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Main Street
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Text on reverse reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wis." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined with many businesses, display windows and pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. Signs read: "Borchardt's Liquor Store", "Drugs", "Clothing", "Firestone", "Woolworth" and "Classic."
1959
L.L. Cook Company
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W013YEV
WHi 150759
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Main Street
1940
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined with many businesses, display windows and...
Main Street
1922
Text on front reads: "Main St. Stoughton, Wis." A busy brick paved street lined with sidewalks and businesses. Automobiles are parked at the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. A dog is stan...
Main Street
June 26, 1929
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spooner, Wis." Unpaved main street with many businesses on both sides. Automobiles and trucks are on the street or parked at the curb and pedestrians are on the s...
Main Street
1915
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spooner, Wis." Unpaved main street with many businesses on both sides. Automobiles and trucks are on the street or parked at the curb and pedestrians are on the s...
Main Street
1950
Photographic postcard view down Main Street, with Lake Superior in the distance. There is a cafe on the left and bars on the right. Cars are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Main Street, Bay...
North Side Main Street
circa 1910-1919
Black and white photographic view of Main Street from the vantage point of a bridge. Many automobiles are parked along the curbs, and the street is lined with lampposts and businesses. Caption read...
