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Thor 5

Date: 1915
Description: Thor 5 motorcycle. A number of automobiles are parked along the curb in the background.
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Automobiles in a Parking Garage

Date: 1923
Description: View of automobiles in a parking garage. They are parked in rows on the left and right. A man is standing in the far background at the end of the garage.
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Madison Motor Car Company

Date: 1920
Description: View from street of entrance to the Madison Motor Company, which sold Dodge Brothers automobiles from about 1916, and was located at 325 W. Gorham Street. ...
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New Ford Cars on Tow Trucks

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Description: View looking east towards the middle of East Washington Avenue where a row of new Ford automobiles are parked, each hooked up to a tow truck. They are near...
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Auto Repair Shop and Oldsmobile-Cadillac Automobiles Shop

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view looking down at the Automobile Repair Shop with a Good Year Tire sign in the window. Next door on the left is the J.I. McFarland Oldsmobile-C...
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

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Description: View down East Washington Avenue towards a motorcycle with a sidecar. It is parked outside the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown). The motorcycle...
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Early Motorcycle in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1910
Description: Side view of a motorcycle parked in a driveway along East Washington Avenue, near Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership (not shown). There are several automobil...
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Vehicle with Open Trunk

Date: 1920
Description: A pickup truck or an automobile with the trunk open, sits in a field.
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership During Expansion

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view from across street of the construction to expand the Schoelkopf building at 210-216 E. Washington Avenue. Men from the construction company a...
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The Schoelkopf Lincoln Ford Dealership

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street towards the Schoelkopf automobile dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. Above the show windows flanking the entrance are signs fo...
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East Washington Avenue Looking Toward The Capitol

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Description: East Washington Avenue looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the old Water Tower.
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Maxwell GA Touring Car

Date: 1911
Description: A Maxwell GA touring car is parked in the street in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 East Washington Avenue.
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Auto Wash Building

Date: 1924
Description: View up ramp towards the "Auto Wash" entrance door of a brick building using the Air-lec pneumatic door opening system invented by Louis Schoelkopf.
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Auto Show Display in Window

Date: 1920
Description: An automobile on display for the twelfth annual Milwaukee Auto Dealers show. The show was held January 19-25.
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Air-Lec Automatic Sliding Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Indoor view of an Air-Lec automatic door opener on a sliding garage door. There is a Ford car in the garage stall. The license plate on the car is 30-033.
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Ford Model T in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View from street towards a 1914 or 1915 Ford Model T parked at the curb in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue.
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Sedan Automobile

Date: 1930
Description: View towards a man posed standing outside the passenger side door of a sedan parked sideways in the street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the backgro...
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Ford Car Bodies on a Shipping Rack

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Description: Three new Ford car bodies sitting upright on their front ends on a shipping rack on the side of a road. The wheels have been removed and are sitting on the...
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Emma Schoelkopf Driving a Ford

Date: 1907
Description: View from street towards Emma Schoelkopf who is driving a Ford automobile. On a tree behind her is a sign reading "School Grounds, Safety First, Autos Driv...
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Emma Schoelkopf in a Ford Touring Car

Date: 1914
Description: Emma Schoelkopf is sitting in the driver's seat of a Ford touring car. She is wearing a light-colored summer dress and smiling. Emma, the wife of Louis Sch...

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