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International Garbage Truck

Date: 05 17 1938
Description: Three men load garbage onto the back of an International DS-35 truck owned by the City of Louisville, while two men sit in the truck's cab. The truck is on...
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Man Washes Smucker's Truck Trailer

Date: 1970
Description: A uniformed man in an indoor garage or warehouse is using a power washer to clean a truck trailer emblazoned with the Smucker's logo.
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American Plumbing & Heating Company

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Description: A group portrait of workers in the American Plumbing & Heating Company.
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Three Men in a Shoeshine Shop

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Description: Two African American men working in a shoeshine shop. The younger man is shining the shoes of a white customer who is sitting in one of the chairs on the e...
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Two Men Delivering Couch

Date: 1972
Description: View through window of two men delivering a couch or sofa from Mastercraft Furniture Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska. Inside the room is a couch with tags o...
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Two Men Delivering Couch to Furniture Store

Date: 1972
Description: Two men are delivering a couch from Mastercraft Furniture Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska to a furniture store. The men are outside carrying the couch towar...
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Conklin Ice House

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Description: Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. A man is standing in the snow-covered yard in the foreground near a sleigh, and a carriage with a sign painted on the si...
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Harvesting Ice

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Description: View across ice towards a group of men, employees of the Conklin Ice House, which is in the distance, guiding horses pulling ice cutters. The horses are we...
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D-300-H Truck with Garbage Collect Body

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a D-300-H truck used for garbage collection. Hercules body hydraulic hoist. Rounded sliding covers. Waterproof tailga...
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City Line Dep't. Truck

Date: 12 16 1926
Description: A man is in the driver's seat of a truck, helping a group of four men to erect a telephone pole, using a tall metal tripod attached to the back of the truc...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Two men are using a large auger to dig a hole for installing telephone poles. A truck is parked nearby, used for installing the poles. The sign on the side...
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Findorff Lumber & Supply Company Truck

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Description: Findorff Lumber & Supply Company Truck #4. Two men are loading or unloading supplies.
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Men Loading Bricks onto Truck

Date: 08 24 1928
Description: Four men are loading bricks onto the back of a truck. A man is sitting in the passenger seat of the cab. The sign on the passenger door reads: "Acme Brick ...
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Cleaning at Summerfest

Date: 07 05 1989
Description: A man with a backpack-powered leaf blower is blowing trash along the ground between picnic tables. Another man with a similar blower is in the background. ...
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Flushing Tar Dye

Date: 07 29 1983
Description: A man is using a hose to wash a street. Behind him, a man is driving by in a car. A sign for Doc's Coin Mart is on the building behind the car. Caption rea...

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