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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background.
Photograph

International VCO-202A Fire and Rescue Truck Battling Fire

Date: 1963
Description: Fire fighters use an International fire and rescue truck with an eighty-five foot mounted ladder to fight a fire, possibly as part of a training exercise. ...
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Father and Daughter in Orchard with International Truck

Date: 1952
Description: Publicity photograph showing a little girl sitting on the running board of an International R-series pickup truck and eating an apple while her father pick...
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Telephone Line Repairmen at Work

Date: 08 15 1929
Description: A crew of telephone line repairmen working on a rural line with their International truck parked below them. An IH truck, with storage compartments sitting...
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Telephone Line Repairmen with International Service Truck

Date: 08 15 1929
Description: Telephone line repairmen preparing to work on a residential line. One is climbing a ladder and the other is setting up a soldering unit. Their Internationa...
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Man Carrying Ladder

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man in work clothes carrying a folding ladder past a Capitol Cartage truck parked at Straus Printing Company.
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Installing Rock Wool Insulation

Date: 11 21 1936
Description: Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street.
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Durfee Brothers Roofing

Date: 05 10 1935
Description: Durfee Brothers Roofing Co. truck in front of a home, Jos. P. Slightam residence) at 341 West Wilson Street, with a roofer installing shingles on the steep...
Photograph

Holstein-Friesian Building

Date: 02 18 1931
Description: Holstein-Friesian Association of America building, 448 W. Washington Avenue. There is a truck parked on the terrace, and a man is on a ladder in front of t...
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Trucks

Date: 1934
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for the 1934 line of International fire trucks, featuring an illustration of fire fighters climbing up a ladder, wit...
Photograph

L-120 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1949
Description: View of an International L-120 truck with pickup body parked at a residential construction site. Two men in work clothes and hats stand near the truck.
Photograph

Ansel Adams

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams inserts the film holder into his 8 x 10 camera. He is photographing from a platform mounted on the top of his International Travelall truck.
Print

International Pickup Truck Brochure

Date: 1972
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the 1972 International pickup truck. Features an elevated view color photograph of men dressed as a carpenter, garden...
Photograph

International Model F Truck Used as Fire Engine

Date: 1918
Description: International Harvester Model F (or 31) fire truck. The truck was operated by the Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department.
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Model G-61 Truck Used for Transfer Company

Date: 1920
Description: A driver is leaning against an International G-61 truck operated by the Shaw Transfer Company. The truck is parked on a snow-covered street and appears to ...
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Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Truck at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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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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International Fire Truck

Date: 07 09 1926
Description: An International Model S truck used as a fire truck and attached to a trailer holding a long, folded ladder sits parked outside Engine House No. 2. The sig...
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Kayser Motors Service Control Tower

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: Service control tower in the service department of Kayser's Motors, 701 East Washington Avenue. A service manager is shown in the suspended tower and a tru...
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R-170 Truck with Ladder

Date: 1953
Description: Color photograph of an International R-170 truck with a service utility body parked along the side of a road. A metal ladder is attached to the side of the...

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