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K-Mart (Rear View)

Date: 05 1981
Description: Odana and West Platte Drive, Madison, Dane County.
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State Street Towards the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1965
Description: View down center of State Street, with automobile traffic moving up and down the street, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the corner of W. Johnson S...
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Eastside Storefronts

Date: 06 14 1927
Description: Storefronts of the Wisconsin School of Music, East Side Variety Store and Hess Grocery Market. Owned by the Hess family, this property was located at 154 A...
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Madison East Shopping Center

Date: 09 24 1953
Description: Interior of Woolworth's variety store at the new Madison East Shopping Center on East Washington Avenue.
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Copy Photograph of F.G. Kutzner Fruit Depot

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Description: Copy photograph of a storefront. The store is identified as F.G. Kutzner Fruit Depot. Men are standing and sitting out front. Children are looking out of t...
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Marquette Sign on King Street

Date: 1907
Description: View up sidewalk with a view of storefronts lining King Street. The marquee of The Majestic is prominent in the foreground, as is The Marquette, and a drug...
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The Iron Block

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; caption on the image is incorrect as to the street locations. Actually located at the intersection of North Water Street and East Wisconsin A...
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Looking West from Williams Corner

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of a row of stores, including R.S. Williams drugstore, C.C. Lewis's dental office, Weber's watch and jewelry store, and a variety store....
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W.H. Lemke General Store

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Description: Exterior view of W.H. Lemke's store, which features dry goods, carpet, and more.
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Madison Pickets Against Segregated Lunch Counters

Date: 02 27 1960
Description: Picketers walk the sidewalk in front of the F.W. Woolworth store on the Capitol Square. The protest was against the company's segregated lunch counter poli...
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Ben Franklin Store Opens on Monona Drive

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Robert Retzlaff (left), manager of the newly opened Ben Franklin variety store at 4204 Monona Drive, posing in the foreground on his store's first day of b...
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Woolworth's Christmas Gifts Window

Date: 12 01 1947
Description: F.W. Woolworth Company, 1-7 East Main Street, Christmas gifts window.
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Woolworth's Variety Store

Date: 03 31 1928
Description: Woolworth's Variety Store (aka Pioneer Building), located at 1 East Main Street.
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Woolworth's in the Madison East Shopping Center

Date: 09 24 1953
Description: Exterior of the F.W. Woolworth Company in the Madison East Shopping Center, 2925 East Washington Avenue.
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Fort Atkinson Street Scene

Date: 03 15 1939
Description: Fort Atkinson street corner, showing Beebe's 5-10 & Variety Store, Mueller Co. Hatchery and Crystal Restaurant.
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F.W. Woolworth Company Christmas Window

Date: 12 01 1947
Description: Close-up of F.W. Woolworth Company, 1-7 East Main Street, Christmas gifts window. Life advertising products.
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Men Pulling Carts

Date: 1897
Description: Men pushing and pulling two carts, one with a barrel, around a street corner.
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S.S. Kresge Storefront

Date: 02 21 1932
Description: Storefront of S.S. Kresge variety store, 25 E. Main Street. Also shows second floor business windows for a tailor and a beauty shop.
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F&W Grand "Check and Double Check" Window Display

Date: 10 27 1930
Description: F&W Grand store window, located at 15 W. Main Street, displays 33 rpm records, jewelry, and advertising for Amos n' Andy in the film "Check and Double Chec...
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F.W. Woolworth Company

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards the F.W. Woolworth Company, at 1-7 East Main Street (aka Pioneer Building), with Darling Shop, 9 East Main Street, and Crandons ...

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