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Close shot looking southwest at the Butterfield Hotel in Waukesha. The hotel was located on the corner of Broadway Street and East Avenue. This four-story Queen Anne revival building features a large…

Close shot of a billboard advertising the new Avalon Hotel in Waukesha. Other billboards can be seen in the background.

Close shot of the Sanner's Drug Store display window. The store was located in downtown Waukesha. Sanford Ink products are displayed in the window. Notes: The store was owned by William L Sanner. The…

Wide interior shot of the back of Wiecher's Pipes and Tobacco Shop was located at 103 Madison Street in Waukesha. Large display cases show merchandise including pipes in the foreground. Spitoons can b…

Close shot of Pool Brothers Taxicab Terminal at 290 West Main Street in Waukesha. A taxi is parked in the garage entrance. A transom window is above the entrances. Two large signs on the roof advertis…

Close interior shot of Wiecher's Pipes and Tobacco Shop located at 103 Madison Street in Waukesha. Four men stand around the glass display counter. Signs for smoking products hang from the ceiling and…

Two men work on the Metropolitan Chain Stores under construction at 826 Gaspar Street in Waukesha. The two-story brick building has scaffolding across the storefront. Raised letter signboard appears i…

Close shot of sign documenting the success of the Waukesha Memorial Hospital fundraising campaign in 1928. The sign is placed at the intersection of West Broadway Street and South Street in Waukesha.…

Long shot looking west at Goff's Restaurant at 800-802 Clinton Avenue in Waukesha. Four men pose outside the restaurant. One man is seated in a wheelchair. Signs have been posted to the left of Goff's…

West Main Street looking east from Clinton Street in Waukesha. Wagons are lined up along the dirt road. Storefronts and buildings can be seen along the north and south sides of the street. Signs for t…

Exterior shot of Metropolitan Chain Stores Inc. building under construction. The brick building is located at 248 West Broadway Avenue. Geometric display windows with doors in between. Raised letter s…

Glenn Mineral Spring on West Avenue, south of Wisconsin Avenue in Waukesha. A man sits on a horse below sign as a group of men stand by. Wood frame buildings flank the sign above the entrance. Notes f…

Passenger cars are lined up on the tracks with men posed on and beside the cars. People can also be seen in the passenger car windows and beside the tracks. The men are dressed formally. A sign hangin…

Interior photograph of Metropolitan Chain Stores showing departments 7, 14, and 17. Many types of merchandise and prices can be seen. Floral displays sit on decorative shelf rail. Displays are made of…

Northwest view of South Street and Broadway Street in Waukesha. This is the future site of the Waukesha Post Office. Side view of brick building with a painted sign: "Weber's Old Fashion Brew." There…

Close shot of Unique Theater at 322 West Main Street in Waukesha. Wide arched entrance has many film posters. Inside the entrance arch is a row of light bulbs and embossed patterns on the walls and ce…

Medium shot looking west at Bruce House, located on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Grand Avenue in Waukesha. Sign can be seen on the roof of the hotel. A fence surrounds the corner property. Trees…