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International Truck Dealership

Date: 1941
Description: International motor truck dealership of Hardin Truck and Supply.
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Farmall Tractor Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Farmall H and M tractors driven in a parade through a downtown street. The tractors are driven by two women and two men. One of the men has a small child o...
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Farmall Tractor Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Men driving Farmall tractors (including the Farmall A) in a parade through downtown Oskaloosa as townspeople look on. The parade is led by a truck with a l...
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner, taken from Highway 12 & 18 looking west past Highway 51 (Monona Drive).
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Accident Scene at Femrites' Corner

Date: 1941
Description: Accident scene at Femrites' Corner taken from Highway 51 (Monona Drive) looking south to the intersection with Highway 12 & 18.
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Trolley Inn

Date: 1941
Description: The Trolley Inn, diner, overnight cabins, and gas pumps, located on state highways 53 & 63, one mile south of Spooner. The juxtaposition of the former tro...
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Rainy Day Traffic

Date: 1941
Description: Automobile traffic, with a street railroad car in the background, on a rainy day.
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City Bank and Trust

Date: 1941
Description: The City Bank and Trust at 735 N. 2nd Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Schroeder Hotel

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of hotel. On the lower right above the entrance is a sign for the Empire Room. Automobiles are parked on the street. A flag pole without a fl...
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Gun Carriage at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Milwaukee Works foremen and supervisors posing in front of a "high-speed, modernized gun carriage." At the right is Superintendent V.A. Guebard, and next t...
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Men Moving Cargo at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers unloading a rail car on a loading dock at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun M...
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Crane and Truck near Road and Houses

Date: 1941
Description: A crane and a truck in a clearing between a road lined with telephone poles and a row of houses. On the right near the truck a man is working. The license ...
Print

Frank King Cartoon

Date: 1941
Description: Four cartoon characters drive a car towards Lawrence University. King made this cartoon for his niece Carole, who attended Lawrence College from 1941-1945.
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Marine Corps Base Headquarters

Date: 1941
Description: View of entrance and headquarters or administration building at a Marine Corps base, possibly Camp Elliot.
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Farmall A Tractor with Mail Cab in front of Post Office

Date: 1941
Description: Farmall A tractor fitted with a homemade, wooden cab for the purposes of delivering mail, parked in front of a post office. A car is also parked in front o...
Book or Pamphlet

"Behind the Scenes" International Refrigeration Catalog

Date: 1941
Description: Cover of a brochure promoting International Harvester's refrigeration equipment, including beverage coolers. Features a black and white cartoon illustratio...
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View of the 200 Block of State Street

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of the south side 200 block of State Street. A large sign announces the coming of a new Montgomery Ward's store on the site. Stores shown inc...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Easter Egg Hunt

Date: 1941
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with children crossing the street in front of the settlement house, gathering Easter eggs in the park, po...
Photograph

American Legion Convention Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Slightly elevated view of celebrants at an American Legion convention parade riding on a float made to represent Wisconsin fishing.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of the McCormick Family

Date: 1941
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the McCormick Family. Original caption on the back reads: "Lake Forest 1941 or 1942. Aunt Lucy, Mr. & Mrs. McCormick, Hope and Br...

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