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Harry S. Manchester's, Incorporated

Date: 10 22 1945
Description: Harry S. Manchester's, Incorporated, window display featuring a "Tula" negligee, "After the ballet is over - a ballerina Tula negligee." In the background ...
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Manchester's, Inc., Window #7 Photo Studio Window

Date: 09 13 1945
Description: Manchester's, Inc., window #7, "Were you a September baby?" 14 photographic portraits on display for Photo Studio, Second Floor.
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Manchester's, Inc., Window #1, Hats

Date: 09 05 1945
Description: Window #1 at H.S. Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, showing seven hats, accessories, a floral arrangement, and a portrait of a woman wearing a hat...
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Manchester's, Inc., Fabric Window #1

Date: 02 09 1944
Description: Manchester's, Inc., fabric window #1, showing "perfectly matched prints and solid colors" by Wesley Simpson.
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Manchesters Display Poster

Date: 08 23 1940
Description: George Stein, photographer, on the right, and Frank Marx, window decorator, on the left in Manchesters Department Store. They are looking at a 10' tall pos...
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Hills Department Store Orchestra

Date: 05 26 1934
Description: Group portrait of twelve men who are members of the Hills Department Store orchestra.
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Greta Garbo Display Window

Date: 02 23 1934
Description: Greta Garbo display window at the Burdick & Murray store, 15-19 East Main Street. Garbo was appearing as Queen Cristina in the movie "Queen Christina" at t...
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Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage"

Date: 05 18 1933
Description: Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage" (built to look like a cottage with yellow woodwork, red checked gingham curtains and rag rugs on the floor) built on the secon...
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Manchesters Bathing Suit Window Display

Date: 06 10 1946
Description: Manchesters Inc. display window containing two mannequins wearing "Petti" bathing suits, and a life-size poster of a girl in a "Petti" bathing suit.
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Window Display of A. Dean Swift's Art Work

Date: 06 25 1946
Description: Display of A. Dean Swift's art work and two mannequins wearing Savidusky's fur coats. Sign says "He brings outdoors, indoors! Wisconsin murals by A. Dean S...
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H.S. Manchester Inc., Toy Window Display

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Colored drawing including animals and trees used as background for a toy display, H.S. Manchester Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street.
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H.S. Manchester Inc., Toy Window Display

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Colored drawing featuring animals is a background for a toy display, H.S. Manchester Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street.
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Hill's Department Store Record Display Window

Date: 09 29 1957
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring a sale on 12" 33 1/3 RPM long play records.
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Manchesters Window Art

Date: 11 06 1948
Description: Featured in a Harry S. Manchesters window titled "Dreamland," 2 East Mifflin Street, is a painting of a farm near Madison by John Atherton for The Satur...
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Marshall Field's Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles passing by the flagship Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Da...
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Business District

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of pedestrians passing the Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Daniel H. Burnham a...
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Scene at Rockland

Date: 1922
Description: View across road of the Berg & Jones Department Store, with posters in the front windows announcing an upcoming Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus ...
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Montgomery Ward Open House Square Dance

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: John and Mary Bierlein participate in the square dance at the Westgate Shopping Center as part of a Montgomery Ward open house.
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Montgomery Ward Open House Square Dance

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Tony Krantz of Verona participate in a square dance at the Westgate Shopping Center as part of a Montgomery Ward open house.
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Montgomery Ward Open House Square Dance

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: Gale Yanke, the caller for a square dance held at the Westgate Shopping Center as part of a Montgomery Ward open house.

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