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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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Nancee Hat Shop

Date: 09 07 1935
Description: Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance.
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Kids with Calculator

Date: 05 19 1989
Description: Two young boys in a grocery store figuring out prices of food with a calculator.
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Receiving First Dial Telephone Call in Mazomanie

Date: 02 06 1946
Description: Charles T. Davies, Mazomanie representative of the Wisconsin Telephone Company, receives the first dial telephone call to be handled through the Wisconsin ...
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Reynolds Pen Display

Date: 12 12 1945
Description: Window display of Reynolds "miracle" ballpoint pen being sold for $12.50 at W.T. Grant Co., 19-21 South Pinckney Street. Milton Reynolds became the first A...
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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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Coolerator: The Air Conditioned Refrigerator

Date: 09 03 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer & Company Coolerator display at the West Side Business Men's Harvest Festival. The Oscar Mayer Coolerator Store was located at 401-405 State St...
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Ray-O-Vac Flashlights and Batteries

Date: 10 17 1940
Description: Table top display rack with various sizes of Ray-O-Vac flashlights and batteries "Use Guaranteed Leak-Proof Cells."
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Corona Typewriter Window

Date: 10 09 1939
Description: Display of Corona typewriters in the window of Student Book Exchange, 712 State Street.
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Stemp Typewriter Company Window

Date: 11 21 1935
Description: Window display of Royal portable typewriters at the Stemp Typewriter Company, 533 State Street.
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Stemp Typewriter Window

Date: 03 25 1935
Description: Stemp Typewriter Company, 533 State Street, with window display of Royal typewriters.
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Fuller and Johnson Co. Booth

Date: 07 07 1934
Description: Inside the Fuller and Johnson Co. tent at the Outdoor Expo, rustic scene featuring 4 Caille outboard motors. "Caille the only outboards with gear shift con...
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Palace Drug Store Window Display

Date: 12 06 1932
Description: Palace Drug Store, 114 State St., Dale Fink, president, window display with flashing sign (Kay Manufacturing Co.), "Developing and printing on Velox paper,...
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Royal Typewriters in Display Window

Date: 03 31 1932
Description: Royal Portable Typewriters on display in the window at Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to Stemp Typewriter Comp...
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Royal Typewriters in Display Window

Date: 03 31 1932
Description: Royal Portable Typewriters on display in the window at Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to Stemp Typewriter Comp...
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RCA Victor Radio Display

Date: 03 10 1932
Description: Elegant RCA Victor Radio display window in the Taylor Electric Company store, located at 201 E. Washington Avenue.
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Egg Cooker Display Window

Date: 03 10 1932
Description: Display window for A & P Special Automatic Egg Cooker (Hankscraft) "available for 98 cents with purchase of 1 dozen Sunnybrook eggs."
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Typewriter Window Display

Date: 02 02 1932
Description: Window display of Royal typewriters at the Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to the Stemp Typewriter Company.
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Royal Typewriter Window Display

Date: 02 02 1932
Description: Royal typewriter window display at Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. The name was later changed to the Stemp Typewriter Company.
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Water Softener Demonstration

Date: 09 29 1931
Description: C.E. Bates Plumbing Company salesman showing the Trupar water softener to a customer, 1425 Regent Street.

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