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For the Birds

Date: 01 1977
Description: Dried sunflowers along a barbed wire fence in a field of snow.
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International Truck

Date: 05 04 1927
Description: View across street towards an International truck. A sign on the side of the truck bed reads: "Simonelli & Son — Inc. — Builders." There is a large buildin...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 08 10 1926
Description: A man is sitting in the passenger seat of a delivery truck parked at the curb in front of a brick building. The sign on the side of the truck bed reads: "P...
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Warren Flisram the Honest Teen

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Warren Flisram (16, rural Brooklyn) is receiving $100 for his honesty in finding and helping recover $13,500 in cash along a railroad right-of-way on Janua...
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View of an Old Gas Station

Date: 1963
Description: Old gasoline pump and garage doors.
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Two School Buildings

Date: 1963
Description: Old high school building partly demolished and reflected in the windows of a new school building being constructed.
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West Main Street

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Description: View across street of a storefront at a snowy intersection.
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East Main Street

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Description: View down a snowy commercial street. At the corner is the dentist office of Doctor Devereaux on an upper floor. On the left in the far background is a sign...
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Creamery

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Description: View from road of the exterior of the creamery. The main building features a gable roof, a cupola, two chimneys, as well as a garden in front. There are th...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a train arriving at the Brooklyn depot. A man in a suit with a briefcase stands on the platform. Standing near the tracks by t...
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Residential Street

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Description: View down a tree-lined dirt road in a residential area. A car is parked at the curb in the distance.
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Main Street

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Description: A group of commercial buildings, including the Brooklyn Mercantile Company, the Brooklyn State Bank, and a candy shop.
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Residential Street

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Description: A view down a tree-lined dirt road in a residential area. Houses and sidewalks line both sides of the road, and pedestrians are in the far background.
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St. John's Hospital Nursery

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Description: Two men, two women, and a number of newborns in the nursery at St. John's Hospital.
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Mobil Gasoline Station Sign

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: A Mobil gasoline service station sign is in the foreground. Across the street is a blacksmith shop. On the left is a residential home next to the blacksmit...
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Partly Demolished Building

Date: 06 01 1963
Description: Exterior view of an old high school building, partly demolished. There is a snow fence in front of the debris.
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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co. Two men are in the cab. Th...
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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co.
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Willis Hazeltine Gravestone at Brooklyn Wisconsin Cemetery

Date: 04 18 1946
Description: Gravestone of Willis W. Hazeltine inscribed, "An Honest Lawyer".
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International D-35 Panel Truck Delivering Syrup

Date: 1938
Description: International D-35 box panel truck delivering Fox's Ubet chocolate flavored syrup to a "Sweet Shoppe." The truck was owned by H. Fox & Company, 283 Christo...

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