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Earth Globe

Date: 12 27 1927
Description: An earth globe on a stand, featuring North America.
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Rotating Globe

Date: 1900
Description: Rotating globe on stand with North America in the center.
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Map of U.S.

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Description: Map of U.S. divided by county, marked with dots, each representing 50,000 BU wheat in 1840.
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Map of U.S.

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Description: Map of U.S. wheat production, divided by county, marked with dots, each representing 50,000 BU wheat in 1900.
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Sahara Truck on Display

Date: 02 07 1929
Description: The Sahara truck on display with information panels. Other vehicles are on display in the large room.
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: "The Truck that Crossed the Sahara" on display in a showroom.
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"Sahara" Truck Loaded with Sandbags

Date: 10 31 1928
Description: A "Sahara" truck, loaded heavily with sandbags, is sitting in deep sand in an exhibition at a fair. A large building is in the background.
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"Truck That Crossed The Sahara"

Date: 03 26 1929
Description: "Truck That Crossed The Sahara" is on display in a dealership. In the foreground is a map on an easel.
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Showroom with Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 07 1929
Description: Showroom featuring the Special Delivery truck (center) that crossed the Sahara Desert from 1927-1928. There is a framed map on an easel on the left.
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 10 31 1928
Description: Rear view of the "Sahara" truck, with the back heavily loaded with sandbags, driving through deep sand at an exhibition. There is a map on a signboard in t...
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 10 31 1928
Description: Left side view of the "Sahara" truck, with the back heavily loaded with sandbags, sitting in deep sand at an exhibition. There is a map on a signboard in t...
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: View of a display of the truck that crossed the Sahara. Banners and flags are hanging around the room. A sign above the trucks reads: "Here It Is! The Truc...
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"Truck That Crossed The Sahara"

Date: 04 06 1929
Description: View through a show window of a display of the truck that crossed the Sahara. There is a map on an easel on the left. A poster on an easel on the right has...
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Hemmeter Auto & Electrical Supplies Storefront

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: A display window for the "F. HEMMETER, JR. AUTO & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES RADIOS - TIRES" showing a scale model diorama of an International truck and two men i...

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