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| Date: | 06 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Nancy Waterman unsuccessfully pours milk for Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) at the Wonder Spot. |
| Date: | 11 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm (left) inspecting the 21 wheels of Marathon County cheddar cheese and keys to Wisconsin's vacation land on the steps of the Wiscon... |
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| Description: | View across road of an observation tower overlooking extensive apple orchards, a tourist attraction in season. Many people are standing below the tower whe... |
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| Description: | Wisconsin promotional decal with a map of the state, with many cities marked and drawings of some Wisconsin icons: cheese, cows, deer, beer, Wisconsin Dell... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p... |
| Date: | 05 27 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an International C-30 truck owned by the Taylor-Martin Company parked in front of Niagara Falls. |
| Date: | 07 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Judith 7, and Barbara, 4, daughters of Dr. and Mrs Richard MacLean of Sheridan, Wyoming, watching cows being milked in the milking parlor at the Bowman Dai... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the Farmers' Store at Stonefield. Sales clerks, customers and merchandise set the scene. |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the interior of the candy store at Stonefield. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View across road towards the office, filling station and cabin at Brady's Lodge. Two men stand near the gas pumps in front of a porch of an open counter se... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Filling station and office at Brady's Lodge. An attendant is standing by the gas pump. There is a truck parked on the right. Signs on the left read: "Sandw... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Roadside kiosk that provides information and sells candy, soda, gasoline and tickets for Dells attractions. A man is sitting on the porch, and pennants han... |
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| Description: | Roadside restaurant with painted lettering in the windows promoting sandwiches, bakery, ice cream and cold drinks. The brick building next door is unidenti... |
| Date: | 01 13 1934 |
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| Description: | Handwritten menu and "Bon Voyage" greeting in a card from the Swedish American Line, with a Swedish castle on the cover, and on the inside of the card, a t... |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu pages from Knott's Berry Place, with multi-colored boysenberries suspended over rows of plants in the fields, and parked cars lined up... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978; second from left) and friends enjoy a beer at the Miller Brewery. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the White F... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View across parking lot towards a group of Japanese woman posing in front of Leon's Frozen Custard. Caption reads: "Visiting Japanese students posed in fro... |
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