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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Roadside Sales Pitch

Date: 1924
Description: Signs are advertising sideline businesses along a rural road. There is a large sign that reads: "For Sale Belgian Carrier Pigeons," and a smaller sign that...
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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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Upside Down Smile Sign

Date: 1959
Description: Filling station sign reading: "smile," purposely put upside down. A young woman is bending over to read it.
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Country Store

Date: 1977
Description: A teenage girl is walking up cement steps to a sidewalk in front of a country store and Post Office. An American flag is flying from a column in the foregr...
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Severson's Service Station Calendar

Date: 2008
Description: This beautiful 1940s calendar hangs on the wall at Monty's Blue Plate Diner.

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