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Milk Strike

Date: 01 10 1934
Description: Milk strikers and a pile of empty milk cans next to railroad tracks. Bill Nemeth (left) is pouring out milk in an attempt to create a shortage that would r...
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Wehmhoff Effigy Mound

Date: 06 27 1927
Description: Aerial view of the effigy mound on Henry Wehmhoff's Riverview Farm. State Trunk Highway 83 runs through the effigy.
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Repair Department of International Harvester Dealership

Date: 10 21 1936
Description: Repair shop and parts counter inside the International Harvester dealership of the Burlington Farm Machinery Corp.
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Immaculate Conception Church

Date: 1935
Description: View of the south and west elevations of Immaculate Conception Church.
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Luther Hall

Date: 1920
Description: View of Luther Hall, built in about 1850 or 1860.
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Luther Hall

Date: 1935
Description: View of Luther Hall.
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Meinhardt Bank

Date: 1935
Description: Front view of Meinhardt Bank from the street.
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Meinhardt Bank

Date: 1938
Description: View from intersection towards the Meinhardt Bank on the corner. Established in 1847.
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Aerial View of River in Town

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of town, with a river and the horizon in the distance.
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Panoramic View of Burlington

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic photographic view of Burlington, taken with a local Al-vista panoramic camera.
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Earth Day Banner Over Street

Date: 04 1973
Description: The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ...
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Burlington Farm Machinery Co.

Date: 05 05 1926
Description: International trucks line the sidewalk in front of the Burlington Farm Machinery Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Showroom of Burlington Farm Machinery Co.

Date: 05 05 1926
Description: Trucks, tractors, and farm equipment in the showroom of the Burlington Farm Machinery Company, an International Harvester dealership. Advertising pennants ...
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Outing in an Automobile

Date: 1905
Description: Four individuals sit in four-seat runabout parked in a wooded area.
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Loading Pole Supports on Truck

Date: 01 13 1936
Description: Three men loading pole supports into the back of an International truck owned by the Puget Sound Power and Light Company. In the foreground are railroad tr...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage near Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine Street at the F. A. Schwaller Music Store / Schwaller's Real Estate Office, flanked by Theodore Riel's dry goods and grocery store...
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Downtown Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine Street at Jacob Black's dry goods store, with a display of hand fans in front window; Schwaller's Real Estate company is above Bla...
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Commerical Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine street at the storefronts of J. Wien's clothing, dry goods, and grocery store, Black's Dry Goods store, Schwaller's Real Estate Of...
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Mercer Transfer Company

Date: 1930
Description: A group of men stand outside the Burlington Farm Machinery Company storefront where an International H-5 truck owned by the Mercer Transfer Company is park...
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Mercer Transfer & Storage Company Truck

Date: 1930
Description: An International H-5 truck with a 190" wheelbase and a refrigerated body parked in front of the Burlington Farm Machinery Company, an International Harvest...

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