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Frautschi Furniture Store

Date: 05 15 1934
Description: Exterior view of the Frautschi Furniture Store, located at 213-221 King Street.
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Union Transfer Fireproof Storage and other Businesses

Date: 09 17 1931
Description: View down East Wilson Street from the corner of King Street. The Union Transfer Building is on the right hand side at 155-303 East Wilson Street, Rubin's F...
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Texaco Station

Date: 08 07 1929
Description: Bondi & Sachtjen Texaco service station, 1462 E. Washington Avenue at Thornton Avenue, with Fuller & Johnson buildings in the background. Text with print r...
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Democrat Printing Company building

Date: 11 20 1927
Description: At one time known as the "official" state printer, the Democrat Printing Company was located at the corner of Carroll and Doty streets.
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Stone Crushing Plant

Date: 10 20 1928
Description: View of the Stone Crushing Plant on Hwy #27 near Soldiers Grove.
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Riley-Bremer-Riley Garage

Date: 10 11 1930
Description: The Riley-Bremer-Riley Oldsmobile garage on E. Doty Street began as the Riley Livery Stable when horse-drawn transportation reigned and then transitioned t...
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Licari Tire Co. Office

Date: 10 26 1934
Description: A driver is sitting in Licari's panel truck, next to the small art deco office of Licari Tire Company, where another man is posing at the door, 767 West Wa...
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Rock Wool Insulation Display

Date: 04 17 1937
Description: Three men and a woman looking at display materials in the R.H. and E.H. Carpenter, Inc. exhibit of Rock Wool insulation at the Home Show. Text on back of p...
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Safety League Mystery Ship

Date: 07 18 1935
Description: A man spinning the propeller with Frank A. Sloan in the pilot seat and a women is sitting in the back of a car that looks like an airplane. They are at a G...
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Atkins Used Car Exchange

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Atkins Used Car Exchange in a Trachte building, 823 E Mifflin Street, with car dealers standing along side several used cars on display.
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Gabbei Motor Co.

Date: 09 28 1934
Description: At Gabbei Motor Co. at 412 East Washington Avenue, one man works on the engine of a car while another machines a part in the company garage.
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Keating Garage Exterior

Date: 08 18 1934
Description: Keating Garage and Ford Sales and Service, 14-16 N. Fairchild Street with the Keating tow truck and employees in front of the garage doors.
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M.J. Fitzerald Co.

Date: 05 24 1934
Description: Exterior view of the M.J. Fitzerald Co., lighting plant parts, 306 East Wilson Street. "Parts for Delco-Light."
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Goodyear Service Station

Date: 05 15 1934
Description: Goodyear Service Station, 205 North Bassett Street on the corner of West Dayton Street.
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Capitol Oil Corporation Exhibit

Date: 02 12 1934
Description: Two men stand with the Capitol Oil Corporation display at the Madison Auto Show. The exhibit features "Tiolene Motor Oil," "Bowes Seal Fast," "Purol-Pep g...
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G&E Tire Store

Date: 11 17 1934
Description: G and E Store, Tires and Batteries, 124 E. Washington Avenue, with piles of tires on the sidewalk and the Rathskeller Retail Store, 124 E. Washington Avenu...
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Meyers Tire Co. Tire Shipment

Date: 12 13 1933
Description: Meyers Tire & Accessory Co., 215 East Washington Avenue, with a shipment of new Federal truck tires piled on the sidewalk in the front of the building. Sno...
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Madison Rug Factory Truck

Date: 12 07 1933
Description: Company truck for the Madison Rug Factory at 8 S. Livingston Street, with advertising for cleaning, resizing, remaking, weaving, and shampooing services.
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West Kentucky Coal Company Trucks

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: Two new West Kentucky Coal Co. 1.5 ton International trucks in front of piles of Wesco Royal Red Ash coal at the coal yards at 1433 Monroe Street.
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Pennco Service Station

Date: 06 28 1933
Description: Pennco service station, featuring Barnsdale "Be Square" petroleum products and Dunlop tires, on the corner of N. Webster Street and 202 E. Washington Avenu...

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