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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

Date: 08 06 1949
Description: Workmen move into the new advertising offices for Madison Newspapers, Inc. The section is part of a new addition to the Wisconsin State Journal building, 1...
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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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Chainsaw Carving

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Description: A man is posing with a number of his wood carvings. He is wearing a shirt and face-shield advertising Echo chainsaws. A chainsaw is sitting on top of a log...
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Hives on Balcony

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a balcony on the side of a brick building with several beehives. The man on the right is in front of an open window and is h...
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Dorothy Roshak Zmuda

Date: 12 15 1944
Description: Dorothy Roshak Zmuda at work in the advertising department of Allis-Chalmers.
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Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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New Store Opens Today

Date: 05 17 1957
Description: Four officials of the new Brookwood Hardware House pose proudly in the their new building which will open today at 2310 University Avenue. Standing around ...
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Fred H. Kessenich Co. Booth

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Two men sitting with the Fred H. Kessenich Co. (dealer in cutting tools and abrasives) booth at the East Side Business Men's Festival.
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F. Dohmen Company

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of (Floor No. 10) The F. Dohmen Company Wholesale Druggists. A salesman's catalog with removable screwed bindings and pages of note paper bound b...
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Storefront with Advertisement for Gold Medal Flour

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Description: Brick storefront with advertisement for Gold Medal Flour that reads: "Eventually Washburn-Crosby's Gold Medal Flour, Why Not Now." Telephone and electrical...
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William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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Barber Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Man posed standing in a barber shop. His barbershop tools and equipment are behind him on a shelf under the two mirrors, in a cabinet on the left, and on t...
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Sportsman's Paradise Billboard

Date: 05 07 1935
Description: Four men are looking on during installation of a billboard designed by Hinkson Advertising Agency, at the corner of S. Park Street and Olin Avenue. The sig...
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"Why Monkey Around" Billboard

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of an advertisement that reads, "Why Monkey Around with breakdowns, repairs, insurance, etc." There is a cartoon monkey pointing to the dialogue a...
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Great for Business

Date: 10 09 1965
Description: Three men are putting up a billboard sign. Two of the men are wearing suits and the third is wearing an overcoat. Caption reads: "A billboard promoting Mil...

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