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Children in Library

Date: 1938
Description: Young children reading at the library. A librarian works near the circulation desk in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap...
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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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International D-2 Truck Delivering Candy

Date: 1938
Description: Man unloading boxes of "Baby Ruth" and "Butterfinger" candy bars from an International D-2 truck outside the Monona Club. The truck was owned by the Suprem...
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Students Boarding International D-300 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students boarding an International D-300 school bus. The bus is equipped with a one hundred and sixty-five inch Hicks body.
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Works Projects Administration at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1938
Description: Fair-goers stand in line to enter the W.P.A. Exhibit tent at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Old Timers Day at the Fair

Date: 1938
Description: The Old Timers Club of Milwaukee waves for a motion picture being made at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Deep Rock Service Station

Date: 1938
Description: View across street towards Harry Rodin's service station at the intersection of North 7th and West Galena. People are standing at the corner near the bus s...
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Man in Field near Covered Bridge

Date: 1938
Description: A man in the distance is sitting in a field, with a covered bridge behind him spanning a river. Trees are at each end of the bridge, and a fence runs along...
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Librarian Checking Out Books to Young Girl

Date: 1938
Description: A librarian checks out a book to a young girl, while other children sit at tables reading in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seat...
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Man and Woman Reading in Library

Date: 1938
Description: A woman and man sit at a round table in a public library reading. An office cubicle and magazine rack are visible in the background. When it opened in 1938...
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Three Boys Looking at Books in Library

Date: 1938
Description: Three boys in a public library looking for books in the main stacks. A table and magazine rack are in the foreground. When it opened in 1938, the Library h...
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Group of Children Reading in Library

Date: 1938
Description: A group of children, boys and girls, reading at tables in a sunny reading room in the public library. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap...
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Children Reading in Library with Librarian Looking On

Date: 1938
Description: A group of children sit at tables in a library reading books and magazines while a librarian looks on from her circulation desk. When it opened in 1938, th...
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Bottling Milk

Date: 1938
Description: Two dairy workers run a milk bottling machine at Golden Guernsey Dairy.
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Golden Guernsey Dairy Delivery Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A milkman stands inside a Golden Guernsey Dairy delivery truck loading bottles into a carrier. The truck is parked at a curb and a house is in the backgrou...
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Men Planting Shrubbery

Date: 1938
Description: Four men planting shrubbery along the edge of a brick patio area outside of the Administration Building. A duplex house is visible in the background.
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Fishing Boat Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
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Children Boarding International D-300 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Children standing in line, boarding an International D-300 bus near what appears to be a school building. This bus was equipped with 165" Hicks body.
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Children Boarding International D-300 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Children standing in line, boarding an International D-300 bus near what appears to be a school buiding. This bus was equipped with 165" Hicks body.
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Hotel Wisconsin Breakfast Menu

Date: 1938
Description: One-page card menu with red borders for club breakfasts at the Hotel Wisconsin. Features the silhouette of a waitress holding a tray with a steaming coffee...

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