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Universal Grocery Company Storefront

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Storefront of the Universal Grocery Company at 20 W. Mifflin Street, with window displays. On the left is a portion of The Hub, 22 W. Mifflin Street, a sto...
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Sentry's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Department

Date: 02 14 1985
Description: A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store.
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Grocery Store

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Description: A woman is being waited on by a man standing behind the counter of a grocery store. Canned goods are stacked on shelves along the wall behind the counter.
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Civil Works Service Employee gives out a Check

Date: 02 10 1934
Description: A Civil Works Service employee with a check and equivalent in groceries.
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Fred Schenk Grocery Store

Date: 1907
Description: Interior of the Fred Schenk grocery store on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Winnebago Street. Included in the photograph are Art Ramsey, Matilda Schenk, a...
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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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Grocery Shopping

Date: 1950
Description: A grocery clerk boxes up purchases as a woman and her young son wait at the checkout counter.
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Grocery Store Shoppers

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: A father and two children at the Kroger grocery store check out counter purchase Dean's milk, Red Dot potato chips, Kroger pancake mix, macaroni, and bread...
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Betty Hall Puchasing Dean's Milk

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Betty Hall and her 9 month old son, Wayne, purchasing Dean's milk from Harry Gerson in the Cardinal Super Market, 120 North Fairchild Street.
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Woman Purchasing Del Monte Pineapple

Date: 01 23 1953
Description: A woman purchases a can of Del Monte pineapple from a male clerk at Hi-Lo Supermarket, 2038 Jenifer Street. They are standing in front of a Del Monte "Suns...
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Interior of Harry's Food Shop

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Interior of Harry's Food Shop, 1122 Chandler Street, owned by Harry and Loretta Blodau, with customer Mary Huth with her children. Patricia Huth is sitting...
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Hinsdale Storefronts

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street of two men standing in the storefronts of, on the left, the Hinsdale Provision Co. and on the right, the Robberts Fancy Grocery. Th...
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Flooding at Nakoma Bus Stop

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A woman is standing at a bus stop at the end of Monroe Street, the entrance to Nakoma, where puddles from melting snow cause water from passing traffic to ...
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National Food Store in Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for meat at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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National Food Store Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for fruits and vegetables at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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National Food Store Dodge Award

Date: 01 18 1952
Description: Mrs. J.E. Stallard, writer of the winning sentence starting "I like to shop at National Food Stores because..." is shown with her husband, Professor Stalla...
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D.W. Corning Groceries on Street Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of a street corner. Commercial buildings are along the street on the left, including D.W. Corning Groceries. A large group of people are on ...
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Lewis Arms at the Jim White Grocery

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a bicycle in front of Jim White's Grocery in the Greenbush neighborhood. With him is Eldrie Berry, daughter of John and Pearl Berry, and...
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Hi-Lo Supermarket Counter

Date: 01 23 1953
Description: Two checkout counters at the Hi-Lo supermarket at 2038 Jenifer Street, with unidentified clerks and customers.

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