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Man Unloading Baked Goods from International Delivery Truck

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: View across street towards a man in a white coat removing baked goods from the back of an International delivery truck parked in front of a storefront. The...
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International D-30 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Men loading cases of eggs onto an International D-30 truck parked in front of Geo. F. Wagner & Co. Inc. The truck has a farm scene painted on the side, inc...
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International S-Speed Truck

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: S-speed truck owned by House of A. Silz and parked on the street in front of Silz Garage. The side panel of the truck includes an advertisement for "Fancy ...
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Business Man Watches Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A business man stands in a seafood store with a neon lobster sign. He is watching the construction of the World Trade Center through the window.
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: Elevated view of the lunch room of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913. Lights hang from t...
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Hot Dog Vendor, Battery Park

Date: 1968
Description: A hot dog vendor prepares a hot dog at a stand in Battery park. The cart counter is filled with condiments. A building with a wrap-around window wall is i...
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Ratner's Dairy Restaurant, Second Avenue

Date: 1968
Description: The front window of Ratner's Dairy Restaurant on Second Avenue showing displayed pastries inside and the reflection of buildings and pedestrians on the str...
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Rustic Bar

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Description: Interior of a rustic barroom with tin ceiling. Bottles of alcohol are arranged on shelves behind the wooden bar and framed artwork hangs on the walls.
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The Wharf

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Description: View of the wharf, an area crowded with boathouses, fishermen, and barrels of goods. The city's skyscrapers rise in the background.
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Levy and Sons Bakery Advertisement with Asian American Man

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling Asian American man holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisemnt for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The sign reads: "...
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Bakery Advertisement with Native American Man

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling Native American man holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisment for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The man is weari...
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Levy and Sons Bakery Advertisement with Choir Boy

Date: 1970
Description: A sign shows a smiling choir boy holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisment for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The boy is wearing an alta...
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Man Delivering Bread to New York Grocery Store

Date: 1970
Description: View from street of a man delivering Levy and Sons Bakery rye bread to a New York City delicatessen and grocery store. The truck is an International Harves...
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Wisconsin Pavilion Attractions

Date: 1964
Description: Sign outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair advertising a steak house, a beer garden, and the world's largest cheese. A portion of the pav...
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Scouts at Wisconsin Pavilion

Date: 07 09 1965
Description: A group of scouts enjoy a snack at picnic tables outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. Each scout has a glass of milk and a young woman ...
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Warren Knowles Cuts the Cheese

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Description: Governor Warren Knowles helps to slice a wedge of cheese. Left to right: an unidentified Colonel; Dorothy Guidry Knowles; State Senator Gerald Lorge; Miss ...
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Fulton Street Fish Market

Date: 1930
Description: The bed of a truck, barrels and crates are hold fishing and other seafood tended by workers at a fish market. Also pictured are hanging scales and a canvas...
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Beverage Delivery Truck

Date: 07 05 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a beverage delivery truck parked along a curb in front of a large brick building. On the r...
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Fleet of Bakery Delivery Trucks

Date: 09 03 1927
Description: Men are sitting in the driver's seats of a fleet of bakery trucks lined up at an angle in front of a building with a sign on it for Matzoth Bakery. The sig...

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