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Oscar Mayer Freight Car

Date: 08 04 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad freight car with "Oscar Mayer's Meats of Good Taste" advertisement on the side.
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The Strand Theater

Date: 08 11 1927
Description: Elevated view of the Strand Theater located at 16 East Mifflin Street near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. The marquee reads "Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson...
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War Bonds for Victory Truck

Date: 03 20 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer Company truck promoting the purchase of war bonds.
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Butcher Loading Barrels into International Delivery Truck

Date: 12 12 1928
Description: Butcher loading wooden barrels into the back of an International delivery truck parked in front of Emery Collette's butcher shop in Ontario, Canada. A grou...
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Meat Packing

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Workers are filling orders of ground steak patties by putting them into corrugated boxes layered with parchment divider paper.
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Oscar Mayer Salesmen

Date: 11 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of Oscar Mayer Company salesmen in front of the loading dock, 910 Mayer Avenue.
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Railroad Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Left side view of an Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car, Chicago and Northwestern Railway car number N.W.X.6845.
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Railroad Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Elevated view of an Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, car number URTX 5393. The Oscar Mayer rail yard is in the ...
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Rail Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Left side of an Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car, Chicago & Northwestern #URTX 5365.
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Rail Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Right side view of Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, car number URTX 5365.
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Rail Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Elevated view of the top of an Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car, Chicago & Northwestern #URTX 5365 with a view of the Oscar Mayer rail yards. There is...
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Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Rail Car

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Elevated view of Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad car, Chicago & Northwestern #URTX 5374, with view of Oscar Mayer railroad yards.
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Railroad Tracks at Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 06 22 1943
Description: Railroad tracks at Oscar Mayer plant. There is a railroad car on another set of tracks on the left.
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Aerial View of Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of Oscar Mayer & Company, 910 Mayer Avenue at Packers Avenue. Shows stock yards, railroad cars and automobile parking lot. Also shows C.E. & P....
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Madison Packing Co. Truck

Date: 04 16 1936
Description: Madison Packing Co. (Neesvig) truck parked in front of their store at 307 W. Johnson Street, with Labor Temple next door, 309 W. Johnson Street. Sign on tr...
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Ford Refrigerator Truck

Date: 11 18 1934
Description: View across street towards a Ford Refrigerator truck parked along the curb outside of the Madison Packing Company at 307 W. Johnson Street. The sign painte...
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Emporium Department Store

Date: 01 18 1934
Description: Exterior of the Emporium Department Store at 15-17 North Pinckney Street, also showing Joe Tittle Meat Market, Rennebohm's drug store, and automobiles angl...
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Emporium Department Store

Date: 01 21 1934
Description: Emporium Department Store, 15-17 N. Pinckney, also showing Rennebohm Drug Store #6 on the left and Joe Tittle and Sons Meats on the right. The building occ...
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American Health Frankfurter Advertising Car

Date: 09 01 1932
Description: Austin automobile parked on the 300 block of W. Johnson Street (?),with advertising "American Health Frankfurter -- leads them all," and "American Brand P...
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Fleet of Trucks

Date: 09 06 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer Diamond trucks advertising "Meats of Good Taste."

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