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Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: View down Wisconsin Avenue. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, and there are shops signs for "Chas A. Blair - Lunch and Shortorders - News Stand." A banner ...
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Looking Down Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: View down Wisconsin Avenue. There are shops on both sides of the street. Businesses include: W.J. Griff watch and jewelry store, a hotel, and a grocery and...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1923
Description: A busy street scene on Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Cars are parked in the middle of the street, and triangle flag banners hang above. The shops have...
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Street Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View down commercial street. The shops include: a wallpaper store, Reed Opera House, a clothing store, and a dental office. Two horse-drawn carriages belon...
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Looking West from Williams Corner

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of a row of stores, including R.S. Williams drugstore, C.C. Lewis's dental office, Weber's watch and jewelry store, and a variety store....
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Tate & Kleinpell Hardware

Date: 1904
Description: View of the interior of Tate & Kleinpell Hardware, with stoves, churns, seeds and other items displayed for sale.
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Main Street

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Description: View down commercial Main Street looking south. A buggy travels down the dirt road.
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Music Store

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Description: Interior view of a music shop with phonographs, violins, phonograph records displayed on the wall, and wax cylinders lining a shelf.
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Kroger Store Flower Bulb Promotion

Date: 02 06 1952
Description: Two store employees of a Kroger store stand by an Old Dutch cleanser promotion for gladiolus bulbs in a store in Lancaster. Other merchandise displays incl...
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Beetown, Street Scene

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Description: View down a snow-covered street. There are shops on either side. "W.J. Birch - Cash Store" is on the left.
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Rephotographic Pair: Downtown Beetown

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view down Main Street, presented as a pair.
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street. Osward's restaurant is on the far left. The post office and a plumbing shop are on the right.
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Bloomington Main Street — Alternative View

Date: 1921
Description: Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The visible shop signs are Guernsey Restaurant, Ludden's, Ludden's Store for Men, Billiard Hall, The Sanitary...
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Ludden's Poultry and Eggs

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of Ludden's Poultry and Eggs from the dirt road. The shop features a porch, gable roof, and fenced yard. There are wooden crates and barrels ...
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Looking South from Marcus Corner

Date: 1923
Description: View down retail street. The shops include a clothing store, Barig and Son Undertakers, a hotel, and drugstore. Cars are parked in the middle of the street...
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Ludden's Big White Store

Date: 1912
Description: The facade of Ludden's Big White Store. The building features two bay windows, two stories, and two large display windows. The window displays umbrellas, d...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down middle of commercial street. On the left, two men pose by a car at an automobile repair shop. The shop advertises Polarine motor oil and Willard ...
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Monfort Business District

Date: 1924
Description: View across railroad tracks of storefronts located near the train depot. The shops include: Montford Lumber Company, Damerow's Cafe, and the American Hotel...
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Business District

Date: 1925
Description: View along road of a general store and filling station. Cars are parked along the curb. In the background is a hill with trees.
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Street Scene

Date: 1923
Description: A retail street at the intersection of East Oat Avenue. Cars and trucks are parked in the middle of the street. The shops are: a drugstore, Guernsey's Bake...

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