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Main Street
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View looking at the automobiles parked in front of the stores along Main Street. Storefront signs on the left say: Mercer Auto Company, Mercer Garage, Goodyear, Drug Store, The Store, and Mercer Supply Co. On the right is a Thru Traffic Stop sign and a sign for a Barber Shop.
1936
Born, Allan, 1892-1959 (Wis.)
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Main Street
1935
View looking down Main Street showing automobiles, light poles, and storefronts. Signs are visible for the "Drugstore" and "The Store."
Gas Station on Main Street
1938
View looking at automobiles and storefronts down one side of Main Street. On the left corner is the downtown gas station with a sign for Firestone. Other storefront signs that are visible say: Ice ...
Storefronts in Mercer
1939
Automobiles and trucks parked along Main Street in Mercer. Storefront signs on the left side read: Sweet Shop, Drug, The Store, Coffee Shop, and Rugee's Meat Market. On the right is a Thru Traffic ...
Camp Mercer on the Manitowish River
1934
View of the cabins or bunkhouses of Camp Mercer across the Manitowish River.
Holst's Log Cabin
1933
Road lined with stones leading up to the one-story Holst's Log Cabin in the woods.
