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| Date: | 03 02 1946 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the bar at Frenchy's Restaurant, 3302 University Avenue. View includes bar-top juke box controls, and sign saying: "Welcome back... Wearer... |
| Date: | 01 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Display of personal care products in the window of Rennebohm Drug Store #10, 676 State Street. Here the promotion to buy large size items seen in other Ren... |
| Date: | 07 16 1943 |
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| Description: | Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota, Wisconsin, interior view of the bar showing liquor bottles and three World War II servicemen... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Crowds at the corner of East Mifflin Street and North Pinckney Street on V-J Day, August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of J... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Photographic copy of a World War II poster reading: "Another Shot at Hitler; A drop of oil may save a pound of metal", with an illustration of two hands ho... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | View looking East toward the proposed south boundary fence line of International Harvester's Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal. A railroad track and car are on the ... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Military tank prepared for shipment at International Harvester's Bettendorf tank arsenal (factory). |
| Date: | 03 1945 |
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| Description: | A washing machine run by a windmill in Ulithi. Behind the large propellers of the machine is a sign that says: "The Padre's washing machine---Cleanliness i... |
| Date: | 10 30 1943 |
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| Description: | Motor Pool Dispatchers (left to right) Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, and Sergeant Joe Nicolazzi of Kenosha, Wisconsin, chat with Corporal Eugen... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Two sailors and two women are seated at a table smoking cigarettes and drinking beer, while another woman stands playing an accordion for them. Around the ... |
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