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Margery Bish Hanging Clothes on Clothesline

Date: 1890
Description: Margery Bish as a little girl. She is wearing a striped dress while hanging clothes on a clothesline. There is a doll behind her on the right.
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Woman Sweeps Debris at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Woman sweeping up debris in a warehouse at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company until...
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Man Washing a 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Man washing the grime off a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor in the service department of an International Harvester dealership.
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Window Washer

Date: 05 14 1989
Description: A man leans out a window to clean the outside glass.
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Russian Women Washing Clothes

Date: 1910
Description: Group of women washing clothes by hand on a pier in a river in Russia. The scene may be near Lubertzy.
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International Laundry Truck

Date: 10 06 1933
Description: A delivery man getting into an International truck used by the Individual Laundry System laundry and cleaners. A sign on top of the truck asks "Why - Drudg...
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Hebard Shop Mule with International P-12 Power Unit

Date: 05 19 1938
Description: Employee of White Way Laundry pulling a trailer with a Hebard shop mule on a suburban street. The shop mule is powered by an International P-12 engine. A s...
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International S-Speed Truck with Overhead Rack

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: International S-speed truck owned by Quality Laundry Service, Inc. parked on a street. The company served restaurants, hotels and individual households.
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International Auto Wagon belonging to Amikeco Laundry

Date: 1909
Description: A man drives a 1909 International Auto Wagon belonging to the Amikeco Laundry at 1601 Fullerton Avenue in Chicago. The truck has an enclosed body and crude...
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American Federation of Laundry Workers

Date: 07 02 1947
Description: Group portrait of American Federation of Laundry Workers Union members taken in the Colonial Room of the Hotel Loraine, 123 West Washington Avenue.
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Man Washing his Suzuki Motorcycle

Date: 04 05 1984
Description: Corky Barker washing down his motorcycle in front of his home at 2734 South Superior Street.
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Livestock Exposition Shampoo

Date: 1959
Description: Competitors in the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition washing their animals outdoors before the judging.
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Health and Safety Poster on Cleanliness

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Clean Surroundings - Helps to Make Good Citizens and a Healthful City." Seven images illustrate cleanliness at different Inter...
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International Model G Truck with Crates and Boxes

Date: 1919
Description: A man sits in an International model "G" truck that has wood furniture and crates filling the bed. The building behind has signs advertising for a laundry.
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Science Hall

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Description: Front view of Science Hall, looking west down Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A horse-drawn laundry vehicle is visible at the...
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Broadway Laundry Co. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a uniform standing at the back of an International Metro truck with one leg up on the bumper. He is writing on a pad held on his knee, and there i...
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Minnehaha Cleaners Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed man stands with boxes at the back of an International model D-2 truck with 102-inch wheelbase and Metro body. The truck was owned by the Minnehah...
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Lord Baltimore Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Man at the wheel of an International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. The truck was one of thirteen Internationals owned by t...
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Archer's Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a uniform standing at the back of an International Metro truck owned by Archer's Laundry [and] Dry Cleaning. The side of the truck includes the sl...
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Regal Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body owned by the Regal Laundry. According to the original caption, the truck was o...

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