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| Date: | 08 04 1931 |
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| Description: | Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad freight car with "Oscar Mayer's Meats of Good Taste" advertisement on the side. |
| Date: | 06 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer. |
| Date: | 11 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea... |
| Date: | 07 29 1955 |
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| Description: | Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh... |
| Date: | 04 15 1932 |
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| Description: | Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "... |
| Date: | 08 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Fauerbach Brewery on the right, at 651-653 Williamson Street. Looking northeast along Williamson Street is the Madison Drug Co., 654 Williamson Street, Int... |
| Date: | 09 30 1933 |
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| Description: | A gas station in a Trachte building on the corner of Highway 51 (Monona Drive) and Highway 30 (Cottage Grove Road). "Johnson Gasoline," and "Defiance Spark... |
| Date: | 11 20 1927 |
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| Description: | Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right. |
| Date: | 06 03 1931 |
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| Description: | Elks Magazine purple and white free wheeling Studebaker President 8 roadster convertible parked in front of the Elks Club, 120-124 Monona Avenue. The car's... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'" |
| Date: | 07 29 1933 |
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| Description: | A group of circus performers pose outdoors with a Corben airplane. The tall Man is Jack Earle, and one of the little people is probably Lia Graf. |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Howard Morey posing in an airplane that advertised Pennco Oil, his distributorship of Waco airplanes, and his flying school. Two women sit in front of him.... |
| Date: | 03 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Display featuring the Cara Nome brand of cosmetics in the window of Rennebohm Drug Store #12, 2526 Monroe Street. |
| Date: | 02 01 1946 |
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| Description: | Nighttime view of a window display at Rennebohm Drug Store #7, 901 University Avenue at the corner of Park Street, in the first floor of the First Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 09 11 1945 |
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| Description: | An automobile parked in front of the West Side Fountain operated by John P. Stein and Joseph Scalissi with Borden's Ice Cream, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi and Royal ... |
| Date: | 09 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with menu displayed on exterior and Coca-Cola, Borden's Ice Cream and Hires Root Beer signs. |
| Date: | 08 13 1936 |
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| Description: | Parked automobile with Every-House Appliance Co. trailer-hitched, and advertising that reads: "Every House Needs Westinghouse," in front of the Westinghous... |
| Date: | 12 15 1935 |
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| Description: | Entrance to Hub Building, 24 West Mifflin Street, showing Maiden Beauty Shop sign and part of Menges Pharmacy with a Coca-Cola sign. |
| Date: | 11 21 1935 |
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| Description: | Window display of Royal portable typewriters at the Stemp Typewriter Company, 533 State Street. |
| Date: | 10 02 1935 |
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| Description: | Jones Typewriter Co., 512 State Street, showing Corona typewriter display: "Corona Crashes Through The World Over." |
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