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Malcolm E. Willey Residence from Street

Date: 08 1963
Description: Exterior of the of the Malcolm E. Willey residence showing the entrance steps and a portion of the carport. A black car is parked in front of the carport....
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Boxed Artillery Cart Ready for Shipment

Date: 05 17 1918
Description: Boxed 240 mm mortar cart ready for shipment to the U.S. military from International Harvester's McCormick Works. Includes a trench mortar barrel. A man is ...
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Criticism of a John Deere Grain Binder

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: John Deere grain binder in the yard outside an International Harvester factory(?). The binder has signs attached to it indicating "deficiencies" in design ...
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Kilowatt Clubhouse

Date: 10 17 1928
Description: Two men are standing with shovels outside the Kilowatt Clubhouse, 5311 Tonyawatha Trail, on Lake Monona. It became the home of Fred Rasmussen.
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Presbyterian Students

Date: 10 26 1928
Description: Elevated informal group portrait of students posing outdoors at a Halloween Party, some in costumes, taken outside behind the Presbyterian Student Headquar...
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Crated Machine Gun Cart at McCormick Works

Date: 05 17 1918
Description: Crated "U.S. Machine Gun Cart" outside in factory yard.
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Backyard

Date: 1985
Description: Backyard of the Quinney house on South Third Street in DeKalb County.
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Pole and Evener Against Shed

Date: 11 21 1917
Description: A pole and evener for horse-drawn farm machinery leaning up against a shed. The shed is in a factory yard at McCormick Works.
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East Washington Avenue Tree Planting

Date: 12 01 1948
Description: A tree planting project was started on the northeast side of East Washington Street of hard maple trees, which replace other species and provide for wideni...
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Cornish Miner's Row

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: A row of historical homes, once owned by Cornish miners. Purchased by Robert Neal, the house on the left is undergoing restoration. Mr. Neal has also resto...
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General Office Building at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Exterior view of the southeast side of the General Office building of International Harvester's Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal. The building has an American flag...
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Headstand

Date: 1931
Description: A girl wearing bloomers and long stockings performs a headstand as other girls look on. One of the bystanders is also wearing athletic clothes under her co...
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view taken from the roof of a building. Yards and dwellings in the foreground, with a church and school in the background. There are three or four...
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Captain Armstrong

Date: 1918
Description: Outdoor portrait of Captain Armstrong of Company C from the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps, standing on a board sidewalk in his uniform. He is sta...
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View downhill towards a central business district. A restaurant and ice cream parlor are on the right side of the road, and a general store and gas pump ar...
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Red Eye Saloon

Date: 1918
Description: View across yard of a group of uniformed soldiers and officers posing on the porch of the "Red Eye Saloon." One soldier is holding an American flag. On a l...
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American Soldier Posing

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of an unidentified uniformed first lieutenant in the United States Medical Corps attached to the 339th Infantry Regiment stand...
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American Soldier Posing

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of an unidentified uniformed captain in the United States 310th Engineer Corps standing in the grass next to a fence. The chev...
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American Soldier Posing

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of an unidentified uniformed first lieutenant in the United States 310th Engineer Corps standing in the grass next to a fence....
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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. There are pedestrians on the snowy street below. Buildings and dwellings line the streets. In the backgro...

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