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Barman — Dan

Date: 1932
Description: Dan bartending at Bill's Bar.
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Testing Spring Teeth at Osborne Works

Date: 03 18 1913
Description: Factory workers testing newly manufactured harrow spring teeth at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Compan...
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Business Man Watches Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A business man stands in a seafood store with a neon lobster sign. He is watching the construction of the World Trade Center through the window.
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Osborne Works Washroom

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of International Harvester's Osborne Works washroom in the shear and punch department. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works".
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Machinery and Parts at Osborne Works

Date: 1905
Description: Machinery and parts at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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International TiltTop Bottle Capper Truck

Date: 1929
Description: A driver is sitting in an International truck operated by J. Rabinowitz and Sons, purveyors of the "TiltTop Bottle Capper." Text on the truck reads: "3 tim...
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Man Amidst Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A man walks through the construction for the World Trade Center. A reflection of the surrounding buildings is visible in the windows.
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Window Covering

Date: 1969
Description: A window is covered with tape, and probably soap, to obscure its view.
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Knives on Display

Date: 1969
Description: Knives and shears in a display case behind a show window, which is reflecting buildings and clouds in the sky.
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Man Wearing Hat

Date: 1969
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...
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Men Conversing in a Diner

Date: 1969
Description: View through window of a diner of several men engaged in conversation at the counter. A neon sign in the window says, in part: "Fountain Service."
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Interior of a Bar

Date: 1969
Description: An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar.
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Police Vehicle

Date: 1969
Description: View of the doors of the back of a police vehicle. An American flag sticker is visible in the window.
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Construction Worker in Volkswagen

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a silver hard hat sits in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen. An American flag sticker is visible on the backseat window.
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Service Department

Date: 1937
Description: A man uses a chain pulley to lift what appears to be an engine in the service department on the second floor of International Harvester's New York truck br...
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Men in Office at International Truck Branch

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: E.S. Dumble (left), office manager, sits behind a desk in an office at International Harvester's Manhattan truck branch while W.H. Lorenz, cashier, sits be...
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Sea View Hospital Auditorium

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Description: The Sea View Hospital auditorium interior, showing a stage, rows of wooden folding chairs and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the capitol building from Washington Avenue. Built in the neo-Renaissance style and architecturally modeled on the Hotel de Ville of Paris, Franc...
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YWCA Dining Room

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Description: Dining room of Tatham House YWCA. A horse-drawn vehicle and an automobile can be seen through the window.
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Van Cortlandt House Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of the drawing room at the Van Cortlandt house which features bay windows with built in benches, ornately carved furniture, a harpsichord in ...

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