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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. of Chicago, Illinois' screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American." |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Lithograph from Frank Leslie's Illustrated News of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, at her wharf in Chicago, Illinois in 1860. From a pho... |
| Date: | 07 1928 |
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| Description: | The screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American," underway. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," entering harbor. Caption reads: "Steamship 'Christopher Columbus' (Whaleback), Entering Harbor at ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18. Flags are flying, including one with her name and the American flag. This was Chicago's largest excursion b... |
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| Description: | The whaleback "Christopher Columbus" in the Chicago River. Caption reads: "STR. 'Christopher Columbus'." |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | International truck delivering Orange Crush soda to a concession stand at the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The truck was owned by Citrus Fruit Juic... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | International G-1(?) truck carrying International Harvester Company women workers during World War I. The truck is decorated with flags and shields bearing... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc. |
| Date: | 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Herbert March speaking at the "Negro and White, Unite and Fight" rally in -8 F degree weather. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | International Model E highwheeler truck adorned with American flags, advertising banners, and a statue of a sprite named "Prospy." "Prospy" was a little ma... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of terminal station at Jackson Park; Administration Building in background. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Midway Pleasance viewed from Illinois Central Viaduct; large Ferris wheel in background; large crowd, mostly walking in the direction of the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; North side of Midway Pleasance viewed from Madison Avenue. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Libby Prison at the Columbian Exposition. Several carts, horses in front of the building. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Tractor Works for the raising of an American flag. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd., and wa... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Men working on a wagon truck inside International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works. A completed Weber wagon and a large American flag are in the background. T... |
| Date: | 12 24 1926 |
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| Description: | Rooftop view of International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company before 1902. It was located at... |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | The Democratic convention, with Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson standing at a podium. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Sailors passing cases of bottled Coca-Cola (soda) from an International truck to a ship docked at Chicago. City skyline in background. |
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