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Children Lining Up to Board International School Buses

Date: 1966
Description: Chicago area school children are lining up in Lincoln Park to board International school buses as part of their annual end-of-school outing to the Zoo.
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Small Town in Poor Farming Country

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Description: People assembled at storefront along the street of a small town in "poor farming country."
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Prosperous Town in Good Farming Country

Date: 07 1930
Description: Downtown Aurora, a "prosperous town in good farming country," seen from the street.
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Rural School Health Parade and Festival

Date: 05 1928
Description: School children and teachers from Lemont township marching in a rural school festival parade. The children are dressed in white cloaks and hats bearing a m...
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African American Farmer Hauling Corn to Market

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Description: Farmer hauling corn to market with an ox-driven wagon. Original caption notes that oxen were used considerably in the south for motive power.
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Farmers Hauling Goods in Columbus Wagon

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Description: Two farmers standing in the bed of a wooden Columbus wagon loaded with groceries and other goods. The original caption reads: "One of the reasons why Alaba...
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Mrs. Charles Van Schaick on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Charles Van Schaick, posing on horseback, is riding past the livery stable. It was unusual for women at this time to ride horseback.
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Elevated View of Fairchild

Date: 04 01 1907
Description: Bird's-eye view of Fairchild. There is a windmill on the right.
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Cotton Market

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A group of wagons filled with cotton bales in the street at market.
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Hinsdale Storefronts

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street of two men standing in the storefronts of, on the left, the Hinsdale Provision Co. and on the right, the Robberts Fancy Grocery. Th...
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International G-61 Moving Truck

Date: 1921
Description: International Model G-61 truck operated by Valentine Furniture and Piano Moving and Storage. The truck is loaded with crates, possibly containing pianos, a...
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State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
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Creekmore Implement Company

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Exterior view of the Creekmore Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership located at 705 East 10th Street.
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Thompson Hardware Company

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View across street towards a man standing next to two parked trucks and a tractor in front of the Thompson Hardware Company, an International Harvester dea...
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IH Little Rock Branch House

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Exterior view of the International Harvester Company Little Rock branch. Automobiles are parked along the street in front of the building. The building app...
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The Schlitz

Date: 1905
Description: The Schlitz Saloon on the corner of Doty and King Streets. The saloon was owned by Fred C. Harbort from 1900-1907. There is a man in an apron standing at t...
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Science Hall

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view along Langdon Street towards Science Hall on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On the opposite side of Bascom Hill is Music...
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Residence at 11 South Street

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Description: View from street towards a two-story wood-frame house with a large front porch. Two European-American girls are sitting in chairs on the front lawn. The re...
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View from Street of Unidentified Residence and Family

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Description: View from street towards an unidentified wooden house. A man, woman and two children are posing at the gate and inside the picket fence that runs along the...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Women and Children on a Bridge

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Description: Exterior portrait of a group of women and children standing on a wooden sidewalk and bridge in a residential neighborhood on a snowy day.

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