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Harry S. Manchester Building

Date: 08 01 1933
Description: The Harry S. Manchester building, 2-6 E. Mifflin Street, with a large National Recovery Administration banner which reads: "N.R.A. Member - We Do Our Part....
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Hills Department Store, Hat Window Display

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Hills Department Store, 202 State Street, with a women's hat display window taken from Dayton Street. A marquee for a theater is in the background.
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F.W. Karstens Storefront

Date: 05 02 1944
Description: F.W. Karstens Company, 24 North Carroll Street, store front with display windows lit up at night.
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Emporium Department Store

Date: 09 07 1934
Description: New and greatly enlarged Emporium Department Store, 15 - 17 North Pinckney Street.
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Manchester's Department Store

Date: 05 05 1934
Description: Harry S. Manchesters Inc. Department Store, 2-6 E. Mifflin Street, and other businesses: Walk-Over Shoes, 8 E. Mifflin Street, Moseley's Books, 10 E. Miffl...
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Baron Brothers Department Store

Date: 05 05 1934
Description: Baron Brothers department store, 12-18 W. Mifflin Street, also known as the Mendota Building, and The Hub, 22-24 W. Mifflin Street, and H. Cushman shoes (p...
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Montgomery Ward Store

Date: 05 05 1934
Description: Montgomery Ward & Co. at 102 North Hamilton Street at the corner of North Pinckney and East Mifflin Streets.
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Emporium Department Store

Date: 01 21 1934
Description: Emporium Department Store, 15-17 N. Pinckney, also showing Rennebohm Drug Store #6 on the left and Joe Tittle and Sons Meats on the right. The building occ...
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Burdick & Murray Display Window

Date: 11 20 1933
Description: Thanksgiving dining room display window at Burdick & Murray, 15-19 East Main Street. Featuring a mannequin wearing a dress and an apron, linens, china, cry...
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Baron Brothers Inc.

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: Baron Brothers Inc., 12-18 W. Mifflin Street, display windows.
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Corset Display Window

Date: 03 20 1932
Description: Nemo-flex corset show window at Burdick and Murray Co., 15-17-19 E. Main Street. Mannequins are displaying the evolution of the corset.
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Three Sisters Store

Date: 05 14 1931
Description: View from sidewalk towards the Three Sisters women's clothing store windows, 27 S. Pinckney Street, Tenney Building, showing art deco decor.
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Capital City Bank

Date: 05 08 1931
Description: Capital City Bank Building, 21 E. Main Street, also showing Burdick & Murray Department Store, and Miller's Women's Apparel store.
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Manchester Women's Fur Coats Show Window

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Manchester window display showing two women mannequins wearing hats, and cloth coats with fur trim.
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Sears Roebuck and Company

Date: 05 24 1930
Description: Sears Roebuck and Company store, 313-315 State Street, and The Vim sporting goods store, 317 State Street, with a sign painted on the side of its building.
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Baron Brothers, Inc. Window Display

Date: 03 17 1927
Description: View across street towards the Baron Brothers, Inc. Department Store window display, at 12-18 W. Mifflin Street.
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Hub Clothing Store Shirts Display Window

Date: 01 27 1950
Description: Window display of Arrow shirts at The Hub Clothing Store, 22 West Mifflin Street. A sign above the shirts reads: "You too will sing the praises of Arrow wh...
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Manchester's, Inc., "Pink and Blue-Green" Window Display

Date: 05 25 1950
Description: Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, "Pink and Blue-Green" dress window display, with two mannequins.
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Manchester's, Inc., Favorite Colors Window Display

Date: 05 25 1950
Description: Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, "Favorite colors white and red" suit and pantsuit window display, with two mannequins. Display window "C."
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Manchester's, Inc., Playtex Girdle Window Display

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: A window display at Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, featuring a mannequin advertising Playtex girdles.

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