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Vin Fiz Evidence

Date: 1953
Description: Jesse Brabazon, pioneer aviator from Delavan, displaying fabric from the Vin Fiz, the airplane in which Calbraith P. Rodgers made the first transcon...
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Goodyear Blimp at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: The blimp of the Goodyear Tire Company hovers above the carnival area of the Wisconsin State Fair, tethered to the ground with ropes. The fairgoers, howev...
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Graffiti on Advertisement

Date: 1969
Description: Graffiti on an advertisement for the Plaza Theatre which reads, "They Must Die."
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Side of Truck with Advertisement

Date: 1969
Description: Side of a truck with the word "Navajo" printed on the side.
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Window Display of Ties

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior view of a shop's window display of various ties. A sign reads, "Free pocket handkerchief with every purchase."
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"Why Monkey Around" Billboard

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of an advertisement that reads, "Why Monkey Around with breakdowns, repairs, insurance, etc." There is a cartoon monkey pointing to the dialogue a...
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Business Sign Moving Notification

Date: 1969
Description: A sign reads that a business has "Moved to 132 Greenwich St. (one block south)." Along with the written description, there is a small map to show where the...
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Road Closed Sign

Date: 1969
Description: View of a "Road Closed" sign with a sticker on it that reads, "Procaccino / Beame * Smith."
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Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

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Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a military vehic...
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Studio at Hickory Hill Farm

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of mechanics working with a farm machinery at International Harvester's Hickory Hill Farm.
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Photographing Ball Bearing at Hickory Hill Farm

Date: 1961
Description: Overhead view of man adjusting lights and a camera as he prepares to photograph a ball bearing for an International Harvester catalog at the company's Hick...
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Photographing Metro Mite Truck

Date: 1961
Description: A man lifts the focusing cloth from the screen of a view camera while preparing to photograph an International Metro Mite truck inside a studio at Internat...
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Levy and Sons Bakery Advertisement with Asian American Man

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling Asian American man holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisemnt for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The sign reads: "...
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Bakery Advertisement with Native American Man

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling Native American man holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisment for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The man is weari...
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Levy and Sons Bakery Advertisement with Choir Boy

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling choir boy holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisment for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The boy is wearing an alta...
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Man Delivering Bread to New York Grocery Store

Date: 1970
Description: View from street of a man delivering Levy and Sons Bakery rye bread to a New York City delicatessen and grocery store. The truck is an International Harves...
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Bread Company President with Subway Advertisements

Date: 1970
Description: An older man is standing in front of three subway advertisements for Levy and Son's Bakery rye bread of New York City. The man is company president Samuel ...
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Navistar Engines

Date: 1991
Description: Three engines are superimposed over an outline of the United States. Text at bottom left reads: "International from Navistar Number One."
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Navistar Logo 1990s

Date: 1991
Description: "Navistar" logo against a background of stars in a dark sky.
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Twila Nolen Given a Silver Dollar

Date: 06 26 1958
Description: Twila Nolen, a waitress at Rohde's Steak House, is shown after receiving her second silver dollar from the Madison Chamber of Commerce. It is part of a Jun...

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