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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1912
Description: Street cars and busy pedestrian traffic mingle in this view of the 200 West Water Street block in downtown Milwaukee.
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International School Bus

Date: 1932
Description: Children boarding an International A-3(?) school bus as the driver stands by. The bus served the Fieldston-Riverdale apartments in New York.
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International Armored Truck

Date: 1933
Description: International armored truck built for Brinks Express Company parked in front of a building with armed guards. Two of the guards are holding firearms. A man...
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Democrat Printing Company Building Razing

Date: 06 12 1952
Description: Carl Federman, foreman of the Allen Wrecking Company, standing on the truck being loaded with debris from the razing of the Democrat Printing Company build...
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Main Street Looking Toward Canning Factory

Date: 1922
Description: View down street towards a Ford sales and service center on the left, and a canning factory in the background. A man stands near a parked car, and behind h...
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French Lumber Company Building on Street Corner

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Description: View form across street of the French Lumber Company, a two-story brick building with the Chicago Dental Parlors occupying the second floor, on a street co...
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Students Aboard International D-35 Buses

Date: 1938
Description: Greenfork Township School students aboard two International D-35 buses parked in front of two large, brick buildings. There appears to be an adult in front...
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African American Man with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 10 01 1912
Description: An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ...
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Ridgeway Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: An uphill view of a street in the main business district. The right side is lined with buildings. A drug store, a chiropractor and signs for tires and gas....
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Delivery Truck

Date: 10 24 1927
Description: Right side profile view of two men sitting in the cab of a delivery truck parked in front of brick buildings. The sign painted on the side of the truck rea...
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Truck with Tow Cable

Date: 03 20 1929
Description: View towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a truck with a tow cable. A sign on the driver's side door reads: "Thomas Service." The truck is hauling...
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Group of Employees Using Fire Escape at McCormick Works

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: A group of employees is outdoors in front of a plant building. Other men are using the fire escape on the side of the building. A railroad car is in the ba...
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Palace Theatre

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Palace Theatre, Superior, Wis." A brick theatre with many windows and ornate decorative elements on the exterior. A child is on the s...

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