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Main Street
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Text on front reads: "Main St. West Bend, Wis." View down center of a busy street with businesses, storefronts, pedestrians and many parked automobiles. Signs read: "Dentist", "Drugs, Ice Cream, Souvenirs, Candies, Stationary, Cigars, Kodak", "Central Auto Co. Garage" and "West Bend Post Office, Wisconsin." An American Flag and a banner with a star are hanging over the street on wires.
August 5, 1919
Seidl, Joseph F.
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WHi 151029
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South End Main Street
May 9, 1911
Text on front reads: "South End Main Street, West Bend, Wis." A view of an unpaved main street with sidewalks and hitching posts for horses. Buildings and storefronts are on both sides of the stree...
Main Street
1940
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks along Main Street. Automobiles are on the street and parked diagonally.
Main Street
circa 1910-1919
View down unpaved Main Street, a central business district. Businesses include a pharmacy, a buffet, and a hotel. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Main Street, Hudson, Wis."
Main Street Looking West
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of Main Street looking west. The street is unpaved and lined with many stores. Signs are advertising hardware, meat, flour and many other products. Automobiles are parked alon...
West Main Streeet
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard view along Main Street, with several storefronts. Cars are parked along both sides of the street, and streetcar tracks are running down the center of the street. Caption reads: "...
Main Street
circa 1910-1919
Color postcard of shops and businesses along Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Arcadia, Wis."
