Display Window

Date: 02 01 1946
Description: Nighttime view of a window display at Rennebohm Drug Store #7, 901 University Avenue at the corner of Park Street, in the first floor of the First Wisconsi...
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Manchester's, Inc., Window #6 Textron Fabrics

Date: 09 13 1945
Description: Manchester's, Inc., window #6 featuring "Tomorrow is here with Textron" fabric made into aprons, makeup cape, and blanket bag. The mannequin is wearing an ...
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Manchester's, Inc., Window #5, Textron Fabrics

Date: 09 13 1945
Description: Manchester's, Inc., window #5 featuring: "Tomorrow is here with Textron" fabric made into draperies and bed spread.
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Calvert Liquor Sign

Date: 12 13 1944
Description: Calvert Liquor sign displayed in the window of the Plymouth Liquor Distributers, 2717 Atwood Avenue, sign reads: "Clear Heads Choose Calvert."
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Lord Calvert Whiskey Educational Display

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Mr. Rose showing Clyde S. Tutton a Lord Calvert whiskey educational display in the Wisconsin Treasury Department, Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division offic...
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Union News Company Merchandise Display

Date: 05 06 1939
Description: Small Union News Company merchandise display case. The display features dolls and stuffed animals at the Chicago & Northwestern Train Depot, 219 South Bla...
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Union News Co. Merchandise Display

Date: 05 06 1939
Description: Union News Company merchandise display cases along the wall at Chicago & Northwestern Depot, 219 S. Blair Street. The display features gifts, magazines, an...
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Eastwood Theatre Booth

Date: 09 25 1938
Description: Eastwood Theatre booth at the East Side Business Men's Association fall festival. "Wednesday, Club Nite $300.00, $25.00 guaranteed."

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