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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Baltimore Street Scene with Billboards

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Sherwood Avenue lined with parked cars and billboards advertising "Esso," "Miller Bros." restaurant, "Wrigley's" chewing gum, "Koester's Honey Bread" and o...
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Winter Night Street Scene

Date: 12 01 1955
Description: Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee.
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Hansen Auto Body Company Building

Date: 10 29 1933
Description: The Hansen Auto Body Company building, 113 - 123 South Blair Street with signs advertising the services of fender straightening and glass replacement.
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International Loadstar Trucks Brochure

Date: 1969
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising International CO Loadstar heavy-duty trucks. Features color photograph of two CO Loadstars facing each other.
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International Model F Truck Operated by Wells Fargo

Date: 1915
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck operated by Wells Fargo and Company Express services.
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International Model F Truck Operated by Wells Fargo

Date: 1915
Description: A man sits in an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by Wells Fargo and Company Express delivery services. The truck is parked outside the Wells F...
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University Avenue Near the Intersection of Park Street

Date: 1974
Description: A view of University Avenue near the intersection of Park Street looking south towards the storefronts of Campus Camera at 827 University Avenue and Choles...
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Motorcycle Tour

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Description: Nine men are lined up along a curb sitting on their motorcycles. Men and boys are on the sidewalk behind them, wtih advertisements filling the wall behind ...
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International Model G Truck on Brick-Paved Street

Date: 1919
Description: An International model "G" truck is near a curb on a brick-paved street, with many buildings in the background. The street corner is just behind the truck ...
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International Model G Truck Parked Along Curb

Date: 1919
Description: International model "G" truck with an empty bed sits parked along a curb. On the side is written: "Swift & Company." Behind the truck is a line of billboa...
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Parke & Parke Drugs Trucks

Date: 1937
Description: Two men driving International D-2 trucks used by Parke & Parke Drugs park along the road in front of the storefront. A police officer stands on the street ...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street with overhead sign reading "Welcome Garden City" sign. Text on buildings reads: "E.J. Pyle Real Estate" and "F. Finnup. Hardware." Ci...
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Broadway Street

Date: 1895
Description: A man walks across the unpaved street in the Broadway Street business district, with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles along the curb. There is a hill i...
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Man Driving Wells Fargo & Company Express Delivery Truck

Date: 1916
Description: Man drives an International Model F or 31 truck used by Wells Fargo & Company Express for deliveries. The side of the truck has an advertisement for the Ex...
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American Express Company Delivery Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model F, or 31 truck owned by the American Express Company parked near a snowy curb outside the company office. A man wearing a hat is in the...
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from road of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair station, and a house. The Bank has striped awnings and a La Follette poster in the window...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel...
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International C-55 Truck Brochure

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the International C-55 truck. Features the International Triple Diamond logo, and a photograph of a C-55 truck operate...
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IH Mankato Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Mankato branch building with a long line of at least 17 trucks parked along the curb. The sign on the side of th...

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