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International Truck Executives

Date: 1960
Description: Six International truck executives posed with model trucks on large globe at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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Doughboy Mills Factory

Date: 02 05 1942
Description: Model of Doughboy Mills, Inc. and grain elevator.
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Fiore Coal & Oil Co. Window Display

Date: 05 22 1931
Description: Fiore Coal & Oil Co. window display in the First National Bank building, 905 University Avenue. The window features a model railroad train layout which is ...
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"Danger Lights" Display in Capitol Theatre Lobby

Date: 09 29 1930
Description: Close-up of display in RKO Capitol Theatre's outer lobby for "Danger Lights." Features a model train from Wolf-Kubly & Hersig with signs saying: "31,000 mi...
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"Danger Lights" Display in Capitol Theatre Lobby

Date: 09 29 1930
Description: Display in RKO Capitol Theatre's outer lobby for "Danger Lights" and coming attraction "Africa Speaks." Features a model train from Wolff-Kubly & Hersig, w...
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Animated Display Window

Date: 07 24 1947
Description: Animated display window at Master Furriers, 11 West Main Street, "Madison City of Prosperity," display of miniature storefronts with Madison merchants' sto...
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Sheaffer Pen and Pencil Sets

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model trail layou...
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Rowley & Schlimgen Display Window

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model train layou...
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Model of Men Working with Farm Equipment

Date: 1932
Description: A model or diorama depicting farmers with a Farmall tractor, truck, harvester-thresher (combine) and a horse in a field. The display was likely part of Int...
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McCormick-Deering Store--Milk Cooler

Date: 07 01 1935
Description: A six-can McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler on display in an International Harvester dealership. A display case on the left near a window holds either toys or...
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Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company

Date: 06 23 1953
Description: Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company opens new store on Monday, June 29th. Pictured is the second floor which is devoted to toys, sporting goods, trains, record...
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Hemmeter Auto & Electrical Supplies Storefront

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: A display window for the "F. HEMMETER, JR. AUTO & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES RADIOS - TIRES" showing a scale model diorama of an International truck and two men i...
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International Scout in Show Room

Date: 1977
Description: International Scout in a show room on platform. On the side panel in front of the driver's side door is a metal nameplate that reads: "Scouter." Three-quar...
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Miniature Model of the Truck that Crossed the Sahara Desert

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: A miniature model with a sign that reads, in part: "Miniature Model of the First Four-Wheeled Stock Truck to Cross the Sahara Desert."
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Miniature Model of the Truck that Crossed the Sahara Desert

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: A miniature model with a sign that reads, in part: "Miniature Model of the First Four-Wheeled Stock Model Motor Vehicle to Cross the Sahara Desert."

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