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Man Operating Lifting Jack for Hay Press

Date: 11 08 1910
Description: Man outdoors operating lifting jack for a hay press. There is a large pile of wood in the background and a fence.
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Garbage "Battle" Continues

Date: 09 07 1957
Description: Signs protesting city annexation activities and city extension of services to the 21st ward, greeted city garbage and rubbish truck drivers as they made th...
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Dumping Grounds

Date: 1968
Description: Solid waste, some of it burned, scattered on the ground in a landfill next to a road along the left side. In the background are trees and a hill.
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Landfill Fire

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Description: View across garbage and waste around a pool of water towards a fire burning in a landfill. Trees are along a ridge in the far background.
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Rubbish Piles

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Rubbish piles in front of houses in the 1000 block of West Dayton Street and the 200 block of North Mills Street.
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Rubbish Pile

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Rubbish pile in front of house in the vicinity of the 1000 block of West Dayton Street and 200 block of North Mills Street.
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Sunny Brae Farm

Date: 1968
Description: "Brenda Widmer walks her dog Bonnie next to the disposal system. In distance is Sunny Brae farm, site of present-day Schnitzler River View Hills mobile hom...
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Guelig Construction

Date: 1956
Description: "Guelig Construction workers put in a disposal system for Widmer Cheese Factory. Workers are from left, Ray Guelig, Herb Sellnow, Bob Guelig, Edgar Guelig,...
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Theresa Waste Disposal System

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Theresa Waste Disposal System. Village man, Jim Zillmer, checks out sprinkler system."
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Scattering Rat Poison in City Dump

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: Two men are scattering barium carbonate rat poison in a city dump located at the end of Fern Drive off Highbury Road near University Avenue. The land was o...
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Spreading Rat Poison in Dump

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: James L. Clarke (left) city health inspector, and Lewis B. Kelly (right) president of the Solvit Chemical Corp., are shown as they prepare to scatter the b...
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Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1944
Description: Sewage lagoon at a treatment site.
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Sketch of Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1937
Description: A planning sketch of the sewage disposal plant.
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Sketch of Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 06 1937
Description: A planning sketch of the sewage treatment site. The sketch is signed "A Deimel" and dated "June 1936." The text at the bottom of the sketch reads "Sewage T...
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Garbage Trucks in Landfill

Date: 1973
Description: Three garbage trucks are pictured in a landfill dumping trash. An African-American man is standing by one of the trucks. The trucks are likely Internationa...
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Manure Piles near Barn

Date: 03 1930
Description: A cow standing near manure piled behind a barn.
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Manure Storage

Date: 1911
Description: A pile of manure lying against a weathered wooden barn in front of what appears to be a field of corn.
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Manure Storage

Date: 1911
Description: Manure is piled against the side of a barn in a yard surrounded by farm buildings. A wooden wagon wheel is near a building in the background.
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Concrete Manure Pit and Litter Carrier

Date: 1925
Description: A concrete manure pit and litter carriers operated on pulleys stand in front of multiple farm buildings.
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Man Loading Litter Carrier

Date: 03 1930
Description: J. Williams, wearing a baseball cap and coveralls, loading a litter carrier next to a manure pile in a barnyard. A dog is standing near him, and a silo and...

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