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Street Scene

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Description: View across intersection towards storefronts on the left. On the corner is the Post Office, and further down are signs for the "Exide Battery Station," and...
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Wisconsin Avenue

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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 ...
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Panter Hotel

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Description: View from road of the Panter Hotel and Sandwich Shoppe, which has a wrap-around porch with bushes planted in front. There are plants in a stone planter in ...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1915
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...
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 1912
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...
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Main Street Looking North

Date: 08 30 1911
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...
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Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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Village Hall

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Description: Wilson's Restaurant and the village hall. A woman is walking on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Village Hall, Ephraim, Wis."
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Friendship Hotel

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Description: View across street towards the Friendship Hotel, including a tavern and cafe. Automobiles are parked in front. There are Coca-Cola signs under the front wi...
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Main Street

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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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Second Street

Date: 1906
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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Main Street

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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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Main Street, Independence, Wis.

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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...
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Corner Milwaukee and Franklin Streets

Date: 1911
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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Business District

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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...
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South Avenue Cafeteria

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Description: Color postcard of South Avenue Cafeteria. Automobiles are parked in the street along the curbs.
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Lakeview Inn, Lake Geneva

Date: 1920
Description: View across street toward a hotel and restaurant on a tree-lined street. Caption reads: "Lakeview Inn, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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S. Central Ave. Looking South from 2nd Street

Date: 1915
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...
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Behind the Wheel

Date: 1907
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...
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Greetings from Shawano

Date: 1970
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 ...

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