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Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
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Children Boarding School Bus

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Description: Group of children boarding school bus.
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July 4th Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: People riding decorated bicycles in a 4th of July parade.
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Commercial Building near Village Hall

Date: 1940
Description: Commercial building with road (Broad Street) in foreground. Cars are parked in the lot, with Village Hall and residences in the background.
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Village in Snow

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated winter scene of Greendale (Milwaukee Co.), Wisconsin. Housing, roads and trees are visible in the distance. One person is walking through the snow...
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Dwellings and Tennis Courts

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of village with snow on the ground. A tennis court, flag pole, and pedestrians are visible in the foreground. Behind the tennis court are roa...
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Two-Story House

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of two-story house with brick work on front corner. There is an enclosed patio extending from the house towards the front drive. A street lamp is ...
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Car Parked in front of Row of Houses

Date: 1939
Description: A car is parked on the street in front of a row of houses. Children are playing in the front yards. There is a large tree in the foreground. Men are workin...
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Marching Band in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: A marching band in full regalia in a Fourth of July parade. They are walking in the street, spectators are along the grass near the curb, and storefronts a...
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Girl Pushing Baby Carriage in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: A young girl pushes a baby carriage along a street in a Fourth of July parade. The carriage is decorated like a stork with a bundle tied to its beak. A wom...
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Woman and Boy in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Side view of a woman pulling a little boy in a decorated coaster wagon in a Fourth of July parade. The boy is holding a bottle of milk with white streamers...
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Boy Scouts in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: A group of Boy Scouts, led by the Scout Leader, playing drums in a Fourth of July parade. They are walking down a street and a crowd of spectators is in th...
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Children Riding Tricycles in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Children riding decorated tricycles and baby carriages in a fourth of July parade with adults lining the street behind them.
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Boy Playing Tennis

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Description: A young boy is in mid-swing playing tennis on a tennis court. Other tennis players, houses and a park are visible in the background.
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Crane and Truck near Road and Houses

Date: 1941
Description: A crane and a truck in a clearing between a road lined with telephone poles and a row of houses. On the right near the truck a man is working. The license ...
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Street Cleaning Truck Spraying Water

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Description: A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A...
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Car Parked near Curb

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Description: View across road of car parked on the side of the road. In the background are brick buildings, including (from left to right) the Central Heating Plant, th...
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Steamroller on Gravel Road

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Description: Steamroller parked on a gravel road.
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Man Driving Steamroller

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Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of a long steamroller parked in a gravel lot with a brick building in the background.
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Trench Digger with Trucks

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Description: Rear view of a trench dug by a ditch digger. A man walks towards the ditch digger from two trucks, one fitted with a crane-like attachment, which are parke...

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