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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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Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Manchester's, Inc., Gift Wrapping Window Display

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Window display at H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, featuring Tie-Tie gift wrapping supplies, "Learn the art of gift wrapping," taken...
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Manchester's, Inc., Corset Window Display

Date: 03 08 1953
Description: Gossard corsets, girdles and bras display in Manchester's, Inc., store window No. 3, 2 East Mifflin Street.
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Westgate Parking Lot

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: Elevated view of the parking lot at the Westgate Shopping Center. The storefronts are on the left, and include Ragatz Shoes, Three Sisters, ?obil Shoes, S....
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Downtown Circus Parade

Date: 1963
Description: An International CO-192 truck leads a 25-piece circus parade through downtown streets. The parade originated at Circus World Museum in Baraboo. Additional ...
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200 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 100 block of State Street. Businesses include: Yost's, Singer, the Capitol Theatre (showing "Africa: Texa...
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Part of Business Section

Date: 1917
Description: A retail street with the Terry Amerpohl Department Company, Will J. Smith — Rexall drugstore, a furniture store, and a church. A horse and buggy is parked ...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down a street featuring stores and small businesses with signs written in Spanish. On the left corner, Eduardo Cruz' department store can be seen, bui...
Postcard

New Bridge and Folkman's Store

Date: 1930
Description: View of new bridge over a river, and on the other side the Folkman's store. Caption reads: "New Bridge & Folkman's Store, Clintonville, Wis."
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Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View from East Mifflin Street and the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue towards Manchester's Department Store. The razing of the building is about one fourt...
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Hill's Store

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Description: View from street towards the Hill's Dry Goods Store, 202 State Street, at the corner of Dayton Street. The three-story building has several other businesse...
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J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Main Street at the corner of Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), towards the J.C. Penney Co. Mannequins displaying clothi...
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Side View of J.C. Penney Co.

Date: 1973
Description: View across View across Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) at the corner of East Main Street, towards the J.C. Penney Co. Beds, pillows, a...
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F.W. Woolworth

Date: 1973
Description: View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of West Mifflin Street, towards F.W. Woolworth's. A marble facade frames the show window on the corner. An elec...
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Hey Goblins, You'd Better Watch Out

Date: 10 26 1957
Description: "Free punki'ns" are being given to children by the Madison Sears store and the Y Men's Club of the YMCA. The pumpkins are to be carved and entered in a con...
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Christmas Shoppers on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Christmas shoppers crowd the Capitol Square on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Women shoppers are seen at the corner of State Street, Carroll Street and W....
Postcard

The Main Store

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Compliments of 'The Main Store,' West Allis Wis. Department Store for Men, Boys and Children." A two story building with large displa...

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