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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of Court Street looking west. Caption reads: "'Court St. Looking West' Richland Center, Wis." The awning over the storefront on the right corner reads... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down National Avenue. Storefronts line both sides of the road, and there are horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Caption reads: "Natio... |
| Date: | 09 1907 |
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| Description: | Two harnessed black oxen are standing near a clothing shop. A young boy's face is visible behind the oxen. Jackets are hanging from hooks outside the shop.... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view across street of the facades of furniture and clothing shops. Caption reads: "East Main Street, Looking North, Athens, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the central business district. The street is lined with businesses and street lamps. A man and a dog are in front of the bank on... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an exterior view from the street of the Masonic Temple on a corner. The Peter Pfeffer haberdasher shop is on the ground floor at t... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view looking down street in the central business district. Streetcar tracks run down the center of the street, and horse-drawn vehicles ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Linen Mill along the banks of the Eau Claire River. Caption reads: "Eau Claire, Wis." and "Linen Mill." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a shopping district lined with shops, and a theater on the left. A Prange's Department Store, and a Leath's furniture store is o... |
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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 ... |
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| Description: | View toward Main Street intersection. The business school is on the left; Krause Clothing store is on the right. A church is at the end of the street. Auto... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of 8th Street, looking north in a central business district. Cars are parked along the curb, and other cars are moving down the stre... |
| Date: | 07 21 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Cedar Street looking South, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Elevated view of storefronts on a street, the west facing stores all have awnings. A ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wis." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined wit... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Business Section, Waukesha, Wis." A busy street scene with pedestrians, automobiles and buses. A railroad track runs down the ce... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Masonic Block, Waupun, Wis." Built of brick in 1922 in the Neoclassical style. The Masonic Lodge is above with commercial space below... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Compliments of 'The Main Store,' West Allis Wis. Department Store for Men, Boys and Children." A two story building with large displa... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks. Signs read: "Wisconsin Gas and Elec... |
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