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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: The recently constructed Greendale water tower.
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Greendale Theater

Date: 1939
Description: The front entrance of the Greendale Theater with other storefronts visible. The marquee reads "Greendale Theater, Air Conditioned For Comfort, New Show Eve...
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Snowplow

Date: 1947
Description: International snowplow.
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New Construction

Date: 1941
Description: Two houses and a large lawn.
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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: View from below of underside of water tower.
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July 4th Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: People riding decorated bicycles in a 4th of July parade.
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Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1944
Description: Sewage lagoon at a treatment site.
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View Down Water Tower Steps

Date: 1937
Description: View down the ladder leading up to the water tower.
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Men Working a Game Booth

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Men from the armed forces working a game booth at a Civilian Defense Rally. Their hats are embroidered with the text "Greendale Wisconsin."
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Sketch of Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1937
Description: A planning sketch of the sewage disposal plant.
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Young Girl Wearing Crown

Date: 1941
Description: A smiling young girl posed wearing a crown and a dress.
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Picnic Tables at Picnic Grove

Date: 1939
Description: Two picnic tables in a clearing at picnic grove.
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Village in Snow

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated winter scene of Greendale (Milwaukee Co.), Wisconsin. Housing, roads and trees are visible in the distance. One person is walking through the snow...
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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera...
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Bookcases, Endtables and Other Crafts at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: Bookcase, end tables, pictures, and other crafts at a hobby show.
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Little Girl

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A little girl at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Girls Riding Bicycles

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Girls riding bicycles at a Civilian Defense Rally. The Greendale Village Hall with clock tower is visible in the background, and the street has been blocke...
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Plowing Sidewalk with I-14 Tractor

Date: 03 21 1939
Description: Elevated winter scene with a man operating a tractor in the Greendale, Wisconsin, neighborhood clearing the sidewalks of snow.
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Henry Wallace wth Other Men

Date: 06 17 1939
Description: Henry Wallace walking out of a building with other men in the background. Henry Wallace, then the United States Secretary of Agriculture, visited and toure...
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Henry Wallace Posing with Group

Date: 06 17 1939
Description: Henry Wallace, sitting at a table posing for a photograph with six men and one woman. Henry Wallace, then the United States Secretary of Agriculture, visit...

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