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Arrival of "Woodrush"

Date: 1949
Description: View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
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Buckhorn Tavern

Date: 1949
Description: Customers sitting at the bar in the Buckhorn Tavern. There are five mounted deerheads above the bar. The bartender is standing behind the bar.
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Spot Lunch Diner

Date: 1949
Description: A little girl rides a tricycle in front of the Spot Lunch diner, a former streetcar. The Spot Lunch was located at 640 Williamson Street and owned by John ...
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First Doncaster Farmall Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: First Farmall M tractor produced at International Harvester's Doncaster Works (factory) in England, Great Britain. Original caption reads: "First Doncaster...
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First Doncaster Farmall Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: First Farmall M tractor manufactured at International Harvester's Doncaster Works (factory) in England, Great Britain. The tractor is loaded on the bed of ...
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International L-line Truck

Date: 1949
Description: International L-line truck hauling produce. The L-line was promoted as "a truck for every hauling job" and featured an innovative "Comfo-Vision" cab with o...
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International L-162 Delivery Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Deliveryman unloading Sealtest ice cream from an International L-162 truck to a drugstore.
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International LC-180 Cab-Forward Truck

Date: 1949
Description: A deliveryman unloading crates of cottage cheese from his International LC-180 International truck with refrigerated body outside Richards Drive-In.
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L-120, L-110, and L-130 Trucks

Date: 1949
Description: Color photograph of International L-120, L-110, and L-130 trucks outside of a long building.
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L-130 Truck with Stake Body

Date: 1949
Description: View of a man on a loading dock near an International L-130 truck with stake body.
Postcard

Zimmerman Plumbing and Heating

Date: 1949
Description: W.O. Zimmerman Plumbing & Heating, 811 East Johnson Street. On the reverse of the original postcard is an invitation to the firm's 18th anniversary and new...
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Holocaust Survivor Lucy Rothstein Baras and Family

Date: 1949
Description: Lucy Rothstein Baras and family at outdoor cafe in Furth, Germany after World War II. From left: Lucy Rothstein Baras, Victor (son), Edward Baras (husband...
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Man Drinking Outdoors in Field

Date: 1949
Description: A worker in a hat stands and takes a drink out of a clear glass jug on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption states: "One o...
Postcard

The Lakewoods Lounge

Date: 1949
Description: The lounge at the Lakewoods on Lake Namakagon, which includes a fireplace, furniture, large picture window, and a mounted deer head on the wall. Caption re...
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Ambulance Interior

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of an International KB-2 panel truck converted into an ambulance. The original caption reads: "These trucks equipped with Baumgardner cots, o...
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International Ambulance

Date: 1949
Description: Rear view of an International KB-2 panel truck converted into an ambulance. The rear doors are open, allowing a view of the collapsible bed inside. The ori...
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Truck Carrying Torpedoes

Date: 1949
Description: Two men load torpedoes onto the bed of an International truck marked: "The Independent Eastern Torpedo Co." A sign reading: "Explosives" is on the grille o...
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Baker-Thomas Company Truck

Date: 1949
Description: An International Model KB-6-F truck used by Baker-Thomas Company parked near the front of a library building. Two men stand on the bed of the truck with st...
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Crystal Ice Truck

Date: 1949
Description: An International KB-8 truck with a semitrailer for hauling ice. The truck is parked in a loading area near a warehouse building. The truck was owned by the...
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International Pulpwood Special Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Men load logs onto the back of an International KBS-6 Pulpwood Special truck in a wooded area. The original caption reads: "The International KBS-6 pulpwoo...

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