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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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Delivery Man with International D-2 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Employee of the Elmwood Food Shoppe making a home delivery with his International D-2 truck.
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John Steuart Curry

Date: 1938
Description: Candid portrait of John Steuart Curry working in his studio, holding paintbrushes.
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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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Golf Course Maintenance

Date: 1938
Description: A man uses a rubber-tired Fairway 12 tractor with a Roseman mower attachment to care for golf course terrain. Two men are working in the background.
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Fairway 12 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Two men use a McCormick-Deering Fairway 12 with a grading attachment at Lincoln Park golf course.
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Nuway Laundry Officials

Date: 1938
Description: Three officials of the Nuway Laundry examine International truck cost records. The original caption reads: "Officials of The Nuway Laundry of Long Beach, C...
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John Morrow, Jr.

Date: 1938
Description: International Harvester Vice President John Morrow, Jr. sits behind a desk.
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Garbage Disposal Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Men load boxes onto an International D-300 truck owned by the City of Santa Ana. The truck was used for garbage removal. One man stands in the bed of the t...
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Model D-300 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of an International Model D-300 truck used by the Montreal Tramways Company. A man in the back of the truck is holding a ...
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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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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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First Place Float

Date: 1938
Description: Man standing at the back of a manure spreader decorated with signs reading: "Sucky Likes," "It's Roasted," "Only the Finest Ingredients Go into Sucky Likes...
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Canadian National Exhibition Ride

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands by to operate an amusement ride called the "Waltzer" at the Canadian National Exhibition. The ride was owned by Ideal Exposition Shows of Pete...
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Fascist Leaders

Date: 1938
Description: Fascist leader Dino Alfieri (facing the camera), Minister of Popular Culture in Italy.
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Merton Sutter with All-Steel Thresher

Date: 1938
Description: Merton Sutter receiving a 4-H farm accounting award in front of a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher. Original caption reads: "Winner of $300 merchandisi...

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