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Downtown Eau Claire
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View down street of the downtown business district, including Woolworth's (left side) and Actor's Rexall Drug Store (right side). Caption reads: "Greetings from Eau Claire, Wisconsin."
1961
G.R. Brown Postcard Co., Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Street Scene
1929
View down street. Shops and cars are on both sides of the street. A storefront on the left advertises a "BANKRUPT-SALE." The road is cobblestone.
Main Street
1960
View down street towards automobiles parked at an angle in front of businesses. Businesses include a grocery store, gift store, and a Rexall Drugstore. Further down the street is a railroad crossing.
Cumberland, Wisconsin, "The Island City"
1961
View down street of commercial buildings. Text on back reads: "A friendly city of prosperous, industrious people in a farming and vacationers' paradise. 'The Island City' is surrounded by the water...
Business District on Main Street
Caption reads: "Main St. Looking West. Augusta, Wis." Livesey Drugs is on the left side of the street.
Greetings from Hayward
1958
View down Main Street with businesses on both sides, including drug stores, grocery stores, appliance stores and an insurance/real estate office. Automobiles are parked at an angle along the curbs ...
Street Scene
1924
View down middle of street with many shops. Cars are parked at an angle along both sides of the street. A man rides a bicycle across the intersection. The stores include: Plumb and Timm Motor Compa...
