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Patrons and Bartender at Chet's Tavern

Date: 1941
Description: Two patrons and bartender at Chet's tavern. The bartender is pulling bottles of Schlitz beer out of an International No. 4 De Luxe dry type beverage cooler...
Photograph

U.S. Marines Refrigerator

Date: 1941
Description: West Pullman Works managers standing with a refrigerator produced for the U.S. Marines. Original caption reads: "International, self-contained, engine-driv...
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Walgreen Commissary

Date: 1941
Description: Worker Harold Johnson standing near a machine and a McCormick-Deering cooler at the Walgreen Commissary. The original caption describes the cooler as an "8...
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Mary Lou Bakery

Date: 1941
Description: Worker at Mary Lou Bakery. Original caption states: "12BBW Water Cooler. Bakery installation and dough conditioning application."
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Hugh Coulter with Cooler

Date: 1941
Description: Hugh Coulter puts poultry in a McCormick-Deering cooler. Original caption reads: "Mr. Coulter is a dealer in dressed poultry. In a short time Coulter had ...
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Mrs. Wilbur Shrieder in Walk-In Refrigerator

Date: 1941
Description: Mrs. Wilbur Shrieder stands in a 6 x 12 foot refrigerated walk-in storage area.
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Mess Office at Camp George Meade

Date: 1941
Description: Two uniformed men of the Medical Battalion's Company B stand with the mess sergeant to inspect a piece of poultry from the refrigerator in the mess office ...
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Johnson's Bakery

Date: 1941
Description: A male worker wearing a hat and apron at Johnson's Bakery removING a pan from an International reach-in cooler.
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Condensing Unit Installation at Camp George G. Meade

Date: 1941
Description: Men standING near an International condensing unit as it is being installed at Camp George G. Meade. The men appear to be examining a melon.
Photograph

De Luxe Beverage Cooler

Date: 1941
Description: 52 beverage cases demonstrate the daily capacity of City Coffee Shop's De Luxe cooler. Two women stand behind the counter on the right. Crates include cont...
Book or Pamphlet

International Refrigeration Brochure

Date: 1941
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International refrigeration, including "walk-in" and "reach-in" milk and beverage coolers. The cover features an illus...
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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