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Naval Training School, Ship's Store

Date: 02 07 1945
Description: Female clerk selling items to Naval trainees at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store. The store was located in a University of Wisconsin dor...
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Views of Stewart, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Views of Stewart, Wisconsin (otherwise known as Postville or York Township) near Monroe, Dane County. Stewart post-office was established November 12, 186...
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Interior of a Dry-Goods Store

Date: 1908
Description: Three women and one man pose at a cashier's counter in the interior of a dry-goods store, presumably in Wisconsin. Hammocks hang from the ceiling in the ba...
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Greetings from Glenco Cottages

Date: 1927
Description: A collection of photographic images from Glenco Cottages and other Dells sights. They are: Oss-Wasse Cottage, Sunset Rock at Witches Gulch, Wau-Ka-Wan Cott...
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At Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The general store and boat tour ticket selling counter. A man and a dog are posing in the foreground.
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Thomas Family Home

Date: 1890
Description: Home of the Thomas Family at Lac Vieux Desert, built in 1860, and housed the Lac Vieux Desert Trading Post. Seated on the doorstep are Mrs. Leonard Thomas,...
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General Store Interior

Date: 1920
Description: Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store.
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Mason City General Store

Date: 1921
Description: A man poses on the porch of a general store and filling station.
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Store at Glenco Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: View across lawn of people in the Glenco Cottages store with an open dining area on the porch. A sign on the tree in front reads: "Please do not take or de...
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ...
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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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S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store

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Description: Men posed standing in front of the S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store on a snow-covered street. S.H. Van Gorden is probably standing on porch ...
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M.J. Chapman Store

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Description: Group portrait of men and boys posing in front of the M.J. Chapman Store, probably in Alma Center, and known contemporarily as the C.T. Gansel Building.
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People Gathered in Front of Store

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Description: Group of men, women, and children posing standing in front of a small country store. A man and boy are sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse. In the ...
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Bradshaw Home, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Bradshaw home, erected in about 1927 by Peter E. and John W. Bradshaw as a general store.
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Nettland's Roll Inn on Highway 16 "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: View across road towards the main office at Nettland's Roll Inn. The building is of chink log construction with the round logs overlapping at the ends. Can...
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Vieau Trading Post

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Description: Vieau trading post.
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Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: View down road towards a group of men posing on the porch of Young's general store.
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General Store

Date: 1925
Description: A general store in Keyeser.
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Murray's Cabins — Jct. 12 and County Trunk M

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Description: View across road towards a group of people standing in front of the main office and general store at Murray's Cabins. On the right is a wooden archway with...

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