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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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Union Transfer Truck

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Union Transfer & Storage Co. moving van parked at the rear of their building, 155-303 E. Wilson Street.
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Loaded Moving Van

Date: 09 03 1931
Description: A Whalen Transfer Company moving van, parked in front of a large brick building, is filled to the brim with items to be stored or moved.
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Dobby's Transfer Truck

Date: 09 14 1929
Description: Men are sitting in the cab of a truck owned by Dobby's Transfer, a local and long distance moving company. A sign on the truck advertises General Electric ...
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International Moving Van

Date: 03 15 1932
Description: International moving truck for the Santini Moving & Storage Corp. parked in front of the company's headquarters in the Bronx, New York.
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International D-35 Moving Truck

Date: 09 22 1937
Description: International D-35 moving truck owned by Feuer Movers on an urban street.
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International Model F Moving Truck

Date: 1918
Description: Two men standing near an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by Forest Monger Public Transfer and Storage. The truck is parked in front of the Int...
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International Model F Truck Operated by A.F. Burtt Company

Date: 1917
Description: Three men loading a piece of furniture onto the bed of an International Model F (or 31) truck. The truck was operated by the A.F. Burtt Company. On the tru...
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International G-61 Moving Truck

Date: 1921
Description: International Model G-61 truck operated by Valentine Furniture and Piano Moving and Storage. The truck is loaded with crates, possibly containing pianos, a...
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International Model 63 Moving Truck

Date: 10 16 1926
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by the Chicago-based Gordon Transfer Company. The truck is on a snow-covered street in what appears to be an urban, r...
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International Moving Van

Date: 1929
Description: Two men load or unload furniture from an Allied Van Lines moving truck parked in a residential driveway. The truck's lettering reads: "Long Distance Moving...
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International Piano Movers' Truck

Date: 04 13 1926
Description: International truck parked on a dirt road. Signs on the side of the truck read: "Local & Long Distance Moving," "Piano Movers," and "Storage." In the backg...
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Relocating a House

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Description: View down street of movers relocating a house. A two-story wood house, with front porch still attached, sits on the flatbed of a truck as it moves down Wes...
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International KB-7 Moving Truck

Date: 1947
Description: View from across a residential street of a moving scene. Men are loading household items into an International KB-47 truck owned by Security Storage Compan...
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International K-7 Truck

Date: 1941
Description: International K-7 tractor and trailer (semi-truck) operated by Allied Van Lines. The truck was owned by Ware Transfer & Storage of Des Moines, Iowa.
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International K-8 Moving Truck

Date: 1945
Description: View across street of an International K-8 truck in a residential driveway. Original caption reads: "the new type units being operated by Aero Mayflower Tr...
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John Hahn Piano and Furniture Moving

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Description: View from the street of John Hahn standing on the right with a horse hitched to a passenger wagon. In the center is the furniture moving wagon he owns, in ...
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Picketers at Reynolds Transfer and storage

Date: 07 17 1964
Description: Teamster Union picket marching at Reynolds Transfer and Storage Company, 725 E. Mifflin Street.
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Men Using Tractor to Pull Trailer with Tank

Date: 1910
Description: Left side profile view of men with 12-25 Horse Power tractor parked in a cobblestone street. The tractor is pulling a trailer with a large tank that has a ...
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Heabel & Rose, House Movers

Date: 10 14 1923
Description: Three men standing near a house on a trailer attached to a truck. A sign on the truck reads: "This house being moved by Heabel & Rose House Movers Phone 10...

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