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| Date: | 05 27 1941 |
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| Description: | Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Cartoon showing a man looking at the following text: "Look at the facts, in 11 days war casualties 15,883, civilian casualties 24,812." |
| Date: | 10 1946 |
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| Description: | A flock of gulls flying over a runway at Truax Field, menacing aircraft and raising concerns for safety. |
| Date: | 10 22 1946 |
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| Description: | Bert F. Crary, an employee at Truax Municipal Airport, holding three seagulls killed by an airplane as it landed at the airport. |
| Date: | 09 05 1947 |
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| Description: | The train engineer's view (looking east) of the Illinois Central Railroad crossing at Regent Street, Breeze Terrace, and Little Street, taken one-hundred f... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Cartoon from an International Harvester technical manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Handling and Installation," and the sub-heading "Adjustab... |
| Date: | 08 19 1949 |
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| Description: | The intersection of South Hamilton Street and Law Parkway (now John Nolen Drive) streets, site of a "blind" railroad crossing. Includes small sign on a tre... |
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