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Self-Service Supermarket

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A cashier checking out a customer's purchases while another customer is filling her grocery cart with items at the D. Kurman company market.

Date Created:
1953
Creator:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Publication Information

Creator Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date Created 1953

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number (M56)5622

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012AAH
Legacy ID
WHi 22998

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