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Montgomery Ward's Phonograph Records Department

Date: 01 07 1944
Description: Interior of the Montgomery Ward Company phonograph record department, 215 State Street.
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Montgomery Ward's Phonograph Records Department

Date: 01 07 1944
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Montgomery Ward Company phonograph record department, 215 State Street.
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Women's Fashion Show

Date: 02 28 1941
Description: Women's style show (for McCall's) at Manchesters Department Store with six female models wearing long dresses on stage, and a female announcer at the micro...
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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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Radio Display

Date: 10 29 1930
Description: Display of radios and furniture in the Montgomery Ward store, 102 North Hamilton Street.
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Kessenich's Linen Department

Date: 03 28 1927
Description: Kessenich's linen department. A clock is on the wall above the entrance, and a water fountain is on the wall on the left..
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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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Hill's Department Store display window

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring summer dresses and hats with five mannequins and a sign stating "summer Dress Carnival"...
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Bauch Store on Corner in Commercial District

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Description: Looking south on N. 3rd Street from W. North Avenue. Bauch goods and other unidentified businesses visible on 3rd Street. There are automobiles and streetc...
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Risley Brothers Building

Date: 1944
Description: Five women look at a window display at the Schweke Brothers Store, 129 Third Street, which occupied the 1910 Risley Brothers Building. A man sits in the dr...
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Store Interior

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Ryan Hickethier & Co., a "Sears Associated Store" 132 Fourth Avenue. Kenmore appliances, Silvertone radios, and floor swee...
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South Pinckney Street Businesses

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Description: View across street towards the row of first floor businesses on S. Pinckney Street. From left to right: S.S. Kresge Co.; Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Co. Hardwa...
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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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