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Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
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Children Boarding School Bus

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Description: Group of children boarding school bus.
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Row of Houses with Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: View down row of back of houses. The backyards have gardens, and on the far left is a row of trees.
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Street Cleaning Truck Spraying Water

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Description: A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A...
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Woman Walking Near The Village Inn

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Description: A woman in a coat and hat is walking past The Village Inn. Residential housing and automobiles are visible in the background.
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Woman and Child in Front of Shops

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Description: A woman and child in front of brick commercial storefronts. Signs read, from left to right "Drugs Prescriptions," "Soda Grill Luncheonette" and "Greendale ...
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Residential Footpath

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Description: A residential footpath along a rural street. It crosses a small stream with a bridge. Homes are visible in the background and telephone poles run alongside...
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Flatbed Truck in Driveway

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Description: A flatbed truck is parked in the driveway of a recently constructed house while another automobile is parked in the road outside the house. Other recently ...
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Rainwater Pooling Outside House

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Description: Rainwater pooling on the curb and in the driveway of a residence. A garage and well-groomed yard is also visible. A tricycle and coaster wagon are on a wal...
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Creek Running Under Footbridge

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Description: Two men are near a creek, swollen with rainwater, running through Center Park. A footbridge crosses the creek which has large stones along its banks. Trees...
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Stream Swollen with Snowmelt

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. A recently built duplex housing unit is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as...
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Construction Workers Walking through Neighborhood

Date: 1937
Description: Large group of construction workers walking through neighborhood of houses that are in the middle of being constructed.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: Umpire Paul Sergenian (left) discusses the game with youth baseball players, (shown left to right): Ronny Padloff and Jerry Riddle.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: Youth baseball players watch the action on the field. Shown (left to right) are: Frank Zitske, Phil Speranca, and Jerry Vauk.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: A youth baseball player scoots past the catcher to score a run.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: A youth baseball player awaits the pitch. Shown (left to right) are: catcher Ronnie Millard and batter Dean Adams.
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Conklin Park Parade

Date: 07 08 1954
Description: Decorated "units" stand in a line awaiting a children's parade at Conklin Park. The parade was arranged as part of the Board of Education's Recreation Divi...
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Sign Language Class

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women in a neighborhood near Dean Avenue are studying sign language so that more deaf women can join their homemakers' club. Mrs. Robert Ilten is greeted i...
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"Play Ball" Echoes Through City

Date: 06 20 1955
Description: Umpire Mel Gaestel flips a coin to start the baseball game. Players George Oosterhaus from the Sergenian's Carpet team and Dan Olson from the Optimists tea...
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"Play Ball" Echoes Through City

Date: 06 20 1955
Description: Bob Merry (kneeling, left) helps Umpire Pat McCormick adjust the base as Kenny Kissenger looks on in preparation for a baseball game.

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