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Ratner's Dairy Restaurant, Second Avenue

Date: 1968
Description: The front window of Ratner's Dairy Restaurant on Second Avenue showing displayed pastries inside and the reflection of buildings and pedestrians on the str...
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Hot Dog Vendor, Battery Park

Date: 1968
Description: A hot dog vendor prepares a hot dog at a stand in Battery park. The cart counter is filled with condiments. A building with a wrap-around window wall is i...
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At the Airport

Date: 01 2014
Description: The Corben Super-Ace airplane is hanging in the glass atrium of the Dane County Airport, where it has been displayed since 1991. Behind the airplane are la...
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First Day of the Farmers' Market

Date: 04 18 2015
Description: View of a crowd of people on the square, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. One man is carrying a young boy on his shoulders. A tent over ...
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Shabbona Grain Elevator

Date: 1993
Description: View across road towards trucks sitting in the parking lot in front of a large grain elevator. Grain is pouring out of a pipe into one of the loading truck...
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Graffiti on a Door

Date: 1969
Description: Graffiti on a green door reads, "Kuken was here." A Miller beer bottle is on the doorstep.
Drawing

Mailbox at the Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Black and white sketch of a mailbox on a post in a milk can, with its flag up, next to a country road. Across the road is a tree and fence, with a field an...
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Interior of a Bar

Date: 1969
Description: An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar.
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As Things Appear at the Bakery

Date: 04 2014
Description: A man and a woman are standing behind the counter at Lane's Bakery. The glass display case has three rows of baked goods. There are three tall movable rack...
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Business Man Watches Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A business man stands in a seafood store with a neon lobster sign. He is watching the construction of the World Trade Center through the window.
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Hot Dog Street Vendor

Date: 1969
Description: A man in a suit waits for a hot dog that a man is preparing. Metal steps painted blue rise behind the customer on the left.
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Milking Time

Date: 1945
Description: A man sits on a stool while hand milking a Holstein cow in a stall in a red barn. He is wearing work clothes and a hat. A golden cow and a spotted brown co...
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Alcohol Notification at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: A notification is on a window that reads, "Beer or other alcoholic beverages will not be permitted to pass through this gate." Beyond the gate, the World T...

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