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Shoveling Coal in an International Delivery Truck
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Man standing in the bed of an International coal delivery truck owned by Thos. J. Kearney Jr., Inc. The man is shoveling coal and the truck is backed up to the front of Kearney's place of business. An advertisement on the building reads "Better heat, less attention with 'blue coal'."
1936
International Harvester Company
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