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| Description: | Elevated view of the Hotel Eau Claire and its three-story tall electric sign. The hotel is on a corner, and cars are parked along the curbs, and pedestrian... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view down center of street towards a commercial district. There are car dealerships, gas stations and other businesses, with automobi... |
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| Description: | View down center of Main Street (part of Hwy 16). Automobiles are parked at an angle along the curbs on both sides. Businesses include two grocers, a drug ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street with businesses on both sides, including drug stores, grocery stores, appliance stores and an insurance/real estate office. Automobil... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of a central business district street lined with lampposts and electric signs. Automobiles are parked at the curbs. Caption reads: "Main Street Lookin... |
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| Description: | View of the central business district with the street ending at the lakefront. Automobiles are moving up and down the street, one pulling a boat on a trail... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the restaurant, with electric signs in the parking lot and above the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "For delightful dining... come to Ho... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a restaurant once located at 3520 E. Washington Avenue. There is an electric sign with two unicorns in front. Columns frame the roofed ent... |
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| Description: | View across street towards a five-story hotel with a swimming pool. Located at the corner of West Washington Avenue and Broom Street. Text on back reads, i... |
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| Description: | Twilight view of a motel located at the junction of U.S. 12 & 18 at I-90. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the large electric sign in front of the inn, and an inset view of the cocktail lounge with a jungle atmosphere. Located at 3841 E. Washing... |
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| Description: | View of a city street lined with automobiles. A hotel is on the left. Caption reads: "State Street, Medford, Wis." |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Shawano, Wisconsin." View of South Main Street with many businesses and automobiles parked at the curb. Heinz Drug on ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Rest Haven Motel. Air Conditioned - Free TV - Room Phones. Free Coffee - Free Golf. 'The Best In Rest' John and Catherine Michels. ... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Rock's Round Barn on Highway U.S. 14 near Spring Green, Wisconsin, is a very unique restaurant featuring a new and novel 'salad bar... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Nightingale Supper Club and Lorraine Supper Club, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Aerial view of the two businesses on State Highway Business 42,... |
| Date: | 08 21 1939 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Tichigan Lake, Wis." A couple stands next to parked cars in front of the grocery store at Wichmans Resort. On the right is a crowd of... |
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