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Fire Fighters Practice with Scout 80 1965 Fire Truck

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Description: Color photograph of a fire crew battling small house fire during a training exercise. The men are using an International Scout 80 1965 fire truck.
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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
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Man Delivering Ice with International Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Man removing a block of ice from an International truck for delivery in a residential neighborhood. The house in the background is at 462 Seneca Parkway. T...
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North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Four houses along North Fairchild Street, left to right, Michael Endres (20), Timothy Lyons (24), John Dahlk - furnished rooms (26-28), and Sam Corona (30)...
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Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street

Date: 11 12 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in ...
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K-D Texaco Service Station

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: K-D Texaco Super Service Station, 521 E. Washington Avenue at S. Blair Street. The business was owned by Carl A. Kessenich and Ernest J. Dupuis.
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International Station Wagon

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: Passengers and luggage in an International station wagon ("woody") outside a large house or hotel.
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Passengers Board International Station Wagon

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: A man and a woman prepare to board an International station wagon ("woody") while the uniformed driver handles their luggage. Another man and woman are alr...
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John Lloyd Jones

Date: 1900
Description: John Lloyd Jones standing between his house and the post office shed.
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Old Beecher Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Tavern in a state of deterioration, with rubble in front. The tavern is partly obscured by an oak tree, and a white house stands behind the tavern.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams working in his darkroom at his home.
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Plough Inn

Date: 1965
Description: Plough Inn, 3402 Monroe Street. Built in 1853 and added onto in 1858. The home was originally built for German immigrants Frederick and Amelia Puanack, and...
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Service Station on Corner

Date: 10 10 1939
Description: View across intersection towards a man standing next to automobile at a service station at the corner of W. Libson Avenue and W. Sherman Boulevard. The Cla...
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Corner of Fond Du Lac Avenue and Walnut Street

Date: 08 31 1910
Description: Looking northwest on Fond du Lac Avenue from W. Walnut Street. In the center is a building with awning that reads: "1220 Zautcke Bros." Streetcars, pedestr...
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Commercial District from Roof of Northwestern Mutual Building

Date: 09 12 1919
Description: Looking west from the roof of the Northwestern Mutual home office at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Van Buren Street. City Hall is on the right. Caption on gla...
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International Street Cleaner Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Model "L-101" truck with "street flushing outfit" of the Municipal Supply Company. The truck is cleaning a residential street.
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International Model S Electric Company Truck

Date: 12 1926
Description: International Model S truck parked on a residential street. The truck was operated by the Sievert Electric Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "S...
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The Plow Inn During Winter

Date: 1936
Description: A winter view of the Plow (Plough) Inn, sometime before 1936.
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RA-140 Truck

Date: 1953
Description: View of an International RA-140 milk delivery truck parked along the side of the road, with a milkman in the driver's seat.
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Detroit and Jefferson Streets

Date: 1938
Description: Several houses along the road next to a local restaurant with several signs advertising food and drink. A car is on the far left in the road.

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