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Oscar Mayer Freight Car

Date: 08 04 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad freight car with "Oscar Mayer's Meats of Good Taste" advertisement on the side.
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Do-nut Queen Advertisement

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Donut queen posed for advertising campaign. The female model is holding a box of donuts and is sitting on a large clock bearing the slogan: "It's Always Do...
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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
Poster

International Harvester Cream Separator Advertising Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering ball-bearing cream separator, showing a cream separator over a red, orange and yellow art deco design. Includes th...
Poster

Chattanooga Cane Mill Advertising Poster (Colombia)

Date: 1926
Description: South American advertising poster for Chattanooga brand cane mills showing men processing sugar in a tropical setting. Imprinted with "unicos importadores ...
Poster

Primrose Cream Separator Advertising Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Advertising poster for the Primrose cream separator featuring a color illustration of a cow and a cream separator under the text: "Bring Back Prosperity By...
Poster

Lily Cream Separators Advertising Poster

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster for Lily brand cream separators featuring a color illustration of a woman operating a hand crank cream separator. Below is a scene of co...
Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
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International A-5 Beer Truck at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: International A-5 beer truck in front of "Streets of Paris" ocean-liner attraction at the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The truck was owned by Chas ...
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Men Moving Bust of "Mr. Musselman"

Date: 1963
Description: Five men preparing to lift a bust of "Mr. Musselman" with an International TD-6 crawler tractor and Drott high-lift bucket loader. The "Mr. Musselman" bust...
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Schlitz Atlas-Brau

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Description: Advertisement for Schlitz Atlas-Brau with Atlas carrying the earth with a Schlitz label on his shoulders. Some text reads, "Ask for Schlitz. The Beer That ...
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Milkman Exiting International Model M-2 Milk Truck

Date: 1933
Description: Milkman delivering bottles of milk and other dairy products to a residential home from an International Model M-2 milk truck. The truck was owned by Pevely...
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International Model A-4 Truck with Trailer in front of Iowa State Capitol Building

Date: 06 28 1933
Description: International Model A-4 semi-tractor with sleeper cab and trailer parked in foreground, with the Iowa State Capitol Building in the background. The truck w...
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International Bakery Truck Advertising Bamby Bread

Date: 1932
Description: International bakery truck, with modified body to make it look like a loaf of bread, advertising Bamby bread. The truck was owned by Smith and Seely Inc., ...
Poster

Cream Separator Advertising Poster

Date: 1914
Description: South American advertising poster for the Bluebell(?) cream separator. Includes color illustrations and the text: "La Famosa 'Descremadora' La 'Favorita' ....
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Driver in International Dairy Truck

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: View across street towards a man in the driver's seat of an International Special Delivery dairy truck parked in front of billboards. The International Spe...
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Meat Market with Steer Painted on Wall

Date: 08 28 1966
Description: Kuebler Grocery Company, a meat market with a steer painted on its outside brick wall, on Main Street.
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Milk Bar

Date: 09 11 1945
Description: An automobile parked in front of the West Side Fountain operated by John P. Stein and Joseph Scalissi with Borden's Ice Cream, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi and Royal ...
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McConley's Food Market Interior

Date: 09 11 1945
Description: McConley's Food Market, interior, 1254 East Washington Avenue, showing counter with scale, shopper carts, shelves of canned goods, refrigerator in rear, Bo...

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