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Sinclair Service Station

Date: 1938
Description: Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life...
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Eilert Farm Equipment Exterior

Date: 1938
Description: The front of the Eilert Farm Equipment Company, an International Harvester dealership. The image was on the cover of a brochure titled the "McCormick-Deeri...
Manuscript

Interior View of Eilert's Farm Equipment Company

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view from the southeast corner of Eilert's Farm Equipment company showing a floor display of farm machinery.
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Shop at Eilert Farm Equipment Company

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of the shop in Eilert Farm Equipment Company, showing the drill press and the big vise, in the center.
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Eilert Parts Department

Date: 1938
Description: The parts department of Eilert's Farm Equipment, showing bins and racks. Eilert's was an International Harvester dealership.
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Wisconsin Billboard

Date: 1938
Description: A movable billboard aimed at passing motorists along State Highway 20 in Illinois. It reads "Relax in Wisconsin, Where Friends and Nature Meet." Although...
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International D-35 Panel Truck Delivering Syrup

Date: 1938
Description: International D-35 box panel truck delivering Fox's Ubet chocolate flavored syrup to a "Sweet Shoppe." The truck was owned by H. Fox & Company, 283 Christo...
Photograph

International D-30 Truck Delivering Meat

Date: 1938
Description: Man unloading a side of beef from a "Maple Leaf Hams and Bacon" truck outside a butcher shop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The truck is an Intern...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy, with proprietor, assistant, customer and mailman standing among numerous retail displays and a McCormick-Deering "four in lin...
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Serviceman Checks in F-20 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Serviceman Harold Finch filling out an "Inspector Form C-3219" for a Farmall F-20 tractor on the farm of H.B. Ayers as Mr. Ayers looks on. Mr. Finch's Inte...
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Chicago & Northwestern Locomotive

Date: 1938
Description: A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge.
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Farmall F-20 Tractor in front of International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1938
Description: Farmall F-20 tractor with attached mower and sun shade on a ramp outside a McCormick-Deering farm equipment dealership. Original caption reads: "The Farmer...
Photograph

International D-40 Bread Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Men loading goods into an International D-30 delivery truck for "Mammy's Bread."
Book or Pamphlet

International Models D-2 and D-5 Delivery Trucks

Date: 1938
Description: Advertising brochure for International Models D-2 and D-5 delivery trucks. Features an image of man unloading tank from delivery truck owned by the Liquid ...
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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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International PA-100 Powered Rail Car

Date: 1938
Description: Passengers look out the window aboard the Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad of South Dakota. The rail car is powered by an International PA-100 ...
Photograph

International Model D-15 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: International model D-15 truck with special body parked outside the "Community Hardware" store. The truck was owned by the Union Fork and Hoe Company of Co...
Painting

City Hall

Date: 1938
Description: City Hall, located at 2 W. MIfflin Street, was built from 1856-1858. The architect was August Kutzbock.
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Belmont Hotel

Date: 1938
Description: View of the Belmont Hotel from the Capitol Grounds. Hommel Bros., with "Good Things to Eat," is on the corner at 20 West Mifflin Street.

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