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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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Walworth Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring Rathman Hall Company and small businesses.
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Morley Avenue

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Description: View down Morley Avenue, lined with stores and small businesses. A stone building at right is labeled 'Escalada Bros.'; it was established in 1892 by the ...
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Prairie du Sac Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down middle of street, showing the central business district. A drug store, restaurant and hotel are on the left. A garage, bank, bathhouse, bowling a...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street with steep, tree-covered hill in the far background. On the left a man is holding flour sacks and standing near a horse-drawn wagon l...
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Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards

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Description: View from street towards Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards business on Monona Avenue, which was next to the Madison Theater.
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Oriental Village

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gorham Street, on the corner of North Broom Street, towards Oriental Village. A large sign on a post is at the corner of the parking lot a...
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Chicago Quick Shoe Repair

Date: 1920
Description: View down sidewalk towards a delivery truck for "Chicago Quick Shoe Repair" in front of the storefront for the repair business at 120 James Street. Across ...

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