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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor Used for Street Cleaning

Date: 06 21 1927
Description: McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor parked along a curb in a residential neighborhood. The tractor is attached to a trailer with a tank that bears t...
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Hough Road Sweeper

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Description: McCormick-Deering industrial tractor with an attached road sweeper. The sweeper was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company. A backdrop is hanging in th...
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Hough Street Cleaner

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Description: Street cleaner owned by the State Highway Commission of Indiana parked on a city street. The street cleaner was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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10-20 Tractors used as Street Cleaners

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: Two International Harvester 10-20 industrial tractors modified to perform street cleaning in New York City. The tractors have enclosed cabs with the text: ...
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International Street Cleaner Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Model "L-101" truck with "street flushing outfit" of the Municipal Supply Company. The truck is cleaning a residential street.
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International G-61 Street Cleaning Truck

Date: 1921
Description: An International Model G-61 truck operated as a street cleaner. The truck has a sprinkler outfit by the Municipal Supply Company.
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Men with International Street Cleaning Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing in front of an International street cleaning truck. The sign on the side of the truck says: "City of Ottumwa Street Department".
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Tractor with Street Broom

Date: 05 02 1933
Description: An International industrial tractor with a street sweeping attachment sweeping the roads at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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I-14 Tractor with Hough Sweeper

Date: 1940
Description: A man is cleaning a residential street with an International I-14 tractor with a Hough sweeper attached.
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I-14 Street Cleaner

Date: 1939
Description: A man operating an International I-14 tractor and Hough street cleaner. The tractor was owned by the city of Santa Barbara. According to the original capti...
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International I-4 Tractor with Street Sweeper

Date: 1946
Description: Man with an International I-4 tractor with a Hough front-end broom (street cleaner). A building in the background bears a sign reading: "Checker Cab".
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Shorewood Street Department Vehicle

Date: 06 21 1927
Description: McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor pulling a street cleaning tank attachment marked "Street Department, Village of Shorewood." Water is spraying from the side...
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Studio Portrait of Mary White-Swan and Son

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk boy standing and leaning against a Ho-Chunk woman sitting. The woman is wearing a shawl wrapp...
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Street Cleaner

Date: 1914
Description: Street cleaner cleaning a street. A man and boy stand on the opposite sidewalk watching. Another street cleaner is on the left. Perhaps in Milwaukee.
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Street Cleaning Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Side view of a man driving a street cleaning truck with water reservoir, sprayer, pump and brushes. Tracks are running down the street, perhaps for a cable...
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Street Cleaning Truck Spraying Water

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Description: A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A...
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Street Cleaner Spraying Paved Street with Water

Date: 01 02 1928
Description: A man sitting in the driver's seat of an International truck as a street cleaner is driving down the center of a paved street. The vehicle has a tank on th...
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City of Dekalb Street Cleaning Truck

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International City of Dekalb street cleaning truck. The truck is parked in front of what appears to be a park.
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International Model 94 Street Cleaner Truck

Date: 04 04 1923
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International Model 94 truck owned by the City of Los Angeles. It is marked with the text: "Eng. Dept. 384." The truck i...
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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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