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| Description: | Photographic postcard of Wisconsin Avenue. Many automobiles are being driven, and others are parked at the curb at an angle. The street sign on the corner ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the theater. There are posters in front of the entrance. A current attraction is George Fawcett in "The Frame... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a square in the central business district. A cable car runs down the center of the street, and horse-drawn vehicles are parked a... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a central business district. On the left is a bank, and a "Place to Eat." Horses and buggies are further down the block. Capt... |
| Date: | 08 30 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view looking down Main Street. A hotel and livery are on the left, with another hotel and jewelry store on the right. Automobiles and... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that... |
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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: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View of Second Street, a central business district. The businesses include a restaurant, a tailor, and a law office. Caption reads: "Hudson, Wis. Second St... |
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| Description: | View down unpaved Main Street, a central business district. Businesses include a pharmacy, a buffet, and a hotel. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. C... |
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| Description: | View down Main Street, with the Home Bakery on the left at the street corner. Further up the block on the left are pedestrians on the sidewalk, and signs o... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of Milwaukee Street in central Janesville lined with businesses. Horse-drawn vehicles and a streetcar are in the street. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Str... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Illustration of a street corner in downtown Janesville. A horse-drawn buggy, a streetcar and pedestrians are in the street. Caption reads: "Corner Milwauke... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a city block lined with businesses on the right. The State Bank is in the foreground on the right, and a restaurant is next d... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of a small town main street at a railroad crossing. A restaurant is on the left, and a lunchroom is on the right. Caption reads: "Main St. — Lone Rock... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of a paved street in a central business district lined with street lamps. Hotel Blodgett is on the right, and a fire hydrant is on the corner. Caption... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting behind the wheel of his automobile which is parked at the curb of a street lined with businesses. A pedestrian is walking across the stree... |
| 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: | 08 09 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Water Street, Looking North, Sparta, Wis." Unpaved street with sidewalks lined with businesses. Signs read, "Monroe County Bank," "Dr... |
| Date: | 06 26 1929 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spooner, Wis." Unpaved main street with many businesses on both sides. Automobiles and trucks are on the street or parke... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spooner, Wis." Unpaved main street with many businesses on both sides. Automobiles and trucks are on the street or parke... |
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