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Furniture Store
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Front view of C.F. Rau's furniture store, with the owners and employees sitting in front of the store. Apparently, the store also performs undertaking. The location is unknown but it is assumed to be either Rockford, Ill., or Beloit, WI. C.F. Rau and "Mr. Dow" are standing in the doorway; two (visitors, unnamed) are seated in chairs on display along the street; next door is Charles Greene's grocery.
1886
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W012A2B
WHi 8637
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