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| Date: | 05 1980 |
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| Description: | A short black and white pole marks where a road converges with a state highway that stretches to the horizon. In the mid-distance before a hill is a railro... |
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| Description: | Parking lot behind Ace Hardware. A few cars are parked, and behind them is a Dairy Queen on the right. In the center on a low hill is the support structure... |
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| Description: | Entrance to outdoor drive-in theater. The billboard reads: "Mid City Outdoor." There is a white picket fence blocking the driveway. In the background are l... |
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| Description: | View of a tall wood structure with rows of holes, perhaps a pigeon house. A cyclone fence is in front of it, and behind are industrial buildings. In the fa... |
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| Description: | View from street of an old brick Ioco gas station with a few cars parked on the left. |
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| Description: | View across road of two cars parked near the Orfordville Crop Service. The front wall is adorned with signs for Northrup King Seeds and Borden Smith Dougla... |
| Date: | 06 22 1978 |
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| Description: | View of carnival with a water tower in the background. There are trailers, and a carousel is on the left. Carts selling food like popcorn and sausage are p... |
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| Description: | A sign prominently displays "OPEN THANKSGIVING DAI" in the top left corner of the frame. Across Third Street behind the sign is the 88 Tavern. Down Portlan... |
| Date: | 04 21 1980 |
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| Description: | Across a street leading to 51 is a parking lot with a single automobile parked in a lot near a church. Across the street to the left is a Shell gas station... |
| Date: | 04 16 1980 |
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| Description: | View from across street of a rectangular dilapidated building featuring arched windows. A billboard for H. Dan Wright Insurance is under the fire escape. |
| Date: | 03 1981 |
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| Description: | View from parking lot of side of building at the southwest corner of Aurora and Elmwood Avenue. Other buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 10 1980 |
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| Description: | Municipal pumping station, corner of Main Street and Military Road. A telephone booth is on the right. |
| Date: | 10 1980 |
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| Description: | Evans Public Storage Warehouse, South Front Street. |
| Date: | 10 1980 |
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| Description: | Fruit boat building, located at East Seeboth Street at South First Street. |
| Date: | 05 1981 |
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| Description: | Farm buildings at William Fuerstenau farm, State Highway 73, South of Randolph. |
| Date: | 05 1981 |
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| Description: | View from behind Don's Gas Station, with tractors displayed on front, on Columbus Street. |
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