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Stolen Cigarettes at Simon Brothers Warehouse

Date: 03 16 1932
Description: Cases of cigarettes recovered from a robbery were returned to the Simon Brothers Warehouse, 901 E. Washington Avenue.
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Beer Distributor

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Description: Warehouse of a Milwaukee distributor of beer (Miller, Schlitz, Pabst) and soft drinks. Two men are working with cases of beer on a cart in the background.
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Burlap Train Entering Warehouse

Date: 1925
Description: A man rides on the back of a train of carts loaded with burlap sacks as it enters the Chase Bag Company warehouse from the steamship dock.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor Hauling Burlap

Date: 05 18 1925
Description: A man operating a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul carts loaded with what appear to be bundles of burlap fabric. There is an industrial b...
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Workers in Warehouse

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Description: Two workers stock the warehouse at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 17 A corner of the warehouse where immense stocks a...
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Cotton Compress

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Description: Two men hold carts of cotton bales in front of the warehouse of a cotton compress.
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Transporting Fiber to Wharf

Date: 1915
Description: Men carry fiber on their shoulders onto a wooden wharf. The fiber, probably from manila plants, is also piled near a building in the background.
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Storing Sisal Fiber

Date: 07 28 1910
Description: Men use a pulley to raise bales of sisal from the ground of a warehouse to the top of a pile of stacked bales. Others use dollies to wheel in additional ba...
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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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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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Commerce Street

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Description: View down Commerce Street featuring several wagons and a warehouse. Published by Parish & Simpson.
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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.
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Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1900
Description: View indoors of men stacking bales of manila.
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal worker, Ray Kindschi, is pushing a load of packages on a cart at the Williamson Street warehouse for the United States Post Office. He is usually a ...
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Men Moving Wheel Parts with Cart

Date: 01 20 1914
Description: Men moving a stack of wheels on a cart to the outside of a warehouse.

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