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Eight Capitol Scrubwomen

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Group portrait of eight Wisconsin State Capitol scrubwomen. Left to right: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, Mrs. Elizabeth Weddig, Miss Mary McCloskey, Mrs. Ingeborg Sid...
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Champion Cow Milker

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: A young woman is demonstrating her championship cow-milking skills as she is sitting on a low stool and milking a Holstein cow. A person (out of frame) is ...
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Circus Canvasman at Work

Date: 07 14 1897
Description: James Whalen, boss canvasman with the Ringling Brothers circus, at work in a van.
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Unitarian Meeting House Women Stacking Stones

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Description: Three female members of the First Unitarian Society helping to stack stones during the construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meeting House. Membe...
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Wisconsin-Syracuse Boxing Match

Date: 03 04 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin boxer, Dick Curran, lands a punch to the head of Syracuse boxer, Jay Wason.
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: The Madison Business and Professional Women's club celebrates National Business Women's Week by honoring some of Madison's business and professional women....
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Wisconsin's Great Miler, Don Gehrmann

Date: 01 09 1950
Description: U.W. Madison track coach Guy Sundt, right, examining new track shoes with his star miler, Don Gehrmann, who once ran a mile race in 4:09.5 minutes.
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Wisconsin State Student Nurses' Association

Date: 03 19 1952
Description: Shown are six members of the Wisconsin State Student Nurses' association at the University of Wisconsin. From left to right, they are Marilyn Hall, Lexy Ne...
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Man in Overalls

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man posing in front of a painted backdrop. He has one hand on his hip and is wearing striped overalls and a hat.
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Three Men Drinking

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men, all seated in chairs around a table, drinking a beer from a bottle. The man on the right holds...
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Man in Work Clothes with Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man standing with his hands behind his back. He is wearing work ...
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Portrait of Two Men

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio "gag" portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right, James Gorman, is wearing work clothes, boots and hat and...
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Telephone Linemen

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of an outdoor group portrait of a telephone line crew. The six men are wearing hats and work clothes, and five of the men are wearing...
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Young Men Show Off Their Fish

Date: 06 1930
Description: Tom and Bill O'Dea pose with a large Northern Pike in front of their parent's garage door on Park Street. They are wearing one piece coveralls and boots. T...
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Couple Sitting on a Roof

Date: 1919
Description: Couple sitting on roof which is under construction.
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Two Shoemakers

Date: 10 25 1940
Description: Carte-de-visite with a photograph of a painting by James R. Stuart. It depicts two white-haired, bearded shoemakers, with Langford on the left and his part...
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Operator of a Rod Cutting Machine at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Elevated view of a worker supervising a rod cutting machine at the Gisholt Machine Company factory.
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Catching a Fish in Moor's Barber Shop

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Description: A man (Sid?) sitting in a barber's chair is getting a straight-edge shave while holding a fishing rod with a large cutout of a giant fish caught on the fis...
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Catching a Fish in Moor's Barber Shop

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Description: A man (Sid?) sitting in a barber's chair is getting a straight-edge shave while holding a fishing rod with a large cutout of a giant fish caught on the fis...
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.

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