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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera...
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Curtin House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Jeremiah Curtin house located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recognized as the b...
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Curtin House

Date: 1936
Description: North elevation of the Jeremiah Curtin house, located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recogniz...
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Curtin House

Date: 1936
Description: Southwest view of the Jeremiah Curtin house at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recognized as the ...
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Curtin House

Date: 1936
Description: Southeast view of the Jeremiah Curtin house located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recognized...
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Greendale Garbage Removal

Date: 01 03 1939
Description: A man empties a garbage can into the back of an International D-300 truck parked in a residential neighborhood near houses.
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Quilts and Rugs in Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging from the wall. Rugs are draped over radiators. There are also bedside tables, lamps, a bookshelf, and a rocking chair. A s...
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Bows, Arrows, and Target at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: Display of bows, arrows and a target in a corner with tree branches and gravel at a hobby show. There are labels on some of the items.
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Objects on Display at Craftshow

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A table spread with crafts at a hobby show with cards identifying the artist. The objects on display include two sets of bookends, one made by "Faye Gore" ...
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Woman and Boy in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Side view of a woman pulling a little boy in a decorated coaster wagon in a Fourth of July parade. The boy is holding a bottle of milk with white streamers...
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Children and Adults Before Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Children in costumes stand with adults near decorated baby carriages and coaster wagons before a Fourth of July parade. One of the wagons is covered and ha...
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Man Detailing Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Jack Rickert is painting words "1946 Pop. 2800" on the side of a Fourth of July Garden Queen Float. Above the painted sign the float is decorated with a pi...
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Man Leaning On Ford Automobile

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Description: A man, most likely a driver or chauffeur wearing a cap, leans on a Ford automobile in a parking lot. A brick building and another car are visible in the ba...
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Children Exiting "Communty Building"

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Description: A group of children exiting the brick Community Building. Two sculptures flank the sign above the entrance. There is a thick layer of snow on the ground an...
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Man Standing between Automobile and Steam Shovel

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Description: A man wearing a suit and a hat stands on a mound of dirt in a road with an automobile on his left and a steam shovel on his right. The steam shovel has a s...
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Intersection of Two Roads

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Description: Intersection of two gravel roads. Telephone poles, some with posters stapled to them, line the sides of the road, and residential housing and fields are vi...
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Village Hall from Broad Street

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Description: Village Hall in the distance, as seen down Broad Street. There is an automobile parked on the left and on the right, a sign reads "Caution Speed 20 Mile Pe...
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Greendale Population Sign

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Description: A painted wooden sign on the side of a tree-lined road that reads "Village of Greendale / Pop. 2615."
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Man Standing at Podium

Date: 1941
Description: A man stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. There is a cake with the number 10 on it, and letters on the curtain behind him spell out "...gratulat...

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