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View of Shell Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View across unpaved towards the left side of main street in Shell Lake, with a hardware store and post office on the left, and people standing along the si...
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Goodyear Service Station

Date: 02 06 1934
Description: Goodyear Service Station and Shell Gas, 205 N. Bassett Street at W. Dayton Street with Super Shell gas pumps and two automobiles parked in front. Houses ac...
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Shell Service Station

Date: 04 29 1931
Description: Shell service station, with a male attendant standing in front. There are posters advertising the "Trader Horn" movie on the ground in front of the pumps.
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Madison-Shell Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: The Shell Oil Company built this service station at 950 South Park Street in 1963. This large single-story service station featured the operator's office a...
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Shell Service Station

Date: 09 27 1934
Description: Man filling automobile at Shell Service Station, located at 2643 University Avenue at Farley Avenue. Another man is working on an automobile on a lift outs...
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Shell Gas Station

Date: 05 13 1953
Description: Service station attendant standing next to gas pump at the Shell Gas Station near the Shorewood Corners Shopping Center, 801 Shorewood Boulevard.
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Shell Service Station

Date: 09 09 1959
Description: Service Station offering "Shellubrication."
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Shell Gasoline Station

Date: 04 02 1933
Description: Shell Petrolium Corp. gasoline station, at the corner of Vilas and 401 S. Park Street. There is a "Today's New Deal" poster announcing a forthcoming promot...
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Shell Station Decorated for Christmas

Date: 1956
Description: Night view of a Shell service station with Christmas decorations. There are tree branch swags on the building and on the poles and light fixture around the...
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Shell Gas Station

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Shell Gas and Service Station. The four service doors are open, showing men working on cars. A sign above the gas pump...
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Gasoline Station in Early Morning Fog

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: Street scene with a Shell gasoline station, the Kitty Korner Kafe, and a phone booth in early morning fog.
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Shell Hole in French House

Date: 
Description: A French house in ruins. Captioned: "Julian Bryan, standing in a hole made by a shell. Notice that French houses are constructed for centuries where Amer...
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Church Hit by German Shell

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A church with a hole in the wall. Captioned: "The hole made by a Boche shell entering the Dombasle church. It exploded inside and left little except ruins....
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Elmer Gloege

Date: 10 01 1953
Description: Portrait of Elmer Gloege used for an advertisement of the Elmer Gloege Shell Service Station, 2801 University Avenue.
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East Wilson Street Scene

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: East Wilson Street scene at the center of South Hancock looking West, taken at site of Reynolds Bus accident. Businesses include Shell Service at 324 East ...
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International L-190 Tanker

Date: 02 02 1950
Description: International model L-190 truck used as tanker for Shell Oil.
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Shell Petroleum Co. Display

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Shell Petroleum Co. display of automobile products at the ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) Fall Festival in the Fuller & Johnson building on Ea...
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Komfort Kabin Kourt & Rooms at the "Wee Hoose" U.S. 16

Date: 
Description: View from street of the Shell Station at Wee Hoose.
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Union Corners Shell Oil Station

Date: 04 01 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Union Corners Shell Oil Station, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street, viewed from across Milwaukee Street. The view includ...
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Church Building and Service Station

Date: 04 21 1980
Description: Across a street leading to 51 is a parking lot with a single automobile parked in a lot near a church. Across the street to the left is a Shell gas station...

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