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Mechanic Servicing International Truck

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic with clipboard and trouble light examines the engine of an International truck used to deliver "Holsum" brand bread at an International Harvester ...
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Delivery Man with International Truck Outside Diner

Date: 1941
Description: Truck driver talking with a woman outside a roadside diner in front of an International heavy duty truck (tractor-trailer).
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International Model D-15 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: International model D-15 truck with special body parked outside the "Community Hardware" store. The truck was owned by the Union Fork and Hoe Company of Co...
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International LCD-405 Truck

Date: 08 1952
Description: A man backing an International LCD-405 semi-truck, with sleeper cab, to a quonset-style building. The truck is owned by the Miller Trucking Company of St. ...
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Truck Drivers at Rest Stop

Date: 1962
Description: A waitress serves five male truck drivers seated along a diner counter at a truck stop. The original caption reads: "Service to a 'T' awaits drivers in a h...
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Gas Attendant Cleaning Windshields

Date: 1962
Description: Gas attendant Sam Fry cleans the windshields of two International Harvester trucks parked near gas pumps. The original caption reads: "UPPER STORY. Gas Att...
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Mt. Victory Diner Interior

Date: 1962
Description: Waitresses serve tables of customers seated for a meal inside the Mt. Victory truck stop. The caption on a similar photograph reads: "Service to a 'T' awai...
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Truckers at Diner Counter

Date: 1962
Description: A waitress stamps a customer's order at the counter at the Mt. Victory truck stop. The original caption reads: "Service to a 'T' awaits drivers in a hurry ...
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Mt. Victory General Store

Date: 1962
Description: A worker helps a customer from across the counter at the general store in the Mt. Victory truck stop. A caption on a similar photograph reads: "Bigger than...
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Mt. Victory Service Plaza Restroom

Date: 1962
Description: A man shaves his face in the mirror of the Mt. Victory truck stop restroom. The caption on a similar photograph reads: "Long, lonely hours on the road give...
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Mt. Victory General Store

Date: 1962
Description: A transaction takes place between a truck driver and an employee of the Mt. Victory truck stop, or service plaza.
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Mt. Victory Service Plaza Dining

Date: 1962
Description: A waitress serves four truck drivers sitting in a booth in the Mt. Victory truck stop dining room. Against the window of the booth is a tabletop jukebox.
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Men at Service Counter

Date: 1962
Description: Three men, probably truck drivers, gather at the service counter at the Mt. Victory truck stop.
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Truck Drivers Watching Television

Date: 1962
Description: A group of truck drivers watch television while relaxing at the Mt. Victory truck stop. The caption on a similar photograph reads, "Bigger than a football ...
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Truckers in Booth of Restaurant

Date: 1962
Description: Two truck drivers sit on either side of a booth at the Mt. Victory truck stop, or service plaza, while waiting for a meal. At the end of the booth near the...
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Trucker at Service Plaza

Date: 1962
Description: A truck driver stands in the Mt. Victory truck stop. He wears a hat, wristwatch, and a decorative metal belt buckle. A woman stands in a doorway on the lef...
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Men at Mt. Victory General Store

Date: 1962
Description: Two men converse in the general store area of the Mt. Victory truck stop. The man on the right is holding a cigarette. Shoes are arranged on the countertop...
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Trucker Wallets

Date: 1962
Description: Close-up view of the back pockets of two men which hold their wallets that are chained to their belt loops. The men were truckers taking a break at the Mt....
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"Red Baby" Towing Truck at Repair Shop

Date: 02 18 1929
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a "Red Baby" tow truck at the entrance to the garage door of a repair shop.

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