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| Date: | 07 05 1944 |
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| Description: | Adults are standing around two girls with decorated baby carriages before a Fourth of July parade. There is a house, yard and automobile in the background. |
| Date: | 07 04 1944 |
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| Description: | Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"... |
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| Description: | A young boy is in mid-swing playing tennis on a tennis court. Other tennis players, houses and a park are visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Wildflowers next to the side yard and the front steps of a house. |
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| Description: | A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A... |
| Date: | 12 1938 |
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| Description: | A device spraying water to create an ice rink. The rink was 115 x 200 ft. and was opened sometime during Christmas week 1938. There are houses and pedestri... |
| Date: | 07 05 1938 |
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| Description: | A recently planted sapling in the backyard of an empty house, with other houses and roads visible in the background. |
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| Description: | Men and women walking on sidewalk in front of a brick commercial building. The Greendale Village Hall is in the background and snow is on the ground. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction workers placing rebar in the foundation of a house in preparation for concrete to be poured. |
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| Description: | A pile of metal drums sits in the snow next to corner of brick building. One of the drums has the words "Hello Neighbor" painted on it. Residential housing... |
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| Description: | Two children ride tricycles on sidewalk along the side of a brick building. There is a large pipe winding from the roof into one of the windows. |
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| Description: | Village Hall in the distance, as seen down Broad Street. There is an automobile parked on the left and on the right, a sign reads "Caution Speed 20 Mile Pe... |
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| Description: | A residential footpath along a rural street. It crosses a small stream with a bridge. Homes are visible in the background and telephone poles run alongside... |
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| Description: | A neighborhood street sign at the intersection of Northwood and Azalea Court. Azalea Court is identified as "No thru street." A house with a well-kept yard... |
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| Description: | A flatbed truck is parked in the driveway of a recently constructed house while another automobile is parked in the road outside the house. Other recently ... |
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| Description: | Rainwater pooling on the curb and in the driveway of a residence. A garage and well-groomed yard is also visible. A tricycle and coaster wagon are on a wal... |
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| Description: | Two men are near a creek, swollen with rainwater, running through Center Park. A footbridge crosses the creek which has large stones along its banks. Trees... |
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| Description: | The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. A recently built duplex housing unit is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as... |
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| Description: | The Root River, swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt, runs under a bridge on which a man is walking. Recently built houses are visible in the misty back... |
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| Description: | Rocks placed to control the flow of Dale Creek. A house is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in ear... |
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