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Photo of the demolition of a building at the corner of Milwaukee and Franklin Streets. An advertisement for Wood's Carriages is painted on an exposed brick wall, and a sign for "The Hub: Clothes for M…

Photograph of the New Lisbon Cheese Factory.

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Member newsletter of the Brown Deer Historical Society

Tinted postcard showing business establishments along West Milwaukee Street in the horse and buggy era.

Front of J.L. Lund bicycle shop with hand-drawn concession stand and vendor

Photograph of the J.D. Johnstone and Son IGA Grocery Store in Ontario in 1957. Centennial Collection of 1957.

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Photograph. Date unkown. Storefront.

This 1979 photo of the Williams Hotel on North Franklin Street includes Ken's Klub tavern and an advertisement for Franklin Lanes and the Pony Bar.

Photograph of Dr. Hoyt in his office circa 1890s.

J. C. Penney Co. 312 South Barstow Street

The Corn Exchange, so-called because it is where farmers met to sell their crops and swap news and gossip in the 19th and early 20th centuries, was also the name for a block of buildings that are no l…

Salesman with shoe/boot display

Photo of North Main Street shops from the rear (the Rock River side), including Sheppard's Jewelry Store.

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The stone Samuel Coad block was constructed in 1864. This image was taken after 1898 and before 1906; Dr. Hubenthal had his dental office in the upper rooms and Hanscom's book store occupied Number 20…

Photograph of the West Salem Creamery in 1920. Owned by Norma Schmig.

Photograph of L.L. Baltz Grocery in Ontario in 1957. Centennial Collection of 1957.

Reprinted photograph of an aerial view of Bloomingdale and the Kickapoo River in the 1900s. Norskedalen Collection.