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Worker Driving Dump Truck

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: A man driving a Heil dump truck.
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Harvesting Grain

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Horse-drawn cart stacked with grain shocks out in a field. One man is standing on top of the already stacked grain, while another man is passing shocks up.
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Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn hay rake. Two boys and a man in the background are piling the cut hay.
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Man Operating Grain Binder

Date: 1920
Description: Right side view of a farmer driving a team of three horses to pull a Keystone grain binder in a field.
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E.H. Barnes Livestock Truck on Country Road

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Description: E.H. Barnes livestock truck pulled over on the side of a country road. A male driver is looking out of the passenger side of the truck.
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Lake Park Streetcar Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Lake Park streetcar terminal. There is a streetcar in the station with engineers standing in front.
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Threshing Wheat

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Five men threshing wheat in a field.
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Packard Auto

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees of Packard Auto in front of the service department office with a parked automobile.
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Grain Elevator

Date: 04 17 1921
Description: Workers shoveling grain, possibly corn, onto a lake vessel. Probably on the lower Milwaukee River.
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Residential Construction with Teams of Horses

Date: 08 18 1926
Description: Construction workers and early construction machinery being driven by horses in a residential neighborhood.
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Harvesting Wheat

Date: 07 06
Description: Three men harvesting wheat. One man is driving a tractor, while the other two men are on top of the hay loaded onto a wagon.
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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Man Inspecting Cornstacks

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Description: Farmer inspecting cornstacks in a field.
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Herold Newspaper Building

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Description: Herold Newspaper building and surrounding commercial area at the southwest corner of Broadway and Mason Street. Pedestrians are crossing the street, and ho...
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Joys Building and Surrounding Construction

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Description: Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground...
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Menominee River Coal Yards

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke...
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Individuals Working on a Farm

Date: 08 26 1917
Description: Barn, silos and cows at a farm. There are men attending to the cows, while the women and children are attending to the milk cans.

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