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Pointon Appliance
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Four men pose in front of the Pointon Appliance store, 132 Fourth Avenue, located between the Al. Ringling Theatre and Trimpey Studio. Signs advertise Frigidaire, Bendix Radios, Maytag washers and Shellane Gas. Several appliances are displayed in the front windows. The Sauk County Courthouse is reflected in the left front window. The store opened January 19, 1946.
1946
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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WHi 72235
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