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Main Street
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Photographic postcard of Main Street. Businesses line the street, including the Adams Auto Company Dodge-Plymouth, McBride Equipment Company, and McCormick International Harvester Company. There is also a food co-op and a Hudson standard service station.
circa 1940-1949
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Main Street
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of Main Street. People, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles line the dirt-covered street and sidewalks. A Gold Medal Flour billboard and a Ford automobile sign are on the si...
Street Scene
circa 1940-1949
Photographic postcard view down center of street towards a commercial district. There are car dealerships, gas stations and other businesses, with automobiles parked at an angle at the curbs.
Street Scene
circa 1940-1949
Photographic postcard down road toward a building on the right. Signs indicate that the Post Office and Fire Marshall can be found within. Two automobiles are parked outside. A group of people and ...
C.&N.W. Depot
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of the Chicago and North Western Depot. A group of children are in front of the depot near a cart, and two men work nearby.
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 Looking North
1940 - 1949
View of Main Street with automobiles in the street and parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Main Street Looking North, Fond du Lac, Wis."
