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Lexington Market

Date: 1905
Description: People standing and posing outdoors. Caption reads: "Lexington Market."
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Antietam, Dunker Church

Date: 1890
Description: Site of the Battle to Antietam, The Dunker Church. A group of men stand among trees on the left. Horse-drawn carriages are under trees on the right.
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International Auto Wagon Bookmobile

Date: 1913
Description: An International Auto Wagon with a rear compartment containing shelves of books is parked outside a library. A man is sitting in the driver's seat, and a ...
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Children on the Picket Line

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: Striking members of Packinghouse Workers Local 392 in Baltimore getting ready for Children's Day on the picket line. Frank McCarty, of the UPWA, is about t...
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Men in Field with Roller Coaster in Background

Date: 07 03 1912
Description: Five men standing in a field with harvested wheat and straw. There is a rollercoaster in the background on the left.
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Mrs. Ada Adkins on Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Ada Adkins, recently widowed, learning to use a tractor in a "Tractorette" class offered by the Nodaway County Implement Company.
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Archer's Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a uniform standing at the back of an International Metro truck owned by Archer's Laundry [and] Dry Cleaning. The side of the truck includes the sl...
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Merchants Delivery, Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed driver stepping down from an International model D-2-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body in a residential neighborhood. According ...
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Mess Office at Camp George Meade

Date: 1941
Description: Two uniformed men of the Medical Battalion's Company B stand with the mess sergeant to inspect a piece of poultry from the refrigerator in the mess office ...
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Condensing Unit Installation at Camp George G. Meade

Date: 1941
Description: Men standING near an International condensing unit as it is being installed at Camp George G. Meade. The men appear to be examining a melon.
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Frank Hurn with International D-40 Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Frank Hurn, driver for Davidson Transfer & Storage Company, wiping the windshield of an International D-40 truck. The truck appears to be parked near a har...
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Davidson Transfer and Storage Company Loading Dock

Date: 1940
Description: A worker at Davidson Transfer & Storage Company's loading dock moving a wooden crate marked "American Red Cross" onto the back of a waiting truck (possibly...
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Sears, Roebuck and Company Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Two uniformed men unload a refrigerator from the back of an International D-30 truck used by the Sears, Roebuck, & Co. truck in front of a residence. A ma...
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man with two mules on the left pulling a boat up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A large wooden building is on the right bank in the behi...
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Aftermath of the Battle of Antietam

Date: 1890
Description: Site of the Battle of Antietam. The bloody lane.
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Repairing Oyster Boats

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Description: View of a group of people posed near several oyster boats under repair on the shore. Some buildings are on the left side. A sign on the boat on the far rig...
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Unloading Iron Ore

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of an iron ore ship unloading. Several workers are on board the ship. Caption reads: "Unloading Iron Ore At Sparrows Point, MD."
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Woodstock College Greenhouse

Date: 1915
Description: A man stands before the greenhouse on the campus of Woodstock College in Woodstock, Maryland. A religious statue is in front of the building's entrance.
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Charles S. Williams

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Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles S. Williams from Prairie du Chien, wearing Navy uniform and hat.
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Open-Air Lexington Market

Date: 1895
Description: An outdoor open-air Lexington market in Baltimore, MD. Fruit and produce stalls can be seen on on either side of the picture and in the background a large ...

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