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Manchester's Department Store Photo Studio

Date: 11 29 1944
Description: The photo studio department in Manchester's Department Store. A man is assisting a female customer, while female employees do their work.
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Manchesters Coats & Furs Department

Date: 09 24 1940
Description: Three mannequins wearing coats in Manchesters Department Store, 2-6 East Mifflin St., coats and furs department, remodeled second floor.
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Manchester's Second Floor

Date: 09 25 1940
Description: Interior view of Manchester's Department Store, 2-6 East Mifflin Street, second floor remodeling, looking past hats to Coats & Furs and Dresses Departments...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model wearing hat and gloves, with coat over plaid jacket and plain skirt. The female model is standing on blocks. Part of fashion series from Kessenich's ...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of the fashion series from Kessenich's R...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Rea...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and gloves, with tweed coat. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 State Street, showing racks...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and coat, carrying gloves and purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 State Street, showi...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model wearing hat, plaid jacket with plain skirt, wearing gloves, carrying purse, standing on blocks. Part of fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear...
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Santa Claus Mail Box

Date: 11 24
Description: Harry Dimond, general manager of Hills Dry Goods Store & Postmaster Walter Hyland stand on either side of the "Santa Claus Mail Box" placed in Hill's Dry G...
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Woman Modeling Fur Coat at Kessenich's Store

Date: 07 12 1932
Description: Woman modeling a fur coat at Kessenich's store in the fur coat department. Other coats are displayed on racks and stands on the left and right.
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Fanchon & Marco Girls in Fur Coats

Date: 07 15 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco Girls in fur coats at Kessenich's department store, 201-203 State Street.
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Fanchon & Marco Girls in Fur Coats

Date: 07 15 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco Girls in fur coats at Kessenich's, Inc., 201-203 State Street. Alternate view.
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Three women buying war bonds at Manchester's Department Store while two clerks ring up the sale. The three women are all wearing fur coats, as it is a spec...
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Women lined up along a sales counter at Manchester's Department Store to buy war bonds, while two clerks behind the counter ring up the sales.
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Manchester's Department Store at Christmas

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Description: Shoppers crowd the interior of Manchester's Department Store at Christmas time.
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New Voting Machine Demonstration

Date: 03 04 1948
Description: Mrs. Nels (Louise) Grimstad, 613 Riverside Drive, is shown receiving instructions on one of Madison's new voting machines from Mrs. Ralph F. (Mildred) Norr...
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Women's Service Exchange

Date: 03 02 1954
Description: Berta Newel serves a customer, Hazel Van Wagene, at her new job as a clerk in the yard goods department of Yost's-Kessenich's store. Mrs. Newell received e...
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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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Woman on Runway

Date: 02 28 1941
Description: Woman on runway at Manchester style show.

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