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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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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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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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International C-300 COE Ice Cream Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A man is removing a tub of ice cream from a truck that reads "Rich's Ice Cream." The truck is an International C-300 COE (cab over engine). A small sign in...
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A.J. Brandehoff

Date: 1938
Description: Gilbert John Brandehoff is leaning over to open a bottle of Diehl beer with a bottle opener that is mounted on a McCormick-Deering cooler. A woman is stand...
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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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The "Lamora"

Date: 1938
Description: Men and sailors on board the large cabin cruiser "Lamora" at dock on Lake Superior.
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Waiting to Board The Lamora

Date: 1938
Description: Six men standing on dock next to cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. Two of the men are holding cameras.
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Uniformed Students Disembarking International D-30 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students wearing uniform jackets and hats disembarking an International D-30 bus at McDonogh School. This bus was equipped with a Bender body style.
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International D-30 Bus with Uniformed Students

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus with a Bender body drops off two students from the Talmudical Academy. The bus is parked in front of a house in a residential neighb...
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International D-15 Canadian Pacific Express Truck

Date: 1938
Description: International D-15 truck parked near a loading dock on a snow-covered city street. The truck was one of three operated by Canadian Pacific Express in Montr...
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Glendale Fire Department Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Several men use hoses running from an International D-2 panel truck owned by the Glendale Fire Department.
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Texaco Super Service

Date: 1938
Description: A Texaco Super Service filling station owned by H.F. Bartsch on the corner of Park and Midland Streets. A home is on the opposite side of Midland Street. T...
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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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Bike Race Start

Date: 1938
Description: View from left front of male bicycle racers at the start of a race. Some of the men wear hats, and two wear helmets. On the far right a man smoking a cigar...
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Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Medical Staff

Date: 1938
Description: Group portrait of six women posing on the steps of a building. The women are all wearing uniforms that suggest they are nurses or other medical staff. They...
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Nurse with Infant

Date: 1938
Description: A woman in a nurse's uniform is standing and leaning against a cabinet while holding an infant in her arms. Behind her is a clock, a sink, and a wastebaske...
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Unidentified Nurse

Date: 1938
Description: Close-up of a smiling woman. She is wearing a nurse's uniform, and her collar is fastened by a brooch with a Star of David on it.

This was at a teaching ...

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Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Medical Staff

Date: 1938
Description: Group portrait of eight men and women in lab coats, standing outdoors, with two buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Israelitisches Krankenhaus was...

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