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Taylor's Super Service Gas Station

Date: 01 06 1939
Description: View from street towards two men filling the gas tanks of a car and truck at Jack D. Taylor's Super Service Station, 751-753 Williamson Street. This Art De...
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Purcell Garage

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur...
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Mitchell's Greasing Palace

Date: 08 07 1928
Description: Robert Mitchell's Madison service station, 529 University Avenue. During the 1920s service stations evolved from curb-side shacks to more attractive buildi...
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Garage Exterior

Date: 08 27 1934
Description: Meier's Garage, located at 1313 Regent Street. The garage did general repair, as well as greasing, washing, and auto radios. Eight employees are in front w...
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Farm Machinery and Automobile Dealership Storefront

Date: 1917
Description: View across unpaved road towards men, boys, and a young woman standing on a sidewalk in front of the storefront of M. Liebeler Farm Machinery and Garage. T...
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International Motor Truck Mechanics

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Mechanics lined up in front of an International truck outside the exit of an International motor truck dealership service department.
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Chevrolet Cars and Drivers with Pledge Cards

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxis) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Purc...
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Charter Street Garage

Date: 09 27 1934
Description: Charter Street Garage 18 N. Charter Street, with employees of the business standing with customers' cars in for service.
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Keating Garage Exterior

Date: 08 18 1934
Description: Keating Garage and Ford Sales and Service, 14-16 N. Fairchild Street with the Keating tow truck and employees in front of the garage doors.
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Royal Auto Body Shop

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Vehicles parked inside the cavernous Royal Auto Body shop are attended to by workers.
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Texaco Racing Boat

Date: 09 28 1929
Description: Texaco racing boats on display at a service station, at 632 University Avenue. Next door on the right is the Wheeler Conservatory of Music at 626 Universit...
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Winnebago Auto Replacement Parts Co. Employees

Date: 09 07 1946
Description: 19 employees (entire sales force) standing in front of Winnebago Auto Parts Replacement Parts Company, 103 North Park Street.
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Singer and Helene Stratman-Thomas

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Description: Probably Ernest Joseph Belisle (b. 1901), a singer who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. Helene is standing on the right.
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Singer and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 08 1946
Description: Helene Stratman-Thomas and possibly Ernest Joseph Belisle.
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Singer at Mechanic Shop

Date: 08 08 1946
Description: Possibly Ernest Joseph Belisle, a singer who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Provo International Truck Dealership

Date: 11 01 1934
Description: Men standing in front of Anderson Garage, an International truck dealership. The men are (left to right): W.E. Penrod, salesman; Neils Anderson, manager; a...
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Coop Service Station

Date: 1939
Description: A serviceman checks the oil of a car at the Madison Co-op Station. During the 1930s the cooperative movement in Wisconsin expanded its rural base to offer ...
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International Model S Moving Truck

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: The driver of an International Model S truck sits in the cab outside of a building marked "Garage" with a sign underneath reading: "Jim and Spuds Place - U...
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International Model 63 Truck

Date: 09 24 1923
Description: International Model 63 Truck. Truck was photographed outside the International Harvester Co. with a man seated in the driver's seat. Three garages are pic...
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Group of People with Motorcycles

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Description: A group of people are standing around motorcycles parked outside a garage. Some of the bikes are Harley Davidson motorcycles.

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