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International Roadliner Oil Tanker

Date: 1953
Description: Color photograph of an International Roadliner diesel truck delivering oil to the Thrifty Service station. The delivery crew is hooking up a hose to the tr...
Photograph

R-205 Sleeper Cab Truck and Farmall Super M Tractor

Date: 1953
Description: View of an International R-205 Sleeper Cab Truck with closed top van semi-trailer outside a Farmall dealership. The truck is parked next to a man operating...
Photograph

International R-183 School Bus

Date: 1953
Description: Two children are exiting an International R-183 School Bus. The children are greeted by a woman, possibly their mother. A man, possibly the father of the c...
Photograph

Boy at Rootbeer Stand

Date: 1953
Description: Young boy with a rootbeer float moustache standing in the parking lot of a rootbeer stand.
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R-120 Truck

Date: 1953
Description: View of a man standing on the back of an International R-120 truck with a stake body to unload boxes of Whip salad dressing.
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R-120 Truck at Nursery

Date: 1953
Description: Color photograph of a man unloading a burlap bag onto the back of an International R-120 pickup truck in front of "Toll Gate Nursery."
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb and Parents on S.S. Jerusalem

Date: 1953
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (right), Max Hafner (left), and Martha Hafner (center) on S.S. Jerusalem en route to the United States.
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Don't Buy Cudahy

Date: 1953
Description: View from across street of various representations of the "Don't Buy Cudahy" boycott campaign outside the Packinghouse Workers headquarters: cartops, women...
Photograph

International R-180 Garbage Truck

Date: 1953
Description: A man is emptying refuse into an International R-180 garbage truck parked in a residential neighborhood.
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Colored Entrance at Malco Theater

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the segregated entrance for African-Americans at Malco Theater. There is a fire escape on the side of the building. Several cars are parke...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: This is a detailed map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, showing townships and township borders, numbered wards, roadways, and bodies of water. There are annot...
Photograph

Parkway Theatre and City Hall

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view from sidewalk of City Hall, located at the intersection of West Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The Parkway Theatre, featuring the films...
Photograph

R-120 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1953
Description: R-120 truck with pickup body parked outdoors. A man is loading or unloading the truck in front of the open door. Above the door is a sign that reads: "Toll...
Photograph

R-Line Trucks

Date: 1953
Description: Elevated view of five R-Line trucks parked in a row outdoors. Five men are sitting in the driver's seats of each truck.
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R-110 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1953
Description: Three-quarter view from front of driver's side of R-110 Truck with pickup body traveling along a road. The bed has raised sides with gates, and two animals...
Photograph

RBA-140 Milk Delivery Truck

Date: 1953
Description: Three-quarter view from front of driver's side of a RBA-140 Milk Delivery Truck. A man, wearing a white uniform with a hat and a bow tie, is sitting in the...
Postcard

8th Street, Looking North, Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1953
Description: Slightly elevated view of 8th Street, looking north in a central business district. Cars are parked along the curb, and other cars are moving down the stre...
Postcard

Crystal Cave Gift Shop & Cafe

Date: 1953
Description: Text on front reads: "Crystal Cave Gift Shop & Cafe, Spring Valley, Wisconsin". On reverse it reads: "Crystal Cave, Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Highway Wisco...

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