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Boys with International Highwheeler Shoe Repair Truck

Date: 1912
Description: View of two teenage boys posing with an International Highwheeler in front of the storefront of the Chicago Quick Shoe Repair Co. 120 James Street.
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Marshall Field's Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles passing by the flagship Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Da...
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Business District

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of pedestrians passing the Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Daniel H. Burnham a...
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"Chicago Central" Truck Sales and Service Center

Date: 05 20 1976
Description: Original caption reads "Photo #tf-1388. T.E. Maurer (center), Manager of International Harvester's new "Chicago Central" truck sales and service center at ...
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Fire on Wabash Avenue

Date: 01 28 1918
Description: Streams of water from fire hoses are trained into the upper windows of a storefront which is encased in thick ice. A written description of this photograph...
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65 East Lake Street

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Description: View across street towards a five story building. On the street level are the Lake Street Station Chicago Post Office, on the left, next to Harry's Sandwic...
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Man Driving Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 1905
Description: View towards a man driving a horse-drawn manure spreader in a field in a residential area, (test plot?). A sign on the side of the manure spreader reads: "...
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Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 1905
Description: Rear view of a man driving a horse-drawn manure spreader in a field in a residential area. (test plot?) Storefronts are in the background.
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Men Posing with Early Models of Tractors

Date: 10 02 1906
Description: View across street towards men posing with very early models of tractors at McCormick Works. A sign near the door of the building behind them reads: "T.A. ...
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Front of Tractor

Date: 06 11 1910
Description: View towards the front of a tractor parked outdoors. In the background a man is standing along a street with a streetcar moving in front of storefronts.
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Getting Cards Signed

Date: 1985
Description: A woman is standing on a sidewalk holding something in her hands that she is showing to two other women. Caption reads: "Getting cards signed in [Represent...

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