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State Street from 200 Block

Date: 1929
Description: State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ...
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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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W.T. Grant Co. Variety Store

Date: 10 20 1935
Description: View of South Pinckney Street. From right to left: W.T. Grant Co., variety store, 21-23 S. Pinckney Street, and Strauss Shoes, 19 S. Pinckney Street, on th...
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Goodyear Service Employees and NRA Sign

Date: 08 01 1933
Description: Group portrait of 13 Goodyear Service employees. Includes one woman, and nine men in uniform, posing in front of a store window with an NRA (National Recov...
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Fleet of 3-F Laundry Trucks

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: Fleet of 19 3-F Steam Laundry trucks and one automobile with drivers sitting at the steering wheels in front of the office and plant at 731 - 747 E. Dayton...
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French General Office at Paris

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester general office at Paris. The office was operated by the Cima-Wallut Machines Agricoles McCormick et Deering, S....
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Security State Bank

Date: 07 07 1948
Description: Maxine Hanson, 133 Talmadge Street, making a deposit from her car at Security State Bank's new drive-in deposit window at 1965 Atwood Avenue. The teller is...
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Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
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Corner of Grove and Mineral Street

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Description: Corner of Grove and Mineral Streets with cars parked along the road. Storefronts line the streets. The Goodwill store, a used car dealership and a water to...
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Martin's Tailor Shop on State Street

Date: 1967
Description: The Deutschkron's store, Martin's, a tailor shop, located at 427 State Street (Ella's Deli on left).
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Monroe Street Storefronts

Date: 1940
Description: Storefronts on Monroe Street, including Henry Esch Faville's Photography Shop at 1726 Monroe Street. Also shown is: George Burrowbridge, Barber, 1724 Monro...
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International D-30 Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man is standing at the open door on the driver's side of an International D-30 Special Dealers truck parked outside of an International Harvester agricul...
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Carl Zeidler and Cab Driver

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Description: Carl Zeidler speaking with cab driver (i.e. the working man) for a campaign brochure. Three other men are standing with them on the curb.
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Canada Bread Truck

Date: 01 22 1935
Description: A man unloads a box from an International Model C-1 truck with a 125-inch wheelbase parked in front of a grocery store. The text on the truck reads: "Canad...
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Movie Set Construction

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: Several men constructinbg a movie set in a small, downtown area.
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Union Worker Supports Civil Rights

Date: 1960
Description: Members of a Des Moines United Packinghouse Workers of America local picket outside a Woolworth's store to demonstrate their opposition to segregation of W...
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal Office Building

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: Exterior view of the east side of a temporary office building under construction at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. Several cars are par...
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Street Scene

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Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lines hang over the street. Sign in window reads: "J.B. Thompson Lawyer."
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: Exterior view of the blacksmith shop of Christ M. Stauffer of Monticello, with an automobile parked in front of the building.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street including light traffic and shop fronts in large brick buildings.

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