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Waukesha's Primitive Airfield

Date: 1924
Description: A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s...
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Home-Built Airplane in the Attic

Date: 1928
Description: Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father...
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Saturn SA-5 Rocket

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Description: Workmen making adjustments for launch are dwarfed by the Saturn SA-5 booster rocket, a preliminary stage in the development of the Saturn V. Eventually, Sa...
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Lumber Railroad Crew

Date: 1903
Description: A work crew of the Upham Lumber and Manufacturing Company near Athens, Wisconsin. The men are riding on a flatbed car of the Abbottsford and Northeastern R...
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Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1882
Description: Group of men posing in front of the Wisconsin Central Railroad train at a depot. Railroad historian Roy L. Martin, from whose collection this image come...
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot. Virtually the entire population of Sherry is thought to be standing on the pl...
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
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Mogul Tractor and Binder

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: View across field towards a man sitting on a grain binder pulled by a Mogul tractor.
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Chattanooga Plow Works Employee

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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International Trucks with Flags

Date: 1915
Description: Large group of men and children posing in International trucks parked in a row on the side of a road. An American flag is held by one of the men in every t...
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Horlick's Stone Quarry

Date: 1888
Description: Men working in Horlick's stone quarry. Teams of horses pull wagons. There is a steam pump at right. A man in a hat and coat, possibly William Horlick, stan...
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Czechoslovak Relief Committee

Date: 1941
Description: A group of men from the Chicago Czechoslovak Relief Committee are standing against an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Czechoslovak Relief Committee

Date: 1941
Description: A group of men from the Chicago Czechoslovak Relief Committee are standing against an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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TWA Hostesses in International Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: Two uniformed TWA Hostesses, Ruth Ellison and Eula Walker, examine the interior of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Quarternotes

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Description: The Quarternotes, an award-winning barbershop-style singing group from Racine that was formed about 1945. They are, left to right: Virginia Clausen, Phylli...
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Storer House Exterior

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Description: Southeast elevation of the Storer house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Dr. John Storer in 1923.
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Tilling the Soil with an International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Man pulling a disc harrow in an orchard with an International 8-16 tractor. The original caption reads, "used in 'Battle the Bugs'."
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International Bus with Marching Band and Cheerleaders

Date: 1970
Description: View looking down hill towards an International school bus with a Wayne body parked outside a building, surrounded by a marching band posing on the front s...
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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day

Date: 1940
Description: Publicity photo of Joel McCrea and Laraine Day for the film "Foreign Correspondent." McCrea wears a suit and sits with his arms around his legs. Day wears ...

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