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Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
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Picketing Gimbel's

Date: 03 15 1955
Description: Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store.
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Picketers Protesting Economic Exploitation

Date: 11 18 1966
Description: Two men carry signs to protest exploitation of tenants who are members of Local 404 by their landlord who is manager of College Barber Shop.
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Gardner Baking Co. Employees

Date: 10 14 1934
Description: Group portrait of Gardner Baking Co. drivers/salesmen from out of town, taken outdoors near 849 E. Washington Avenue. Breese Stevens Field is in the backgr...
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Auto Buggy at International Harvester Office in New Zealand

Date: 1912
Description: M.M. Black is sitting in an International Auto Buggy attached to a trailer full of agricultural implements (or parts) in front of the Christchurch office o...
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Clothing for "Women Who Work"

Date: 08 12 1954
Description: Manchester window display featuring outdoor clothing for "Women Who Work," with two mannequins, an office desk and a clothing stand with a jacket, hat and ...
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Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Grocery Store Shoppers

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: A father and two children at the Kroger grocery store check out counter purchase Dean's milk, Red Dot potato chips, Kroger pancake mix, macaroni, and bread...
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Woman Purchasing Del Monte Pineapple

Date: 01 23 1953
Description: A woman purchases a can of Del Monte pineapple from a male clerk at Hi-Lo Supermarket, 2038 Jenifer Street. They are standing in front of a Del Monte "Suns...
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Pedestrians on Sidewalk

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Description: Pedestrians on sidewalk. The street is full of rubble and appears to be under repair or construction. Construction workers are also working in the street.
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Men at the Crossing Store

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Description: Men walking near the railroad Crossing Store. Above the store is a bridge providing a walkway over the railroad tracks.
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Beer, Let's Make It!

Date: 03 10 1959
Description: Close-up of Mrs. Edna Ann Vistart holding up a button bearing the slogan: "Beer, Let's Make It!"
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Hi-Lo Supermarket Counter

Date: 01 23 1953
Description: Two checkout counters at the Hi-Lo supermarket at 2038 Jenifer Street, with unidentified clerks and customers.
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Vendors at City Market

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of men standing around vendor trucks parked at the city fruit market in front of commercial buildings. A building in the background has a sig...
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Group with Bestline Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of a group of salesmen and "Cameo Girl" saleswomen from Bestline Incorporated. They are standing in a snow-covered parking lot in front of tw...
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Zieglers Furniture Store Truck

Date: 03 22 1925
Description: Two men are unloading a wicker sofa from the back of a Model S International truck owned by Zieglers Furniture Store.
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Herbert Brothers Furniture Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: A man is loading wooden crates onto the bed of an International Model S truck owned by Herbert Brothers furniture merchants. A row of baby strollers is li...
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"The Detroit News" Truck

Date: 1925
Description: An International Model SL truck owned by "The Detroit News" parked in front of Cook & Dyer Drugstore. A man is removing piles of newspapers from the truck ...
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Run on the First National Bank

Date: 04 1905
Description: Elevated view of street scene of a run on the First National Bank. The sidewalk is crowded with people, spilling into the street. A horse-drawn buggy is dr...

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