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3F Steam Laundry Curb Service

Date: 07 07 1931
Description: 3F Steam Laundry curb service, 731 University Avenue. Showing employee taking laundry from an automobile. A sign posted on the tree on the right reads: "Cu...
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Fleet of 3-F Laundry Trucks

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: Fleet of 19 3-F Steam Laundry trucks and one automobile with drivers sitting at the steering wheels in front of the office and plant at 731 - 747 E. Dayton...
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Fleet of 3-F Laundry Trucks

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: Fleet of 19 3-F Steam Laundry trucks and one automobile with drivers standing beside the vehicles in front of office and plant at 731-747 E. Dayton Street.
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Fleet of 3-F Laundry Trucks

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: Fleet of 19 3-F Steam Laundry trucks and one automobile, with drivers standing beside their vehicles in front of office and plant at 731-747 East Dayton St...
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Men Greasing Cars

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: Men greasing cars in the Klean Rite Auto Laundry, located at 739 East Mifflin Street.
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Man Washing his Suzuki Motorcycle

Date: 04 05 1984
Description: Corky Barker washing down his motorcycle in front of his home at 2734 South Superior Street.
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International Deluxe Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus...
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Economy Laundry Truck

Date: 09 02 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck used by Economy Laundry. The truck is parked in front of an entrance gate, with paths and trees in th...
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Truck Washroom

Date: 1940
Description: Men in a washroom are cleaning an International truck used by Standard Freight Lines, Inc. The original caption reads: "Truck washroom. American Transporta...
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 500 block of State Street. Business include: The Towers (student apartments), Pantorium Dry Cleaners, The...
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Troy Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: View across street towards a man loading bags of laundry into the back of an International D-Line Metro truck owned by Troy Laundry parked along the curb i...
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Car Wash

Date: 1930
Description: View of a man wearing an apron washing an automobile up on a lift.
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Jane Koberstein talks to customer Mike Seaber at the Welsh and Aspinwall D-X station, 2035 University Avenue, during the Catholic Junior League all-girl ca...
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Rae Carol Rocca, left, and Rita Freibutger washing and polishing a car at the Franz Haas Standard Station at 318 South Park Street during the Catholic Juni...
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Four members of the Catholic Junior League polishing a car at George's Service Station, 5990 Monona Drive during an all-girl car wash at Madison service st...
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Three members of the Catholic Junior League wash a car at the Welsh and Aspinwall's D-X Station, 2035 University Avenue, during an all-girl car wash at Mad...
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler using a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded thro...
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Washing Their Car

Date: 11 17 1986
Description: A man and his son washing their car together. Caption reads: "Victor Driver, 4, helped his stepfather, Thomas Holder, wash his car Sunday on N. 13th St. as...
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Edgar William Gordon

Date: 01 15 1987
Description: View looking out window at a man who is washing the window. Caption reads: "Edgar Gordon spreads cleanliness and happiness." Edgar William Gordon was a ...
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Washing his Car

Date: 06 15 1958
Description: A man is spraying his car's front tire rim with a hose, as a younger man is washing the windshield. Caption reads: "Washing his car, Mr. Harger enli...

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