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Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
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Railroad Mail Car

Date: 11 03 1967
Description: Workers sort mail into bins in a railroad mail car.
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Proxmire Work Day

Date: 06 30 1975
Description: Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,...
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Hubert H. Humphrey Speaking to Workers

Date: 1968
Description: Hubert H. Humphrey speaking to factory workers through a megaphone from the back of a convertible.
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Corn Binder

Date: 
Description: Left side view of a farmer driving two horses pulling a corn binder.
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Union Election

Date: 02 06 1973
Description: Local P-28 of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union votes for their officers.
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Sod-Breakers Wood Engraving

Date: 1840
Description: Sod-breaker and five yoke of oxen plowing in front of the “Old Cottage Inn.” In the foreground a boat is on the shoreline.

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