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Red Dot Foods Inc., Plant

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Description: Red Dot Foods Inc., potato chip plant, 1441 East Washington Avenue.
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Grocery Convention Display

Date: 1933
Description: The Fauerbach Beer display at the Grocery Convention. The display consists of many bottles of beer, beer cases, die cut cardboard displays, cloth bunting a...
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The Strand Theater

Date: 08 11 1927
Description: Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson...
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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view looking west at the front of the Oscar Mayer meat processing plant with a sign on the building which reads "Meat serves everybody".
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Mini Bar

Date: 1950
Description: Mini bar with refrigerator and glassware.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Bagging Machine

Date: 1939
Description: A woman operates the bagging machine at the Red Dot potato chip factory.
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Grocery Display

Date: 1934
Description: Cans and boxes of Hershey's chocolate products arranged in pyramids on the grocery floor.
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Red Dot Potato Chip Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of Red Dot Foods Inc. potato chip plant at 1435 East Washington Avenue.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Women workers bag and process potato chips for shipping at the Red Dot Potato Chip plant.
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Roma Wine Display

Date: 12 19 1945
Description: Roma wine display at Walgreen drug store, 32 East Mifflin Street, with store manager, Ernst Rintelmann.
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Calvert Liquor Sign in Badger Sporting Goods Window

Date: 11 22 1944
Description: Calvert liquor sign and sporting goods displayed in the window of Badger Sporting Goods store, 418 State Street.
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Park Hotel Liquor Shop

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: Park Hotel Liquor Shop, 222 South Carroll Street, display window featuring Lord Calvert liquor.
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Vogel Fish and Oyster Company, Doorway to Refrigeration Room

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Vogel Fish and Oyster Company, 2049 Atwood Avenue, door to the large refrigeration room, sign above door reading: "Captain Jack's Oysters sold here."
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Speth's Display Window

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: Speth's, men's clothing store, 222 State Street, display window featuring men's suits and Lord Calvert whiskey. "For men who desire the finest."
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Prescription Pharmacy

Date: 08 01 1944
Description: Interior of Prescription Pharmacy at 20 Carroll Street.
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Sperry Trophy Presentation

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Dave Taylor presenting Sperry Trophy to Louis L. "Speed" Gardner with Herman and Louis Gardner looking on.
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Oscar Mayer and Co. Telephone Operator

Date: 01 19 1944
Description: A telephone operator wearing a headset sits in front of a switchboard at the Oscar Mayer Co.
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Spice Collection

Date: 09 09 1943
Description: Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef, proudly displaying his spice collection.
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Shopping at Kroger's

Date: 07 1943
Description: A woman shopping in the meat department at the Kroger store at Union Corners, 2541 Winnebago Street. She is there to promote the wartime Oscar Mayer Health...

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