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Beating the Bug

Date: 12 13 1968
Description: A firefighter gets a flu shot made available to city workers in the lobby of the municipal building to avoid contracting the Hong Kong flu.
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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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Cutters Protesting a Lockout

Date: 1933
Description: Cutters from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union picket a Reed Brothers Company lockout.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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Men Erecting Hot-Blast Preheater

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers, most likely at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Hot-blast preheater being erec...
Book or Pamphlet

Boring Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Boring tractor, featuring a color illustration of a man using the tractor to work in a farm field.
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Shirley Clarke

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Description: Shirley Clarke is seen kneeling against a stair banister during the shooting of the film "The Cool World." She is wearing a derby hat. There are three lig...
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Howard and Louise Greene

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Description: Howard and Louise Greene posing with their young children in front of the entrance of their house at 1831 North Cambridge Avenue.

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