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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Roofing the Tenney Building

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 10 09 1929
Description: Interior of Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, looking north west.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Safway Steel Scaffold

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: A Safway Steel Scaffold at the Capitol Heat and Power Plant, 624 East Main Street. Safway Steel Scaffolds Company, offices at 940 Williamson Street, is an ...
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International Model S Fire Truck

Date: 07 20 1926
Description: Two men are using a fire hose to spray the corner of a brick building with a bell tower. Another man is sitting in an International Model S truck operated ...
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Burning Building

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Elevated view from rooftop of smoke billowing out of the roof of a burning brick building. Fire fighters are climbing on ladders on the side of the buildin...
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International D-30 Fire Truck

Date: 10 13 1938
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International D-30 fire truck in front of the Tama fire station. There is a ladder attached to the side behind the driver...
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International PD-80 Generator

Date: 1939
Description: International PD-80 generator in use at the Lake Scugog Milling Company in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. The company was owned by Arthur Waridel of Saskatch...
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International Fire Truck Parked Outside Residence

Date: 1916
Description: View from across the street of an International Model F or 31 truck used as a fire engine. The truck is parked outside a suburban residence. A young girl s...
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International Model E Fire Truck

Date: 1916
Description: International Model E fire truck operated by the Marion Fire Department. Left side view of truck displays various equipment used for fire extinction. A man...
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Men with Phone Company Truck

Date: 1912
Description: Several men posing in an International Model M truck used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company. The truck is parked outside a brick building...
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International Model V-206 Fire Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Two International Model V-206 fire trucks parked outside a fire station. There are men sitting inside the trucks, and "Jefferson City" is painted on the fr...
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International KBR-10 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: International KBR-10 truck belonging to St. Louis Fire Department at the scene of a fire. Original caption reads: 'KBR-10 149" wheelbase, double reduction ...
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International Fire Truck

Date: 1925
Description: International fire truck parked outside an International Harvester dealership. The truck was used by the Brentwood Fire Department.
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River Pine Sanitarium

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Description: Exterior of River Pine Sanitarium, which opened in 1906. Trees surround a sanitarium building with porches on the front and back. Caption reads: "River Pin...
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Main Street

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Description: View down street of intersection at Main Street. The commercial street houses a bank, printing press, clothing shop, and hotel. A man makes repairs from a ...

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