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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Empire Mine

Date: 1920
Description: The Empire zinc and lead mine. Very litle lead is now produced.
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Men with Lime Pulverizer

Date: 1920
Description: A man is feeding limestone into a "Jeffrey lime pulver" powered by an International tractor. A pile of rocks is in the foreground, and a farmhouse and anot...
Photograph

Boston Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch building. Large show windows line the first floor along the sidewalk. A large electric sign on t...
Book or Pamphlet

Samson Tractor Brochure

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a brochure produced by Samson Tractor Company, a division of General Motors Corporation, to advertise the Samson "Iron Horse." The cover fea...
Book or Pamphlet

Wichita Tractors

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet produced by the Wichita Falls Motor Company to advertise their line of Wichita tractors. The cover features a three-quarter illust...
Photograph

Cheese Factory

Date: 1920
Description: View across dirt road of two men wearing overalls standing outside a rural cheese factory. There is a large, low wooden tub at the driveway entrance, and a...
Print

Parrett Motor Cultivator

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Parrett motor cultivator, featuring an illustration of the machine at center flanked by illustrations of a farmstead, and a man using...
Book or Pamphlet

Between Town and Country

Date: 1920
Description: Pages of a pamphlet advertising the Dart Truck and Tractor Company. The pages feature a title reading: "Between Town and Country", along with an illustrati...
Photograph

Street Scene with Billboards

Date: 1920
Description: A man stands near the backs of billboards on the left along a street or alley. Power lines lead to the horizon, over what appear to be businesses or indust...
Photograph

Display of Trucks

Date: 1920
Description: Display of trucks underneath banners and signs in a large building.
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Trucks on Display Floor

Date: 1920
Description: Display of trucks underneath banners and signs in a large building.
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Trucks and Agricultural Equipment on Display Floor

Date: 1920
Description: Display of trucks underneath banners and signs in a large building.

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