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Bootleg Days

Date: 08 23 1933
Description: Elevated view of six customers celebrating Bootleg Days at Arthur Janik's tavern "The Balcony Inn" at Lincoln and 33rd Streets. Arthur Janik was the propri...
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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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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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International Harvester Building

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the headquarters of the International Harvester Company at 180 North Michigan Avenue. The building was completed in 1937 and was located a...
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Man Driving International Heavy-Duty Freight Service Truck

Date: 03 14 1928
Description: Man driving an International heavy-duty freight service truck owned and operated by Arthur Dixon Transfer Company.
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International Auto Wagon on Snowy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Two young men are driving an International Auto Wagon through a snow-bound residential street. The truck was owned by C.H. Morgan & Co.
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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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Telephone Company Truck

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Black Earth telephone company maintenance truck in front of the local office.
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Office at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for the World Trade Center. The construction office has an American flag han...
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Business Man Watches Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A business man stands in a seafood store with a neon lobster sign. He is watching the construction of the World Trade Center through the window.
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"One Man, One Job"

Date: 1969
Description: A business woman clutching her purse and a newspaper walks past a large portion of concrete with "One Man, One Job" painted on it. This is at the site of t...
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Worker in Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker leans in the doorway of a break trailer at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Nick's Restaurant near World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers and a businessman walk by Nick's Restaurant. The photograph was taken near the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Man Operating Dump Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Man operating an International dump truck near the Standard Glass Company on La Salle Street, possibly in Chicago.
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Man Operating Dump Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A man unloads an International dump truck full of gravel in La Salle Street near the Standard Glass Company, possibly in Chicago.
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Herold Newspaper Building

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Description: Herold Newspaper building and surrounding commercial area at the southwest corner of Broadway and Mason Street. Pedestrians are crossing the street, and ho...
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Joys Building and Surrounding Construction

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Description: Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground...
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Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Truck at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Man Entering Subway Station

Date: 1969
Description: A man descends the stairs to a subway station near the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker near Safety Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker standing near a safety sign at the World Trade Center construction site.

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