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| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,... |
| Date: | 2000 |
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| Description: | A member of the CNN (Cable News Network) broadcast team testing equipment on the floor of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia. |
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| Description: | A view of the Coining Room, where women sit at long tables, weighing out metal. Each woman has a balance and other tools at her station. A male supervisor ... |
| Date: | 04 07 1924 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of International Harvester's Philadelphia branch house. Automobiles are parked in a cul-de-sac in front of the building; a sign reading: "Int... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a train stopped at the North Philadelphia depot, surrounded by various industrial buildings, including the International Harvester Company... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of an man sitting in an electric car by Rumsey, founded in 1895. A Rumsey Electric Company Limited General Catalog is depicted alongside the vehicle. |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | International KR-11 truck with refrigerated semi-trailer (semi truck) parked next to a box car near a warehouse building. Original caption reads: "Meat and... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | A group of young people walking down a street. They are all wearing coats. A brick building that may be Carpenters' Hall is in the background. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | An older man is standing in an office, possibly a weigh station of the Philadelphia Street Department. He is at a bench with papers and various office supp... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | An African-American man is working on a truck engine. He is wearing a hat and overalls, and is using what appears to be a ratchet and extension. The truck ... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | A garbage truck is backed up and emptying refuse into what is likely an incinerator. A man is standing at the open driver's door, and another man is sittin... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk of two African-American sanitation workers carrying cans and sacks of trash to a garbage truck, is stopped in a residential neighborhood... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Looking down the length of a fire engine ladder truck during a Fire Prevention Week Parade. On the right is a float with a picture of a child and the words... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | View looking down on a Fire Prevention Week Parade on a city street. A fire engine, and parade floats towed by International Scouts and Travelalls, are tra... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Fire Safety Prevention Week Parade. The picture is taken looking at the front of the parade, and persons with flags, a marching band, an... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Back cover of catalog featuring an illustration of an agricultural engine with a team of two horses. The engine was made by Wood, Taber & Morse, for Harber... |
| Date: | 04 17 1923 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the International Harvester's Philadelphia branch house. Railroad tracks and a platform are in the background behind the buildin... |
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| Description: | View from railroad platform over two sets of railroad tracks towards the International Harvester's Philadelphia branch house. Another set of railroad track... |
| Date: | 01 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman are posing while standing behind a table. One of the men has his arm around the other. A set of luggage is on the table in front of the... |
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