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| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Sailors passing cases of bottled Coca-Cola (soda) from an International truck to a ship docked at Chicago. City skyline in background. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grant Park and cars on the adjacent street taken from the International Harvester offices. |
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| Description: | A tree-framed view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the shore of Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view north of Wells Street with a bridge on the right. Two large smokestacks, and a tall building with a clock break up the skyline. On the left is a bil... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the building, with main arched entrance on the left. There is a bridge on the left over the river. Caption reads: "Pabst Building, Milwau... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Skyline view, from across the water towards the lakefront. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ... |
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| Description: | A view of artillery and guns at Fort Jay, built in 1794 to defend Upper New York Bay. The New York cityscape is across the bay. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Hotel Victory. The hotel has an inner courtyard, towers, and flags flying on top of the towers. People are milling around the building and... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Flambeau River including boats on the river and buildings (possibly resorts) standing along the forested shore. |
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| Description: | Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of town buildings as seen from Bancroft Tower. A body of water and what appears to be an industrial plant are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. City buildings stretch as far as the horizon. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. Several boats and ships sail down the river and industrial buildings and skyscrapers stand in the foregroun... |
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| Description: | View down a pedestrian section of a bridge, looking towards buildings, skyscrapers and a billboard. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Cover of a brochure celebrating a new International Harvester Manhattan branch, featuring an aerial photograph of Manhattan, including the corner of West 4... |
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