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Crowd Examines Centennial Model of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Crowd examining a full size reproduction of the "first reaper" displayed on the bed of an International "Six Speed Special" truck parked in front of an Int...
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International AW-2 Oscar Mayer Truck

Date: 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer delivery truck parked outside an Oscar Mayer & Co. building. The truck is an International AW-2 and features 32 x 6 tires. The side of the truc...
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Fleet of International Delivery Trucks

Date: 1931
Description: Fleet of parked International delivery trucks for Oscar Mayer. Included in the line up are the AW-2, AL-3 and A-5.
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C.H. Gerling Coal Co. Gasoline Station

Date: 1931
Description: View from across the street of the C.H. Gerling Coal Co. Gasoline Station, located on the southeast corner of S. 2nd and W. Washington Streets.
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C.H. Gerling Coal Co. Gasoline Station

Date: 1931
Description: View from across the street of C.H. Gerling Coal Co. gasoline station, located on the southeast corner of S. 2nd and W. Washington Streets.
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McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of the McCormick Works Club House. The Club House was designed for recreational use by factory employees.
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Meat Packers Parade Float

Date: 1931
Description: A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t...
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Meat Packers Parade

Date: 1931
Description: A group of men wave American flags while riding in an International Harvester truck as part of the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city st...
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International Harvester Truck in Parade

Date: 1931
Description: An International Harvester truck leads a line of marchers in the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in ...
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Fire Fighters with Fire Hoses

Date: 1931
Description: Small clusters of fire fighters work to put out a fire with fire hoses, which are aimed high at a building covered in smoke.
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Street Scene

Date: 1931
Description: View down middle of street. On the left a man and two children stand near a truck parked in the driveway of a service station.
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Public School

Date: 1931
Description: View from across street of schoolchildren standing and playing on the sidewalk outside the Benton High School.
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Airplane View of Mason

Date: 1931
Description: Aerial view taken from an airplane overlooking the town of Mason. Farm fields, roads, trees, houses and other buildings are visible.
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Garbage Collection

Date: 1931
Description: Three men empty metal garbage cans into the bed of an International truck parked along the side of a residential road.
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Traveling Library

Date: 1931
Description: Two women select books from the opened back of a traveling branch library in a truck parked on a street.
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Filling Station

Date: 1931
Description: A car parked under the overhang of a Mobiloil gas station.
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Merrillan Street Scene

Date: 1931
Description: View down a commercial street. The shops on the street include: a drugstore, the City Hotel, the post office, the Merrillan Home Bakery, and the State Bank...
Map or Atlas

Appleton Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: Map shows street map with wards numbered, the Fox River, railroads, playgrounds, cemeteries, and schools. The map also includes a manuscript annotation ind...
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Residence of Francis Johnson

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of a two-story "boomtown" style building which was the residence of Francis Johnson, teacher at the Mayo School, District No. 1, Town of W...
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Bauer's Rooms — 814 Elm St.

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of a house in a residential neighborhood with rooms available for tourists.

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