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Roth Coal Silos and Trucks

Date: 10 12 1937
Description: Seven coal delivery trucks and six drivers parked in front of eight different coal silos (Kathleen, Enos, St. David, Orient, Waukeegan, United, Pocahontas ...
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International Model F Oil Truck

Date: 1916
Description: A man stands in front of an International Model F (or 31) truck advertising Standard Oil Company's Polarine, "Burn Perfect Oil." American flags are mounted...
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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire

Date: 05 11 1947
Description: Firemen at the scene of the Doyon Lumber Company fire, 638 West Mifflin Street. The Fiore coal silos are visible in the background.
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Filling an Oil Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Two men filling an International oil truck used by the Canadian McColl Frontenac Oil Company. Storage tanks and a building are in the background.
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Farmall MV on Farm

Date: 1943
Description: The caption for this photograph states that this Farmall MV tractor is "shown at work on the 2800-acre Triangle Farm near McCall, Louisiana, some 1800 acre...
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10-20 Industrial Tractor with Boxes

Date: 08 25 1927
Description: An employee of the R.D. Baker Company uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to load batch boxes with sand, cement, and gravel from large overhe...
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Farmall MD Tractor with Little Genius Plow

Date: 1941
Description: View from right of Clem J. Reynolds using a Farmall MD tractor and a No. 8 Little Genius plow to work in a field. Farm buildings and livestock are in the b...
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Okmulgee Oil Refinery

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Description: View of the Okmulgee Oil Refinery. Okmulgee county was known for its oil refineries, producing 45,000 barrels a day from October to December 1919. Caption ...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Milk Storage

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Description: After the milk is picked up at the farm, it is stored in tanks that hold up to 25,000 lbs. and is held at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees.
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Townsend Oil Company Truck

Date: 03 17 1925
Description: A man, standing in front of three large storage tanks, is filling the tank on the back of an International Model 63 truck owned by the Townsend Oil Company...
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International K-6 Truck

Date: 1941
Description: One of 18 International Model K-6 trucks owned and operated by Henderlong Lumber Company, Inc. A worker is operating one of three dump mechanisms to fill t...
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Cowie Brothers Company Truck

Date: 05 07 1938
Description: A man stands near the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Cowie Brothers City Service Company as the truck supplies a service station with oil. Th...
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Cowie Brothers Cities Service Truck

Date: 06 09 1938
Description: A man stands atop a platform behind an International D-30 truck as he fills it with oil from a tank. The truck was outfitted with a 500-gallon 5-compartmen...
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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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Man Operating Hough 90 Pay Loader

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Description: Man operating a Hough 90 Pay Loader to move sand or other material into conveying machinery. A sign on the driver's side door of a truck in the background ...
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Oil Delivery Trucks at Oil Tanks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Elevated view of three delivery trucks parked at oil tanks. A sign on the largest tank reads, in part: "Cities Servic_." A man is filling up one of the tan...
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Man with Oil Delivery Truck at Oil Tanks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: A man is filling an oil delivery truck from a storage tank. A sign on the largest tank reads, in part: "Cities Ser..."
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Thresher Operation in Field

Date: 08 07 1926
Description: Man standing on truck bed shoveling grain into a hopper. Behind him is a storage building. Another man is standing by machinery on the right.
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Filling Silo

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: A man is standing on the right near an ensilage cutter and truck. The silo is being filled. Two storage tanks and a barn are in the background.
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Industrial Tractor with Pipes on Cart

Date: 08 31 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the cab of an industrial tractor, while men are unloading pipes from the cart/trailer hitched to the tractor. Storage tanks are in the ...

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