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Trying Stilts

Date: 09 05 1989
Description: A boy walking on a pair of stilts. Caption reads: "Mark Emiley, 13, stands tall as he tries a pair of stilts during a garage sale in Cedarburg Monday."
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Vintage Finds?

Date: 04 21 1989
Description: Two men examining bottles they are holding. Other people are standing in the background. Caption reads: "VINTAGE FINDS? — John Brandt (foreground) of Hartf...
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Modes of Yesterday

Date: 1956
Description: A man carrying an umbrella is gazing into the display window of Levinger's Antique Shop, Jefferson and East Main Street.
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Quality Motors Inc.

Date: 01 11 1933
Description: Used car display in front of Quality Motors Inc. 2600 University Avenue, with DeSoto sign.
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Hotel and Gun Store

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Description: Exterior view of the entrance to a hotel and a gun store. Two people are sitting under the portico. A replica of a bomb is hanging from a pole near the ent...
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Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. On the far left is the back of a large billboard next to the side of the brick building which has two busin...
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Thrift Store

Date: 03 08 2015
Description: Exterior view through a window of the inside of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. Shorts, purses, women's tops, and a pair of shoes are on display.
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Landmark Building at 109-113 South Webster Street

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: The condemned landmark building at 113 South Webster Street will be torn down starting July 20, 1948. The used furniture business of the Arneson Brothers w...
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Grace Episcopal Church Old Rectory Shop

Date: 11 08 1950
Description: Grace Episcopal Church women look over sales reports of used clothing at the Old Rectory Shop. From left are: Mrs. Dorothea Rainey, Mrs. John C. (Mary) Lob...
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Parking Meters for Sale

Date: 10 04 1983
Description: A man looks over parking meters that are some of the items for sale at the first Milwaukee County Recycling Center sale.
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Antique Shop Interior

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Description: Interior view of an antique shop, the proprietor of which was Mrs. L.H. Morrison. Scene includes teacups on saucers, a wooden chair, an oil lamp, a table ...
Print

International "Hit the Trail" Sales Flyer

Date: 1939
Description: Sales flyer featuring a cartoon image of a man on a donkey, with the text: "But You've Got To ... Hit The Trail." The flyer is designed to get dealers out ...
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Zor Shriner Auxiliary Rummage Sale Fund Raiser

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: The Zor Shriner Auxiliary's two rummage sales are some of their best fund raising activities, held to benefit the Shriners' hospitals for crippled children...
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Grace Episcopal Church Swap & Shop

Date: 09 28 1945
Description: Swap & Shop rummage sale tables in the Guild Hall of Grace Episcopal Church, 110 West Washington Avenue. Four women are behind the tables serving three cus...
Postcard

Trading Post at Willie's White Birch Lodge

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the trading post at Willie's White Birch Lodge. Fishing lures are on display on the back wall behind a counter with signs that read: "Pat'...
Book or Pamphlet

International Travelall Station Wagon Brochure

Date: 1975
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising the International Travelall station wagon. Features a color photograph of a couple loading a desk into the back of a ...
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Bogart Store

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Description: The Bogart Store, a new and second-hand store, operated by George Bogart. Note details of the "Romanesque" brickwork, executed by Milwaukee German workmen...
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Junk Boat

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Several men pose on the deck of a junk boat called "Ivory Wood No. 3" on the Indian Kentucky River.
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Joe Rothschild and Barbara L'Hommedieu

Date: 03 30 1945
Description: Joe Rothschild, Dane county chairman of the United National Clothing Collection, is shown receiving a donation from Barbara L'Hommedieu, daughter of Mr. an...
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Grace Episcopal Church Old Rectory Shop

Date: 11 09 1949
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Rainey arranging a children's corner in the Old Rectory Shop at Grace Episcopal Church, located at 116 West Washington Avenue. The shop is the...

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