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Elephants Drinking from Wagon Pulled by McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: Elephants drinking water from a wagon pulled by a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor outside a circus tent belonging to the Sells-Floto Circus. Circus wo...
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Stream

Date: 06 25 1925
Description: View from bank of a stream. On the other side is a grove of trees.
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Flooded Field

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: View across water towards trees in the distance. There are clumps of hay or plants in the water, perhaps a flooded field.
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Man Driving Continuous Track Tractor down Wooden Ramp

Date: 08 08 1927
Description: View along shoreline towards a man driving a continuous track tractor down a steep ramp over water from a boat onto the shoreline. Men are standing on the ...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. On the right, men are standing on a large ship at dock.
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Bales of Manila Unloaded from Ship

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: View down dock towards bales of manila being unloaded from a ship. The building on the left has a sign that reads: "Poland Street Wharf." There is a ship a...
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Thatched Roof Watermill

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View from grassy shoreline towards a watermill with a thatched roof.
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Teenagers Boarding Bus

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: View across lawn towards a group of teenagers boarding a small bus parked on a road with a body of water in the background.
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Three Delivery Trucks on Waterfront Dock

Date: 09 17 1928
Description: Three delivery trucks are parked in a row on a waterfront. Two to three men are sitting in each cab, and the signs painted on the trucks reads: "Louis Birn...
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Unloading Truck at Waterfront

Date: 12 1927
Description: View towards shoreline of people unloading at waterfront in African village. The truck is on a platform supported by four long boats. The far shoreline is ...
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Waterfront in Africa

Date: 12 1927
Description: View down hill towards boats at a waterfront. There is a building at the shoreline and a large dock.
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Group of African Men Building Bridge

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: View of a group of men and youth building a bridge over a river.
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Greenwich Transportation Inc. Truck

Date: 04 27 1929
Description: View of a man sitting in the driver's seat of a Greenwich Transportation Inc. truck parked on a pier. In the background is water and a city on the far shor...
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Stream near Harvested Cornfield

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: View from snowy riverbank across stream towards opposite shoreline and slope that leads up to a harvested cornfield with corn shocks. A dead tree is lying ...

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