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Men Work on Streetcar Power Lines with International Model H Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Two men working on trolley car electrical wires (catenary) in the middle of a street. The men are standing on a platform in the back of an International Mo...
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AAA Tow Truck

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Benjamin Knotts and a representative of Schultz Tire and Battery Service, with a Schultz tow truck parked in front of the office of the Wisconsin Division ...
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Diamond Gas Station

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Diamond D-X Service Station, 118 King Street. (Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.) The view is across S. Webster Street looking up King Street toward the Wiscon...
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Atkins Used Car Exchange

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Three automobiles are parked in front of Atkins Used Car Exchange and McCance Repair Co., 823 E. Mifflin Street. Trachte building.
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Cave-in on Monona Avenue

Date: 11 19 1933
Description: Cave-in on Monona Avenue, caused by water main leak, looking towards Wisconsin State Capitol. View shows automobiles parked in the street, and the State Ba...
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Royal Auto Body Shop

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Vehicles parked inside the cavernous Royal Auto Body shop are attended to by workers.
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Automobile Brake Test

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. Trostle gets his brakes tested by a Weaver Automatic Brake Tester in the "Safety Lane" on Wisconsin Avenue, sponsored by the American Automobile Associ...
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C & C Texaco Service Station

Date: 08 06 1929
Description: C & C Texaco Service Station (Bert Clutterbuck), 2002 Winnebago Street and Lee & Seymour Furnaces and sheet metal works building, 2004 Winnebago Street. 20...
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Railroad Repair Work

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Description: Group of men repairing railroad track near Racine.
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Tire Trouble

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: The pit crew signals their driver that his vehicle is exhibiting tire trouble and that he should come in for servicing.
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Old Gas Station

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Description: Triangle Super Service gas station, 635 South Spooner Street at the corner of Monroe Street. It was demolished so that Randall Bank could be built on the s...
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Filmite Oil Corporation Building and Employee

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Madison branch of the Filmite Oil Corporation building (a Trachte metal building), located at 828 East Main Street. Also pictured is W.K. Wilson, warehous...
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Highway Maintenance Truck

Date: 07 31 1947
Description: Highway lane painting truck painting lane lines on Highways 12-13-14, University Avenue between Madison and Middleton. This is the first highway in the sta...
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Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Exterior view of the Kayser Inc. Lincoln-Mercury Sales and Service building at 1501 Monroe Street.
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Tire Change in Africa

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: A man stoops to change the tire of an International Special Delivery truck by the side of an African road. The truck was part of an expedition sponsored by...
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Atwater Garage

Date: 1930
Description: Two tractors are parked on either side of the entrance to the Atwater Garage, an International Harvester dealership.
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Johnson's Garage

Date: 1931
Description: Two men stand on either side of a truck in front of Johnson's Garage, operated by W.E. Johnson. Johnson's Garage was an International Harvester dealership ...
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Stockland Whippet Grader

Date: 07 14 1927
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with a Stockland Whippet grader attachment to smooth a rural road.
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Snow Removal using McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a snow-covered city street with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There is a railing on the right.
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1945
Description: View of a red pylon and sign reading: "McCormick-Deering...Parts...Service...International." The red pylon is similar to that used at the company's "protot...

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