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Fixing a Bicycle Wheel

Date: 06 16 1988
Description: One boy steadies a bike while his friend tightens the nut on the front wheel to complete a tire repair.
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Caning Chairs

Date: 10 17 1968
Description: An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged.
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Milwaukee Road Repair Crew

Date: 09 1980
Description: View down tracks of a repair crew working on Milwaukee Road tracks, near Rothschild, using a crane to help lift a rail. An unidentified highway bridge over...
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Late Night Car Wash

Date: 01 20 1987
Description: Self-service car wash at Slattery's Amoco Service Station. A late evening customer takes advantage of a break in the normal January temperatures to wash r...
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Automobile Club Members

Date: 10 10 1966
Description: Four auto club members work on a 1932 Ford Coupe. Rick Burkee (right, foreground) and Robin Friberg work on engine parts as Greg Beaster polishes the car h...
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Cradled Tug Jane

Date: 1955
Description: A tugboat, "Jane of Kimberly," is cradled out of the water for winter storage or repairs. Two other boats are cradled on each side. In the background are t...
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Policemen Paint Injured Officer's Home

Date: 08 18 1967
Description: Several men, many wearing T-shirts, are gathered on the lawn outside a house, with some men standing on ladders. One man is lying on the roof and painting ...
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Pot Hole Repair

Date: 01 10 1984
Description: Two men are shoveling steaming asphalt from the rear of a truck. Caption reads: "Portage County Highway Department workers Victor Peters (left) and Arleigh...
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Spring-Time Project

Date: 04 11 1985
Description: Five men are working on a highway, placing tar and covering it with tissue. A line of cars are passing in the opposite lane. A field and farm buildings are...
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Reichard Cup Snowmobile Grass Drag Championships

Date: 08 30 1989
Description: Overhead view of people with six snowmobiles in a grassy field. Caption reads: "Drivers and crew members prepared their machines for the races. It's a lit...

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