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Idlewild Apartments

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Idlewild Apartments. Two cars are parked outside of the arched entrance to the Spanish adobe apartment house.
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London Terrace Marine Deck

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Description: London Terrace marine deck. View of a roofdeck sun porch resembling a ship deck at London Terrace apartments. A man and a woman lounge while a man in a cap...
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Elevated View of Clark Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view north along Clark Street with pedestrians, street cars, trucks and automobiles. Lincoln Park is on the right; the Belden Stratford Hotel is o...
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Postwar Berlin

Date: 1946
Description: Men pulling a cart. It was, he wrote, the way "people move their stuff." Although undated, it was taken before June, 1946 when he returned to the United ...
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Playground, Jacob Riis Houses

Date: 1968
Description: View from below of two boys on a jungle gym. Some of the brick buildings of the Jacob Riis Houses rise in the background.
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First Spiritual Temple

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Description: View across intersection toward the temple, which is a large stone building with a large arched entrance. Other structures and row houses are on the left a...
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Istanbul Harbor

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view of pedestrians at the harbor at Istanbul, Turkey.
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Japanese Clothing on Laundry Line

Date: 1960
Description: Traditional Japanese clothing hanging up to dry, with a modern television antenna in the background. A view that caught the eye of an NBC journalist and am...
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Family Loading Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Shelly and Mary Louise Grossman, and their children Keith and Julie, load items including teddy bears, suitcases, and boxes into an International Scout tru...
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International SF-46 Biscuit Delivery Truck

Date: 1926
Description: International truck used by Sunshine Biscuits, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. Original caption reads: "Model SF-46 2 ton, 6 cylinder, 180" wheelbase, mounted...
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Vacant Lot

Date: 1920
Description: View of a vacant lot littered with garbage and weeds in a residential area. Across the street in the background are what appears to be a row of apartment b...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: WIBA truck and two radio broadcasters on south Midvale Boulevard, the site of the Madison Soap Box Derby.
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Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
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Children Near Tenements

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of five children walking in a field behind what appears to be tenement housing. Wooden fire escapes are attached to the rear of the buildings...
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Urban Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A man is using a garden plow to cultivate an urban garden located near a row of commercial brick buildings.
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Children in Tenement Section

Date: 1923
Description: Children joining hands while playing in an alleyway between brick buildings in an area of tenement housing. A line of laundry suspended over the alley is h...
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Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone...
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Bird's Eye View

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Description: Bird's-eye view of Bloomington. In the open space, there are trees and a creek. In the developed area, there are stores, apartments, and barns. The buildin...
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Rochester Fuel and Feed Company Truck

Date: 1925
Description: A man filling the oil tank of an International Model 33 truck owned by the Rochester Fuel and Feed Company.

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