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| Date: | 06 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer. |
| Date: | 11 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea... |
| Date: | 07 29 1955 |
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| Description: | Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Advertising calendar for Deering farm machinery featuring color illustration of a street in a French town with people looking on as a man puts up a "Deerin... |
| Date: | 08 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Fauerbach Brewery on the right, at 651-653 Williamson Street. Looking northeast along Williamson Street is the Madison Drug Co., 654 Williamson Street, Int... |
| Date: | 11 20 1927 |
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| Description: | Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right. |
| Date: | 06 27 1980 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a pharmacy advertising "Low Cost Drugs." The building also has a painted advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Brick's Hamburger Place owned by Myles B. Willis. Brick's specialized in malted milks, Fairmont ice cream, and drive-in service and used International Harv... |
| Date: | 04 1973 |
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| Description: | A Marlboro cigarette billboard advertisement looms over King Street. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | International bakery truck, with modified body to make it look like a loaf of bread, advertising Bamby bread. The truck was owned by Smith and Seely Inc., ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Color advertising photograph of teenagers and band members gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club owned by Steve Miller ... |
| Date: | 08 13 1936 |
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| Description: | Parked automobile with Every-House Appliance Co. trailer-hitched, and advertising that reads: "Every House Needs Westinghouse," in front of the Westinghous... |
| Date: | 09 01 1934 |
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| Description: | Three automobiles parked at Licari Tire Co., 767 W. Washington Avenue, featuring Gillette tires, one automobile is advertising Licari Tire Co. and Gillette... |
| Date: | 10 29 1933 |
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| Description: | The Hansen Auto Body Company building, 113 - 123 South Blair Street with signs advertising the services of fender straightening and glass replacement. |
| Date: | 10 29 1933 |
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| Description: | Advertisement using 4248B-1. Hansen Auto Body Co. Bldg, 113 - 123 S Blair Street. Signs painted on the building: "Auto trimming glass replacement" Torgeson... |
| Date: | 10 13 1933 |
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| Description: | Taxicabs lined up in front of City Car Co., 214 E. Washington Avenue, corner of N. Webster Street, with advertising banners at the top that read: "For cab ... |
| Date: | 08 09 1933 |
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| Description: | "Madison Welding" NRA (National Recovery Administration) sign painted on the side of a building, possibly on the side of Madison Welding at 9 N. Ingersoll ... |
| Date: | 08 30 1932 |
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| Description: | 1898 Oldsmobile decorated with advertising for "Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Person" at RKO Orpheum Theatre in front of Weber's Restaurant, 218 State Street.... |
| Date: | 02 21 1932 |
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| Description: | Pinckney Street side of S.S. Kresge variety, 25 E. Main Street. Also shows sign for tourist information booth for Association of Commerce, and sign for Bug... |
| Date: | 06 08 1931 |
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| Description: | Brewington Typewriter Company, 533 State Street, window display featuring Royal typewriters and an adding machine. The name was later changed to Stemp Type... |
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