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Milwaukee Coal Wagon

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of wagons hauling coal from the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company holding up street car traffic on a busy Milwaukee street.
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Workman Filling International Model "63" Coal and Ice Truck

Date: 1927
Description: African American workman filling an International Model "63" coal and ice truck. The truck was owned by George Jaekel & Son Coal and Ice Company based in ...
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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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Berlin Airlift Coal Shipment

Date: 1948
Description: A British soldier directs the truck driver as German workers prepare to load a shipment of coal on a U.S. Air Force C-54 airplane at Fassberg Airfield. Fro...
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Shoveling Coal in an International Delivery Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Man standing in the bed of an International coal delivery truck owned by Thos. J. Kearney Jr., Inc. The man is shoveling coal and the truck is backed up to...
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Roth Coal Silos and Trucks

Date: 10 12 1937
Description: Seven coal delivery trucks and six drivers parked in front of eight different coal silos (Kathleen, Enos, St. David, Orient, Waukeegan, United, Pocahontas ...
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C.E. and P.A. Roth Coal Co. Trucks

Date: 04 22 1937
Description: C.E. and P.A. Roth fleet of 10 trucks with drivers parked in front of their office, 2008 Roth Street (?).
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Roth Coal Silos

Date: 05 20 1936
Description: Five coal silos at C.E. and P.A. Roth Inc., sand and gravel company, at 1208 Roth Street.
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Roth Coal Silos

Date: 05 22 1936
Description: Wide angle view of 5 coal silos at C.E. and P.A. Roth Inc., sand and gravel company, 1208 Roth Street.
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Conklin & Sons, Inc. National Railroad Week Window

Date: 06 13 1935
Description: Conklin & Sons, Co., fuel and ice dealers, 24 West Mifflin Street, National Railroad Week window display.
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West Kentucky Coal Co. Booth

Date: 09 16 1934
Description: West Kentucky Coal Co. booth featuring three buckets of WinterKing coal at the East Side Businessmen's Festival.
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West Kentucky Coal Company Trucks

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: Two new West Kentucky Coal Co. 1.5 ton International trucks in front of piles of Wesco Royal Red Ash coal at the coal yards at 1433 Monroe Street.
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Conklin & Sons Window Display

Date: 09 29 1931
Description: Window display of Conklin & Sons Coal Co. showing scuttles of different kinds of coal, 24 E. Mifflin Street.
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Lineup of White Trucks

Date: 08 22 1931
Description: Lineup of 14 White coal trucks from Castle & Doyle yards corner of Monroe and Regent Streets? Negative sleeve reads: "323 W. Johnson Street."
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Anthracite Service Booth

Date: 06 17 1931
Description: Anthracite Service Booth at Coal Convention, U.W. Armory, with a map of the United States and various service centers. There is a coal stove on display.
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Fiore Coal and Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 12 26 1930
Description: Three Fiore Coal and Oil storage tanks.
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Coal Saver Window Display

Date: 02 07 1930
Description: Van Buskirk coal saver window display for Heinze Sales Co.
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Conklin Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 09 1929
Description: Conklin & Sons company booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. Featuring Marquette Cement, a child's scooter and Milwaukee Sol...
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Loading Coal into International K-6 Dump Truck

Date: 1948
Description: Man loading coal from an overhead bin into an International K-6 dump truck owned by South Chicago Coal and Dock Company. The slogan "coal stoker heat is be...
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International SF-34 Model Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Man delivering a bag of "Beaver" brand charcoal from an International SF-34 truck. The man worked for the Charcoal Supply Company of Quebec, Canada.

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