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Rennebohm Store on Capitol Square
1938
West Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square showing, from left to right, Gerald's, a women's clothing store (in the Wisconsin Life Building); a Rennebohm Drug Store; the Hub, a men's clothing store; ...
Sears-Roebuck Department Store
1954
View of the Sears-Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue. The portion of East Washington in front of the store is full of parked automobiles.
Shorewood Shopping Center Parking Lot
December 27, 1951
View of the Shorewood Shopping Center parking lot, including the National Food Store, looking east. The shopping center was located in Shorewood Hills.
Baron's Store Display Window
May 17, 1950
Display window at Baron's Department Store, located at 14-18 Mifflin Street. Display features a clown figure, shoes, and a sign reading "Casuals on Parade".
H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store
1954
Manchester's, Incorporated, a department store on Mifflin Street.
Kroger Grocery Store
February 23, 1955
Kroger Grocery Store in the Madison East Shopping Center, 2829 East Washington Avenue. Also shown is the Spic-Span Dry Cleaners and F.W. Woolworths.