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Band Playing at Train Station

Date: 1917
Description: Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign."
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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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W.W. I Disabled Veterans Group with International Motor Coach

Date: 1925
Description: Members of Minneapolis Chapter No. 1 of "World's War Disabled American Veterans" (World War I) posing with musical instruments in a city street in front of...
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International Coal Trucks Leaving Goddard Fuel Company

Date: 06 18 1925
Description: Two International delivery trucks leaving premises of the Goddard Fuel Company. The company's building and trucks carry advertising for "Hanna Coal" which...
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Chippewa Men with Canoes

Date: 1898
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) men with canoes at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Chippewa Men with Canoes

Date: 1898
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) men with canoes at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

Date: 1902
Description: A man operating a horse-drawn McCormick corn binder on Swift Ranch.
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Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1905
Description: Four men and a woman gather around a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Two men are sitting in a horse-drawn wagon.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor with Snowplow

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: Man plowing a snow-covered city street with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. A building with the sign "Paxton & Gallagher" is in the backgroun...
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Colfax Co. Implement Company

Date: 11 12 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Colfax Co. Implement Company with a pump for Red Crown gasoline in front of it. An automobile is emerging from the garage and a tract...
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Chappell Implement Company

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: A man kneels to work on an automobile in front of the Chappell Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. The sign above the building reads:...
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Butch Quirk Returns Home

Date: 04 1964
Description: Thirteen-year-old John "Butch" Quick is photographed returning to his house. Butch carries his jacket and books under his arm as he enters his house. The f...
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Man Waving from "Trainload of Twine"

Date: 1949
Description: A man hangs on to the side of a train from a ladder and waves his hand. Original caption reads: "Giving his engineer the 'highball' upon arrival of the 25-...
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Adams Maintainer

Date: 06 30 1927
Description: A Nebraska State Highway Department worker uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with an Adams maintainer to work on a rural road.
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Snow Removal using McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a snow-covered city street with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There is a railing on the right.
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Industrial 10-20 Tractor Removing Snow

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to remove snow from the street in front of the International Harvester building.
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Manchester Biscuit Company Truck

Date: 01 18 1935
Description: International Model C-30 truck owned by the Manchester Biscuit Company parked along the curb in front of the company's building. A display of biscuit boxes...
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Cudahy Union Employees

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Description: Informal outdoor group portrait of several Cudahy employees who were members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America Union.
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Union Registration Effort

Date: 1950
Description: For a 1950 election, the United Packinghouse Workers Union sponsored a free bus to transport people to the voter registration site.
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Saving Rent Control

Date: 09 04 1949
Description: Emma Milton (left) of Omaha, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Union local 60, is seen here circulating a petition to save the rent control institute...

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