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Abraham Lincoln Window Display at Baron's

Date: 09 09 1937
Description: Abe Lincoln window display at Baron's taken for Robert L. Hess Agency of Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Posters with photographs and other memora...
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Three Female Models

Date: 03 31 1933
Description: Elizabeth Dill, Mary Flynn, and Sarah Ann Wiley, in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre, 209 State Street, modeling clothing from Kessenich's Easter collectio...
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Christmas Window Display and Clothing

Date: 12 01 1931
Description: Christmas window display, Three Sisters Clothing Store, Tenney Building, of women's robes, pajamas, negligees, 27 S. Pinckney Street.
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Harvey's Women's Apparel Christmas Window

Date: 12 05 1930
Description: Harvey's Women's Apparel window display, 9 E. Main Street.
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Manchester Formal Dress Display Window

Date: 11 27 1930
Description: Holiday women's formal wear display window at Manchester's Department Store, showing two mannequins.
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L-185 International Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Businessmen standing next to an International L-185 truck owned by the Max Branovan Shoe Company. The trailer is labeled "A. O. Smith Company Shoemobile".
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S.S. Kresge Store Ballerina Skirts Window

Date: 02 07 1948
Description: S.S. Kresge Store, 25-27 East Main Street, display window featuring Valentine's Day gift selections, with sign: "Now! Every Tot Can Have a Ballerina (skirt...
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Rundell's Display Window

Date: 12 15 1948
Description: Display window at Rundell's, a men's clothing store at 15 East Main Street. The display window is decorated with Christmas wreaths. The display features va...
Document

Berlin Woolen Mills Letterhead

Date: 1876
Description: Letterhead of the Berlin Woolen Mills bearing an engraving of the factory, which is unusual because of its French Mansard roof.
Photograph

Captain William Hogbin

Date: 1915
Description: Captain William Hogbin stands on the steps of his tailor shop at 414 West Gilman Street. Captain Hogbin was born in England and trained as a tailor there. ...
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Unusual Theresa Business

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Description: View of an article on Theresa's "best kept secret," Custom Accessories, a manufacturer of garters for the wedding industry.
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Custom Accessories

Date: 09 16 1997
Description: "The Ward Allen's use this equipment to manufacture their very attractive garters."
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Custom Accessories

Date: 09 16 1997
Description: "Here are some of the Allen creations. The photo on the wall shows Ward Allen as a former Channel 6 weather forecaster, holding his favorite prop, 'Albert ...
Map or Atlas

Casa del Norte Tea Rooms Map and Sample Menu Items

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Description: Map and advertisement for the Casa del Norte Tea Rooms, with a grid of several blocks in downtown Duluth highlighting the tea rooms as well as other notabl...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 656-665

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Description: Let us be wrong in all our judgments

At that fine point We cannot quite believe
the steps between the superstitions
The feathers, the little e...
Photograph

Halloween

Date: 10 2013
Description: The corner storefront window of Mallatt's Pharmacy and Costumes on Monroe street is decorated with a Halloween display. Along the right side a cloth banner...
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Christmas Windows

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Woldenberg's Christmas window at 26-28 East Mifflin Street, featuring a winter scene with female mannequins wearing the latest fashion in coats, hats, glov...
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Christmas Windows

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Carmen's Christmas window at 9 South Pinckney Street, featuring female mannequins wearing the latest fashions for winter, including dresses, robes ("house ...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Arthur Dier smiles approval as his fiancee, Evelyn Schaefer, asks his opinion of a bright flowery Easter hat at a Madison store. Ms. Schaefer, in the foreg...

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