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International VCO-202A Fire and Rescue Truck Battling Fire

Date: 1963
Description: Fire fighters use an International fire and rescue truck with an eighty-five foot mounted ladder to fight a fire, possibly as part of a training exercise. ...
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Migrant Cherry Pickers

Date: 1963
Description: Filiberto Almendarez and his children, who are migrant workers, pose in front of cherry trees. The family, including Filiberto and children, Filiberto Jr.,...
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Thorsten Horton at Work Camp

Date: 1963
Description: Thorsten Horton nailing a post to a structure, as a member of the North South Smokey Mountain Work Camp in Tennessee.
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Construction at Smokey Mountain Work Camp

Date: 1963
Description: A group of young men, including Thorsten Horton, working on fastening cords to a pole, as part of the North South Smokey Mountain Work Camp.
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Circus Parade

Date: 1963
Description: An International truck marked "A Day in Old Milwaukee. July 4th Schlitz Circus Parade" leads a fleet of circus vehicles through a downtown area. The 25-pie...
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Commandos L Radio Installation

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L installing a radio transmitter on a roof. Two men are crouching working with a wire on the flat roof. A row of...
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Commandos L Radio Installation

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L installing a radio transmitter on a roof. Two men crouching working with a wire on the flat roof. A row of pal...
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Commandos L Filling Explosive with Metal

Date: 1963
Description: Overhead view of a member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosive devices. The man is placing metal scrap such as rusty bolts and wash...
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Commandos L Filling Explosive with Metal

Date: 1963
Description: Front view of a member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosive devices. The man is placing metal scrap such as rusty bolts and washers...
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Eyedroppers on Newspaper

Date: 1963
Description: Close-up of a collection of eyedroppers on a newspaper and metal canisters at the barracks/armory of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L. Eyedroppers were p...
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Commandos L Cooking Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L cooks ingredients for homemade explosive devices on a stove.
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Commandos L Making Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L making explosive devices at the group's barracks/armory. One member is hammering cans closed on a table wh...
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Cans for Homemade Explosives, Commandos L

Date: 1963
Description: Close-up of cans used for homemade explosives by the anti-Castro group Commandos L. The cans are sitting on a table with a lamp, a bowl and books of matche...
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Men in Travelette Pickup

Date: 1963
Description: View from side of road of four men riding in an International Travelette pickup truck on a divided highway. They are carrying a ladder in the back.
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Tailgate of Scout 4x4 with Traveltop

Date: 1963
Description: Rear view of Scout parked indoors. Tailgate is open and laying flat, with spare tire mounted on outside of tailgate. Window hatch of Traveltop is opened up...
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Scout 4x4 Traveltop Windshield

Date: 1963
Description: Close-up of front of Scout 4x4 Traveltop of driver's side of windshield with wipers mounted at the top just below the roof. Vehicles are parked in the back...
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Scout 4x4 Equipped with Ladder and Hose

Date: 1963
Description: Three-quarter view from front of passenger side of Scout 4x4. Equipped with a ladder above cab on supports on front grille and in truck bed. Hose on reel i...
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Cherry Harvest

Date: 1963
Description: Cherry picking on the Door Peninsula. A man is pouring cherries into boxes from a bucket.
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Drying Fish Nets

Date: 1963
Description: Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background.
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Rio Family Harvesting Cherries

Date: 1963
Description: Migrant workers from Mexico, Joe Rio, his wife, and six of their eleven children, pose for a photo during a cherry harvest.

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