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International Scout Garbage Truck

Date: 1961
Description: International Scout truck with dump box loading refuse into a garbage truck in a suburban neighborhood.
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Fitzpatrick Lumber Company Houses

Date: 11 23 1938
Description: A row of houses at 826, 830, 834 & 838 North Fair Oaks Avenue built by the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company in what was the Town of Blooming Grove, now near East...
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"Hey Culligan Man!"

Date: 1963
Description: Two young boys point to an advertising illustration on an International Scout owned and operated by Culligan, Inc.
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Suburban Bookmobile

Date: 1972
Description: Three children reading books near a bookmobile parked in a suburban neighborhood. The bookmobile was an International Loadstar 1600.
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Man Delivering Ice from International D-300 Oscar Mayer Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Man delivering a block of ice to a residential home (150 Lakewood Blvd.) using an International D-300 Oscar Mayer truck with special streamlined body. The ...
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Woman Boarding International Metro

Date: 1948
Description: Woman wearing a mink coat boarding an International Metro KB-3-M truck owned by Atlantic City Jitney Service.
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Pushing the Lawn Mower

Date: 1955
Description: A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn.
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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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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Aerial View of City

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of downtown area, with the Fox River and neighboring suburbs.
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Jefferson Street South from Doty Street

Date: 1896
Description: Jefferson Street south from Doty Street with trees lining the street.
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Housing Project

Date: 1939
Description: A child peddles his tricycle on a sidewalk at the end of a cul de sac in his Greendale neighborhood with houses lining the street.
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Housing Project under Construction

Date: 03 1936
Description: Grouping of houses in the Greendale suburb of Milwaukee, which are shown during the construction phase.
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Sun Prairie Development Model

Date: 07 25 1961
Description: Propelled by good roads and lower property taxes, many Wisconsin towns became "commuter suburbs" to their larger neighbors during the 1950s and 1960s. Whi...
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Suburban Neighbors

Date: 06 1972
Description: View along the 2700 block of Fish Hatchery Road, with billboard advertising residential lots in Tower Hill Park (a development by Llyman McKee and William ...
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First Presbyterian Church

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Description: View towards front and left side of the First Presbyterian Church.
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Nakoma Road

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Description: View of Nakoma Road looking northeast, with several houses and trees, and automobiles parked on the street. There is a woman standing on the steps of a por...
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Children Playing in front of Porch

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from road of a group of seven children playing in front of a house and on the porch, while a woman holding a bag of groceries walks past on the sidewa...
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of construction and development taking place in a housing community known as Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Front view of a house under construction in the Tamarack Trails Subdivision.

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