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Street Scene

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Description: View down dirt road towards the Lappley Bros. Lumber Yard. There are houses on the right and in the far background. There are horses and carriages parked a...
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Paving University Avenue

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Steam shovel loading a truck as part of road construction in front of Collins Lumber Co., 2308 University Avenue. There is a horse-drawn wagon passing by. ...
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Farmall C Tractor and C-220 Checkrow Planter

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer in a field operating a McCormick Farmall C tractor with a mounted C-220 checkrow planter.
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A.L. Dahl's Photography Studio

Date: 1877
Description: A view from the roof across an unpaved road towards a building across the street from A.L. Dahl's photography studio. The two-story storefront is a general...
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Tearing down Eau Claire House

Date: 1920
Description: Tearing down Eau Claire House to make way for the Y.M.C.A. building. A man is standing on the roof. A sign in the street reads, in part: "Electric Light He...
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Forest House

Date: 1875
Description: The Forest House, a hotel, restaurant and stage office. It was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Dingle and was located on the corner of Third and Forest S...
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Polk County Press Office

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior stereograph of the Polk County Press Office, with three men standing near the entrance, and three children sitting on the left on the board sidewa...
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D.M. Osborne Catalog Cover

Date: 1899
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the D.M. Osborne Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a farmer in a barnyard w...
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Swedish Branch Office

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office operated by A.B. International Harvester Company, and located in Malmo, Sweden.
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Worker Behind Fence

Date: 1969
Description: Man with hard hat walking behind a fence, possibly an architect, at the construction site of The World Trade Center.
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Three Men Behind Fence

Date: 1969
Description: Three men in hard hats, possibly architects, walking behind a fence at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Lady Clementine Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Man driving an International truck advertising "Lady Clementine Pure Food Products" is parked on a dirt road in front of a fence near a brick building. The...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "A" Outdoor Gantry Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel...
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MEC&MC Single Leg Half Ton Gantry Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company half ton single leg gantry crane in a steel operation. There is a driver in a truck beneath the crane, and...
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Ideal Laundry Company Truck

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck used by the Ideal Laundry Company. In the background is a building with a sign over the door that say...
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Dixie Bottling Company Trucks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Two men sit in International trucks parked outside the Dixie Bottling Company building. Another man stands in the background, near the building for the bot...
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Chicago Fence and Equipment Company Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Coils of chain-link fencing are piled on the back of a parked International K-5 truck used by the Chicago Fence & Equipment Company. Behind the truck men a...
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International Concrete Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International LF-190 truck equipped with a concrete mixer in front of a tall building marked: "Readymix Concrete Co." Men are looking out the building's...
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Montgomery Electric Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man drives an International L-120 motor truck owned by the Montgomery Electric Company out of a fenced parking lot. The company building is behind the tr...

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