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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The 600 block of Williamson Street ("Machinery Row") with the old Fauerbach Brewery in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a variety of storefronts in bustling downtown. On the left side of the street is Berman's, Cremer's Jewelers, Liggett's Drugs, and Kinney's Shoes. ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | 1100 block of South Sixteenth Street with storefronts and automobile traffic. Cable car tracks run down the middle of the street. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. The Strand Theater is on the right. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the str... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Main Street, showing a grocery store, restaurant, and the Up and Down Tavern. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View across street of storefronts, including a barbershop, and a sign reading "Alamo" above a marquee that says "Free Poultry and Country Store". The 1100 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Children standing on barrels in front of Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue, run by Red Whitney. The children are Whitney's nieces ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue with a car at the pumps. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Corner of Second and National Avenue. Cars are lined up on both sides of the street in front of storefronts. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Storefronts on Monroe Street, including Henry Esch Faville's Photography Shop at 1726 Monroe Street. Also shown is: George Burrowbridge, Barber, 1724 Monro... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Salesman Walter E. Seliguan at the wheel of an International truck, talking with J.G. Lauchner, general manager of the Hicksville Implement Company. The Hi... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man lifting a box at the back of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck with 113-inch wheelbase owned by McKesson and Robbins, wholesale druggists. A sign... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | International model D-2-M with 102 inch wheelbase and Metro body, owned by the Richmond Flower Company. A man is standing by the passenger side door with a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | International model D-2-M truck with 115-inch wheelbase and Metro body. A man in a hat on the left is walking away from the van with some boxes towards Go... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Man standing with a pie container next to an International model D-15-M truck with Metro body. According to the original caption, "Chef Wright" is the driv... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man standing holding a basket near an International D-2-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. This truck was one of twenty owned by the Fri... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man standing at the back of an International Metro truck with a basket of bread. The truck includes the text: "Jaeger's / Butter-Nut is fresh bread". "Ha... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Automobiles driving down Main Street, which is lined on either side with storefronts and buildings. On the left side of the street is Hotel LaFayette. On t... |
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