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Buying Paint

Date: 1950
Description: A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase.
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Men and Boys in front of Implement Dealer

Date: 1900
Description: A group of farmers and young children posing on a wooden platform or boardwalk in front of a farm implement dealership building, along with a horse-drawn m...
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Snowy Downtown Street

Date: 1910
Description: Pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse-drawn carriages on a commercial street. City Hall with its clock tower is in the far background. A sign for Sisson & Sew...
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Loading Area of Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Company

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Slightly elevated view of men sorting packages in the shipping department of Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Company.
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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National Food Store in Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for meat at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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National Food Store Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for fruits and vegetables at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down the dirt road of Main Street. On the left, two men are walking on the sidewalk near a store with a hand-painted "closing out sale" sign. On the r...
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Crowds Awaiting Drug Store Opening

Date: 07 29 1909
Description: Crowds await the opening of a drugstore owned by E.M. Allen. Horses and carriages park in the street near shops and residences.
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: A view down Main Street in Camp Douglas.
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Main Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street. A team of horses pulling a buggy is parked at the curb near a storefront on the right. There is a shoe store and hotel on the left.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Main Street. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen outside stores on the unpaved road.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down a busy street with horse-drawn carriages and trolley cars.
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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: Carriages park outside restaurants and shops in a central business district.
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene featuring a cannon at the corner of a park. A commercial strip is visible in the background.
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Brewery Gulch

Date: 1920
Description: Storefronts line the main streets in Brewery Gulch. Paramount Pictures Theater can be seen in the foreground.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Men walk in the street past storefronts on Main Street.
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McLean Brothers Dealership in Australia

Date: 1900
Description: Block of city buildings in Australia, including McLean Brothers, "ironmongers, iron and machinery merchants." McLean Brothers was a general agent or dealer...
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down an unpaved street. A horse and carriage is tied to a post on the left. A saloon and hotel, and the Park Hotel are located on this street on the r...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Agency

Date: 1900
Description: Storefronts along a city street, including a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership, and a Western Union Telegraph office. A cart loaded with bund...

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