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Men and Boys in front of Implement Dealer

Date: 1900
Description: A group of farmers and young children posing on a wooden platform or boardwalk in front of a farm implement dealership building, along with a horse-drawn m...
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Looking Southeast from Clybourn Street

Date: 1901
Description: Looking southeast from Clybourn and Fifteenth Streets. An open dirt area is in the foreground, with lumber lying near water on the left, and industrial bui...
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Elevated View from Division and East Water Streets

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Division Street and East Water Street. Rooftop of building in foreground has laundry hanging from a line. In the back...
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Commercial Area near Lake Michigan

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The...
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Out-Freight House No. 7

Date: 1915
Description: Horse-drawn and motor freight vehicles at the Out-Freight House No. 7 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
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Loading Hard Coal

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Description: Two horses hitched up to a Milwaukee Western Fuel Company cart stopped at a station, with a man standing on the wagon filling the cart with hard coal for h...
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T.G. Mandt Carriage Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated exterior view of T.G. Mandt Wagons & Carriages. Several of the men are standing near or leaning on one of the many carriages displayed ar...
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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Man Walking near Building

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Description: View of industrial buildings with a man walking near the building on the right. A large wagon or cart is on the left near a stack of bricks and pipes.
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International Harvester Sales Branch Truck

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: A man loads a wooden crate onto the bed of an International sales and service truck using a chain hoist. The location is likely an International motor truc...
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Railroad Tracks and Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks. On the left, there is a two-story, octagonal hut. On the right, there is a railroad station with a Western Union sign. Industria...
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Men Hauling Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men transporting large bales of cotton in a warehouse or loading dock.
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Model S International Truck

Date: 03 24 1925
Description: A man loading boxes onto the bed of a Model S International truck.
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Cassville Depot and Yards

Date: 1921
Description: View down railroad tracks of the Cassville depot. A boy or man sits on a bench in front of the depot.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks of Cross Plains train depot. A man in the foreground walks away from the depot. A train, exhausting steam, is stopped at the plat...
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Model DS-30 Truck-Tractor with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1938
Description: View along side of a building of a man unloading/loading boxes from a loading dock. An International DS-30 truck-tractor with semi-trailer owned by Columbi...
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International KR-11 Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1944
Description: International KR-11 truck with semi-trailer backed up to a loading dock at a Dakota Transfer & Storage warehouse.
Book or Pamphlet

Morrisdale Coal Company's Shaft

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Description: A view of the Morrisdale Coal Company's shaft showing surface buildings before the fire of December 15, 1899.
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Loading Boat for Chicago

Date: 09 1925
Description: Large cargo ship operated by the Benton Transit Company. On the dock near an open shed are many bushels of fruit, including melons and tomatoes (according ...
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Leader Messenger Service Truck

Date: 05 31 1938
Description: An International D-15 truck owned by Leader Messenger Service is backed up to a loading dock, and a man on the dock is pushing a wheeled cart.

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