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Community Pharmacy

Date: 07 10 1975
Description: Entrance to the WSA Community Pharmacy, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.
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Vogel Fish & Oyster Co.

Date: 10 16 1944
Description: Vogel Fish and Oyster Company, 2049 Atwood Avenue, view of the front and left side of the building.
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Avenue Food Shop

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Avenue Food Shop, 546 W. Washington Avenue, showing alley and garage.
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Holstein-Friesian Building

Date: 02 18 1931
Description: Holstein-Friesian Association of America building, 448 W. Washington Avenue. There is a truck parked on the terrace, and a man is on a ladder in front of t...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company

Date: 12 31 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company building, 16 S. Carroll Street.
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Delivery Truck

Date: 04 05 1930
Description: Pyrofax bottled gas agent, Mitchell Sales Company's delivery truck. Two men wearing uniforms and hats are standing near the cab of the truck, and another m...
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Grimm Book Bindery

Date: 02 28 1928
Description: Grimm Book Bindery at 454 W. Gilman Street.
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Rear of Stephan & Thorsen Store

Date: 11 10 1947
Description: Rear view of Stephan & Thorsen Men's Clothing Store, 214 State Street.
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Hotel Charlotte and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue. Landmarks left to right: Schlitz Palm Garden, Hotel Charlotte, Randolph Garden and Hotel Rand...
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Phillip Gross Hardware Company

Date: 07 24 1915
Description: Elevated view of the storefront of the Philip Gross Hardware Company on the east side of N. Third Street, north of W. Wells Street. Grassler and Gezelschap...
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Kennedy Dairy Company

Date: 1974
Description: An exterior view of the Kennedy Dairy Company, which was built in 1910 and located at 621-629 West Washington Avenue. A sign above a doorway on the left si...
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Group of Men with Early Automobile

Date: 1911
Description: Crowd of men gathered around a man sitting in an early automobile with exposed wheels, engine, and steering wheel. The side of the automobile reads: "King ...
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Man Searching Trash For Recyclables

Date: 
Description: Barry, an avid recycler, searching through trash container.
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Trailer Truck and Body Co.

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Description: View of exterior of Trailer Truck and Body Co. repair services. Four men are posed in front of garage. One man is wearing a suit, the others wear work clot...
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International KB-10 Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Men unloading machinery from an International KB-10 truck. The original caption reads, "An International KB-10 with Rodgers body and Braden winch owned by ...
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene and alley near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.
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Leach Garbage Truck

Date: 1960
Description: Color photo of a man collecting garbage cans from an alleyway and emptying them into a truck with an IH logo on the front of the chassis and a Leach logo o...
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Gribble Brothers' Imperial Cafe

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Description: View from unpaved street of the Gribble Brothers Imperial Cafe, which is a two-story wood frame building with a small porch and balcony. Two men are standi...
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Installation Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company horse-drawn service and installation wagon in front of the Telephone Building. Two men sit in the wagon. A man stands in the do...
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522 First Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter...

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