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International Model K-41 Truck Hauling Groceries

Date: 1921
Description: Two men hauling boxes of grocery items in an International Model K-41 truck. Items in the back of the truck include Jell-O, Bon Ami cake, Warner's spaghett...
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Furniture Store

Date: 1886
Description: Front view of C.F. Rau's furniture store, with the owners and employees sitting in front of the store. Apparently, the store also performs undertaking. The...
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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Men with 1911 International Auto Wagon in front of Grocery Store

Date: 1912
Description: Three men and a 1911 International Auto Wagon in front of the grocery store of A.W. Staiger. The store next door is Staker Brothers' meat market.
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Workman with Jackhammer

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with jackhammer making street repairs with an air hammer with compressor. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. Saunders Grocery store is across the street a...
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Early Highway Trailer

Date: 1915
Description: An auto-trailer, an early trailer manufactured by the Highway Trailer Company of Edgerton. The company began by manufacturing trailers designed for farmer...
Book or Pamphlet

International Motor Trucks

Date: 1913
Description: Page from an "IHC Newspaper and Catalogue Electrotype Service" booklet advertising IHC motor trucks. Clockwise from top left, the illustration captions rea...
Book or Pamphlet

International Motor Trucks

Date: 1913
Description: Page from an "IHC Newspaper and Catalogue Electrotype Service" booklet advertising four types of International motor trucks. Clockwise from top left, the i...
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Droster Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1940
Description: Children standing on barrels in front of Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue, run by Red Whitney. The children are Whitney's nieces ...
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Healy's Market and Bakery Van

Date: 1941
Description: A white International Metro owned by Borck and Stevens bakery is parked in front of the market which is on a street corner. The brick building has two elec...
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Jaeger's Bread Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man standing at the back of an International Metro truck with a basket of bread. The truck includes the text: "Jaeger's / Butter-Nut is fresh bread". "Ha...
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Snow Removal using McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a snow-covered city street with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There is a railing on the right.
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The White Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1947
Description: A gas station attendant puts on his coat outside the White Grocery and Filling Station in Madison. A sign near the pumps reads, "Please Give Me Ten Seconds...
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City Wholesale Grocery Truck

Date: 03 06 1926
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of an International truck used by the City Wholesale Grocery Company. The truck is near the doorway of a brick building, ...
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Canada Bread Truck

Date: 01 22 1935
Description: A man unloads a box from an International Model C-1 truck with a 125-inch wheelbase parked in front of a grocery store. The text on the truck reads: "Canad...
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Borden's Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Juan B. Marquez, driver of an International L-150 truck for Borden's Fine Dairy Products, delivers a crate of dairy products to El Aguila Groceries. The bu...
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Purity Baking Company Metro Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man unloads a box from the rear of an International LM-120 with Metro body owned by the Purity Baking Company. The truck is parked on the side of a stree...
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International Truck and Italian-American Grocery

Date: 01 12 1929
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck parked along the curb in front of an Italian-American Grocery. The sign o...
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Street Scene

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Description: View of a busy street, lined with businesses, pedestrians, automobiles and carts. Many business signs are obscured, but some read: "Hotel Lenox," "Thomason...
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Main Street

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Description: Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Business sign reads: "The Adell Cafe."

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