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Interior of a Dry-Goods Store

Date: 1908
Description: Three women and one man pose at a cashier's counter in the interior of a dry-goods store, presumably in Wisconsin. Hammocks hang from the ceiling in the ba...
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Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View of Main Street in Friendship. The J.Hill & Son General Store is on the right, with two women at the entrance. Horse-drawn vehicles are in the street.
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Woman Wearing Hat

Date: 1891
Description: Woman in a tilted hat posing in the foreground. Across the street are stores: J.J. McGillivray Sash and Door Company and Squire's Oyster House. Probably on...
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F.H. Smith Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of F.H. Smith, proprietor of a local and long distance telephone company, bicycle shop, and dry goods business in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, with a...
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Store at Rustic Knoll

Date: 1930
Description: The log cabin store where a woman poses in the service window, and a man and a woman poses outdoors. There is a car parked in the road. The store advertise...
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People Gathered in Front of Store

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Description: Group of men, women, and children posing standing in front of a small country store. A man and boy are sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse. In the ...
Postcard

R.H. Runge; General Merchandise

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of R.H. Runge's General Merchandise store. A woman and two men are standing near the entrance. Penciled-in note on reverse reads: "Burned ...
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Post Office Store in Shamrock

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Description: Exterior view of post office/store and a frame house in the town of Shamrock, Two men and a boy are standing in front of the store, a man and woman are sta...
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J. Swenholt Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of J. Swenholt, postmaster and dealer in general merchandise in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, with an interior view of people shopping and tending to m...
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Group of People Posing with Horses on Street

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Description: View down unpaved road towards a frame house and storefront. In the background in the yard of the house is a man standing and a woman sitting with a child....
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P.J. Blindert's General Store

Date: 1918
Description: The exterior of P.J. Blindert's general store, with an awning over the storefront, and a loading dock on the left. A man and a woman stand in the road in f...
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Kimball Drug Store

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Description: View of the interior of the Kimball Drug Store. A man and woman stand behind the counter in the very back of the store, partially obscured by a sign readin...
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Hill's Dry Goods Store Interior

Date: 05 21 1933
Description: "Cotton Lane" in Hill's Dry Goods Store, 202 State Street, featuring two models, wearing dresses, standing in niches on either side of an arch, with the wo...
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Group in front of General Store Counter

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Description: A general store counter at Weigands Bay. Two women are behind the counter, with boxes of cigars on display behind them. Other canned goods are on the shelv...
Postcard

P.J. Kurtz, General Merchandise

Date: 08 03 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "P.J. Kurtz, Genl. Merchandise, Pleasant Hill, Wis." A man, woman and a young boy wearing a hat are posing in front of the store entra...
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Thomas Family Home

Date: 1890
Description: Home of the Thomas Family at Lac Vieux Desert, built in 1860, and housed the Lac Vieux Desert Trading Post. Seated on the doorstep are Mrs. Leonard Thomas,...
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General Store

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Description: View across street of the General Store. A group of five men, two women, and three children are standing in front. with a windmill is in the back and a sta...
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C.E. Morgan Dry Goods Bazaar

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Description: View from street of the C.E. Morgan Dry Goods Bazaar on North Pinckney at East Mifflin. Two women are standing in the doorway on the left, and two men are ...
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Roxbury General Store

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the general store and automotive garage in Roxbury. A man and woman, possibly the owners, are standing in front of the buildings.
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Naval Training School, Ship's Store

Date: 02 07 1945
Description: Female clerk selling items to Naval trainees at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store. The store was located in a University of Wisconsin dor...

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