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Evanston Coal Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Front three-quarter view of an International KB-7 truck used to deliver coal by Evanston Fuel and Material Company. The truck is parked in front of railroa...
Photograph

Girdler Corporation Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Men from the Girdler Corporation use an International KB-6 truck with a 21-foot wheelbase and a Tulsa winch to load equipment pieces into a train car.
Photograph

International Truck with Fuel Oil Tank

Date: 1947
Description: Left side view of an International Model KB-10 truck owned by Consumers Company and outfitted with a fuel oil tank. The text on the truck reads: "Better Fu...
Poster

New York Central Lines New England Poster

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the area of New England, deemed "America's Historic Summerland" in the poster. Featurin...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Yellowstone Poster

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting the Northern Pacific Railway's Yellowstone Park line. Featuring the work of artist Edward Brener, the poster depicts the O...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Mt. St. Helens

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting Mt. St. Helens, and to get there by way of the Northern Pacific Railway. Featuring the artwork of Gustav Krollmann, it dep...
Map or Atlas

Seven Pig Fairs of Manitowoc County

Date: 1947
Description: A map of Manitowoc County that shows the location and dates of seven pig fairs in the county; it also lists monthly pig and cattle sales in the surrounding...
Map or Atlas

City of Menomonie

Date: 1947
Description: Shows lot and block numbers, 28 points of interest in the upper left that correspond to numbers on the map, and landownership with acreages. "Erickson Brot...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland, Wisconsin

Date: 1947
Description: This map of Ashland is a cadastral map showing some rural landowners and includes index to points of interest. The map shows roads, railroads, parks, cemet...
Map or Atlas

Reconnaissance Soil Map, Langlade County, Wisconsin

Date: 1947
Description: This map shows lakes, rivers, railroads, and the soil types of Langlade County. Legends of soil types, conventional signs, and stoniness and slope are incl...
Photograph

Aerial View of International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "International Harvester's 8-acre exposition depicting 'Harvester's 100 Years in Chicago' shares space with famous Soldier Field on...

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