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Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
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Malt House

Date: 1930
Description: View across lawn towards the Malt House at 1603 Sherman Avenue. To the right of the Malt House is the Cafferty Distributing Company, wholesalers for Schlit...
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Lawson's Great Airliner

Date: 1921
Description: The completed Lawson L-4, the second and larger airplane designed and built by Alfred Lawson in Milwaukee in 1920. Not only was Lawson's airliner intended ...
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Circus Wagon

Date: 1936
Description: A circus wagon, hitched to a truck cab, is parked across the street from three houses in a residential neighborhood.
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Circus Performers

Date: 1935
Description: Circus performer Harriet Hodgini, sits on the gate of a truck helping Otto Griebling, a circus clown, apply his makeup.
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Meinke Trucks in front of Store

Date: 08 12 1938
Description: Three Ford V8 panel trucks and one automobile parked in front of Al Meinke Electric Refrigerator Service store, 1639 Monroe Sreet. On the left is Monroe Cl...
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Advertising for Movie "Africa Speaks"

Date: 09 10 1930
Description: A truck with sign advertising the movie, "Africa Speaks" is parked in front of the Kaybee Store, next to the Capitol Theatre, 209 State Street where the mo...
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Circus Wagon

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Description: A Cole Brothers Circus wagon sits on a flatbed truck, near a railroad yard, awaiting transport by the Shea-Matson Machinery Mover & Millwrights company.
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Ethical Pharmacy

Date: 05 10 1949
Description: A young man waits beside his delivery truck in front of the storefront for the Ethical Pharmacy.
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Wisconsin Central Locomotives

Date: 02 02 1988
Description: Two Wisconsin Central Railroad locomotives near the Consolidated Papers pulpmill at Wisconsin Rapids. Snow is on the ground, and heavy smoke is coming out ...
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Tractor Trailer for World's Largest Cheese

Date: 1964
Description: The tractor-trailer used to transport and display the world's largest cheese at the 1964 World's Fair held in New York. The 34,591 pound cheddar was made i...
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Father Groppi in Police Wagon

Date: 1966
Description: Father Groppi is seated in the back of a police wagon with police officer after being arrested in front of his parish for the second night in a row.
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Student Demonstration

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Description: Demonstration with students and National Guardsman in front of the Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig building.
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Al. Ringling Theater

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the Al. Ringling Theater with a Studebaker pickup truck in the foreground. There is a hardware store on the right.
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Cobblestone Hotel

Date: 05 16 1932
Description: View from street towards the hotel. In front on the terrace is a telephone pole and a lamppost, and on the right is a parked truck. One sign on the hotel r...
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Loading Milk Cans

Date: 1937
Description: A man unloads milk cans from a Ford Model T pickup truck at a creamery receiving station.
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Borden Company Loading Dock

Date: 08 1948
Description: Borden workers loading milk onto trucks at the Borden Company loading dock.
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Fisherman's Wharf

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Description: Boats and buildings on a fisherman's wharf.
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Droster's Delivery Truck

Date: 04 01 1940
Description: Droster's General Motors truck, used to deliver groceries, meats and hardware to their customers. The store was sold to Schubering, ca. 1950.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Side view of an early rotary snowplow truck manufactured by the Winther Motor and Truck Company.

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