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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed

Date: 07 24 1933
Description: A man in a car poses in front of A. Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed at 653 West Washington Avenue.
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800 Block of Jenifer Street

Date: 07 27 1939
Description: 800 block of Jenifer Street taken from the middle of the road showing skid marks.
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Wrecked Car

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: Three-quarter view from front left towards a wrecked Chevrolet car with Illinois license plate.
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De Vaux Automobile

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Viennese star Ilse Maraavenga standing beside De Vaux automobile in front of De Vaux dealership, 14-16 North Fairchild Street.
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Wisconsin's First Coupe

Date: 1905
Description: Automobile alleged to be the first coupe built in Wisconsin. The vehicle was built by Gus Wilkie of Sheboygan from the body of a carriage and the chassis f...
Photograph

Maxwell Car

Date: 1912
Description: Although this photograph is unidentified, license plate records in the Wisconsin State Archives indicate that in 1912 the car (a Maxwell) was registered by...
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Detroit and Jefferson Streets

Date: 1938
Description: Several houses along the road next to a local restaurant with several signs advertising food and drink. A car is on the far left in the road.
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Model T Ford

Date: 1915
Description: Otto Lindner and Edward Lindner (at the wheel) of a Model T Ford.
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Model T Ford

Date: 1907
Description: Ed Lindner at the wheel of a Model T Ford.
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Regent Street Businesses on 1300 Block

Date: 03 25 1949
Description: Three busineses located on the 1300 block of Regent Street. Looking south are Pharo Plumbing, 1302 Regent; Badger Bus Lines, 1313 Regent across the street ...
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Young Woman Holding License Plates and a "Keep Wisconsin Clean" Sign

Date: 1958
Description: A young woman standing outdoors holds two 1959, Wisconsin license plates and a "Keep Wisconsin Clean" sign. The signs were made to promote the Governor's K...
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Block System, Inc.; Sanitone Dry Cleaners

Date: 07 15 1953
Description: Dry cleaning business in storefront at 2017 Winnebago Street. A man stands by the open door of a Pontiac station wagon. House/storefront on the right is 2...
Photograph

Studebaker

Date: 1955
Description: "This is a 1950 Studebaker. Critics dubbed it a 'two row corn picker!'"
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County Fair Ferris Wheel

Date: 1930
Description: The set up or take down of a Northern Wisconsin County Fair, showing men working on a Ferris wheel and large tents. There is a truck in the foreground and ...
Document

Tripod Chevrolet Letterhead

Date: 1965
Description: Letterhead of Tripod Chevrolet of Clintonville, Wisconsin, with three-quarter views of various Chevrolet models, including the Corvair, Corvette, and Cheve...
Print

J.E. Engels Auto Co. Letterhead

Date: 1967
Description: Letterhead of the J.E. Engels Auto Company of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, with three-quarter views of various Chevrolet models, including the Caprice, Impala...
Print

New Stoughton Company Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the New Stoughton Company, manufacturers of truck cabs and bodies, wagons, bob sleds, spreaders, and "Stoughton Cushioned Trailers," with a t...
Photograph

Velie Automobile

Date: 1914
Description: Two men sitting in an open car in a field. There is a bluff in the background. On the front of the car underneath the windshield is a license plate with th...
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Antique Farm Equipment Show

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Antique Car at Calumetville."

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