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Agricultural Implement Dealer Storefront

Date: 1914
Description: Storefront of Barrington Mercantile Company, a rural agricultural implement dealer. A variety of signs indicate equipment sold, including Deering machines ...
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International Jitney Bus

Date: 1914
Description: Passengers aboard an International jitney bus parked on a street in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Jesse Smith Tavern

Date: 1914
Description: View of the Jessie Smith Tavern, with a group of people and a horse-drawn carriage outside.
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Cedar Creek Road

Date: 1914
Description: Horse-drawn wagon on Cedar Creek Road in Brown County. The road is dirt and there are houses in the backgound.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: Snow covers a streetcar and pedestrians walk through a snow-covered street.
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Motorboat on Milwaukee River

Date: 1914
Description: View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building...
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Men Walking in Parade

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of a group of men marching down the center of the road with two cars decorated with flags following close behind. Both sidewalks are full of ...
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Anniversary Celebration of Norwegian Independence

Date: 1914
Description: Commemorating one hundred years of Norwegian independence at a Syttende Mai (May 17th) celebration. An automobile with four people is decorated with a Norw...
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Gas-Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 1914
Description: Man operating a Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on the street. The machine is stamped "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Milwaukee, Wis." Pedestrians ar...
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Street Cleaner

Date: 1914
Description: Street cleaner cleaning a street. A man and boy stand on the opposite sidewalk watching. Another street cleaner is on the left. Perhaps in Milwaukee.
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International Model M Truck at E.W. Plaisted Hardware

Date: 1914
Description: Man parked in an International Model M truck outside the storefront of E.W. Plaisted Hardware. Two men are seated just outside the store along with a small...
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Man in International M Truck

Date: 1914
Description: View from across the street of a man in the driver's seat of an International Model M truck used by H.J. Nehlson Grocer. The truck is parked in front of th...
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Man and Boy with International Grocery Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat and a youth on the running board of a parked Internaitonal Model M truck used by H.J. Nehlsen Grocer. A sign on the side of the truck ...
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International Model M Truck Outside Post Office

Date: 1914
Description: Man in the driver's seat of an International model M truck parked along a sidewalk outside a post office. Loaded on the truck are sacks and wire fencing. A...
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Rhein Brothers Mattress Company Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Two men on an International truck operated by Rhein Bros., mattress company. The truck is parked outside a residence and is loaded with mattresses, box sp...
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International Model M Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing at the back of an International truck holding a small chest or case. Behind him a group of construction workers are working near the scaf...
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Woman Driving International Model M Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Woman driving an International Model M truck with man in the passenger seat. The two are driving down a road, possibly overlooking a body of water.
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Man Parked Outside Automotive Store or Dealership

Date: 1914
Description: Man in an International Model M truck outside an automotive shop or dealership. Signs in the store window advertise tires and "vulcanizing." The bed of the...
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Grand Army of the Republic, Men at Encampment

Date: 1914
Description: Outdoor view of Union veterans standing near a war memorial in a square downtown.
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Under Water Packing Crate Escape

Date: 1914
Description: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary and raised as Erich Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, preparing to do one of his famous escapes, this time from a sub...

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