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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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American House, 323 E. Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, located at 323 East Main Street at the corner of South Hancock Street, existed from 1865 to 1925. Attached to the buildin...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background.
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Man Amidst Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A man walks through the construction for the World Trade Center. A reflection of the surrounding buildings is visible in the windows.
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Man Wearing Hat

Date: 1969
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...
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Construction Worker in Volkswagen

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a silver hard hat sits in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen. An American flag sticker is visible on the backseat window.
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Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture

Date: 10 19 1941
Description: Workers use an industrial tractor to move factory machinery into place at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber...
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Returning Soldiers Crowd Entrance to Large Hall

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the exterior of a large hall with plate glass windows welcoming returning troops from the Spanish-American War. Soldiers and oth...
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House on Jones Island

Date: 1898
Description: View across road of Syl standing in front of a three-story duplex house on Jones Island.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1935
Description: A group of eight men pose in the back of a room against a row of windows in a machine shop. There are overhead belts that power a row of grind stones; meta...
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Two Men with Model F International Trucks

Date: 1915
Description: Two drivers for "Southern Star Products" out of Louisville Provision Company pose next to International model F, or 31 trucks. The trucks are parked outsid...
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International Model M Truck Outside Post Office

Date: 1914
Description: Man in the driver's seat of an International model M truck parked along a sidewalk outside a post office. Loaded on the truck are sacks and wire fencing. A...
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International Model M Truck Outside Betsy Ross House

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat of an International model M truck parked outside the historic Betsy Ross house. The truck was operated by "White Star Blue" under Geor...
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American Express Company Delivery Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model F, or 31 truck owned by the American Express Company parked near a snowy curb outside the company office. A man wearing a hat is in the...
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American Express Delivery Truck

Date: 1912
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck owned by the American Express Company. The truck is parked in the snow outside the company office. A man wearing a hat ...
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Belmont Hotel Window Painting

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows...
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Men in Front of Post Office and Bank

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Description: Panoramic view from street of sixteen men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Bank and the Post Office. On the sidewalk in front of the...
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Horse Show Parade on Main Street

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Description: Horses are led down Main Street past buildings, horse-drawn vehicles, and spectators during the Horse Show Parade.
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Fishermen Showing Their Catch On Ocean Avenue

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Description: Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ...
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Window Washer

Date: 2010
Description: Goodyear employee washing storefront windows as three people and a dog are walking by. A dog can be seen mirrored in the window.

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