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| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Filling station sign reading: "smile," purposely put upside down. A young woman is bending over to read it. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Milkman delivering bottles of milk and other dairy products to a residential home from an International Model M-2 milk truck. The truck was owned by Pevely... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | International heavy-duty coal truck owned by Pocahontas Coal Company decorated. Placard on truck reads: "International motor truck. All steel shapes, plate... |
| Date: | 02 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Four panel trucks, one each with the following names painted on the sides: Madison Milk Producers, Mary Ann Bake Shop, McCoy's Ice Cream, Valley Springs Fa... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A little girl rides a tricycle in front of the Spot Lunch diner, a former streetcar. The Spot Lunch was located at 640 Williamson Street and owned by John ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Front cover of an advertising brochure for International D-15 delivery trucks. Cover features an image of man delivering goods from a delivery truck owned ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | International L-185 moving truck owned by United Van Lines parked in a residential driveway. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Front exterior view of Joe's Liquor Store at 702 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. |
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| Description: | Front exterior view of the White Front Grocery at 610-612 Mound Street, in the Greenbush neighborhood. |
| Date: | 04 1960 |
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| Description: | Left view of White Front Grocery at 610-12 Mound Street in the Greenbush neighborhood. |
| Date: | 04 1960 |
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| Description: | Right view of the White Front Grocery at 610-12 Mound Street in the Greenbush neighborhood. |
| Date: | 05 02 1946 |
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| Description: | A truck for Servisoft Company, 555 West Mifflin Street. Advertisement on side of truck says "SERViSOFT, Enjoy Soft Water, the Modern Way." |
| Date: | 09 23 1947 |
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| Description: | Two cars and a delivery truck parked on Mendota Court. The truck has an advertisement for Camel cigarettes. |
| Date: | 04 13 1926 |
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| Description: | International Model 63 moving truck parked in a residential neighborhood. Text on the side of the truck reads: "Ben Butler Furniture and Piano Moving." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Uniformed man stands with boxes at the back of an International model D-2 truck with 102-inch wheelbase and Metro body. The truck was owned by the Minnehah... |
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| Description: | Runner reaching first base with coach signaling for him to stop. Defensive players and the umpire look on. A portion of the crowd in the stands is visible ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising brochure for the International Model M-2 truck. Features a photograph of a man carrying bottles back to a milk truck in a residenti... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Man sitting in driver's seat of a Skelly Truck promoting itself with banners and streamers. In the background on the right is a church. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Two men in suits and hats pose outdoors near a Madison Auto Good Roads Highway Patrol vehicle parked at the curb. On the side of the truck are painted sign... |
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