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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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Smart Motor Company

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: The Smart Motor Company dealership located at 437 West Gilman Street, designed by Harry Alford. Signs in the show windows read: "Willys" and "Hupmobile."
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Farmers Gathered for Hammer Mill Demonstration

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: Farmers gathered for a hammer mill demonstration at the storefront of Neff Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership.
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Tractor Works

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of International Harvester's Tractor Works. Railroad tracks are in the foreground. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd. and was in oper...
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Foreign Scene with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Foreign farm scene, possibly in Algiers, with farmers using a mule-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In the background is a horse-drawn carriage.
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Post Office

Date: 01 13 1968
Description: Post Office workers in mail room.
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Barber Shop

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Description: Three barbers stand in the barber shop at the Princess Martha Hotel.
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Morey's Flying Billboard

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Howard Morey posing in an airplane that advertised Pennco Oil, his distributorship of Waco airplanes, and his flying school. Two women sit in front of him....
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The L.E. Briggs Store

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Description: The interior of the L.E. Briggs store, purveyors of home furnishings.
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Gift Shop

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Description: Interior of a small variety store. Racks of cards, stuffed animals, and gift items are on display.
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Tailor at his Sewing Machine

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Description: A tailor sews a military uniform in his ship at the Massanutten Military Academy, with finished uniforms folded on the table behind him.
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Boy Scouts, Troop #24

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #24, Explorer Post from Nichols School, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park with Lake Monona in the background.
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Schneider Family with Musical Instruments

Date: 03 24 1944
Description: Melvin and Naomi Schneider and their five children with musical instruments. Photograph was taken for the Wisconsin School of Music.
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Birthday Party Group

Date: 02 26 1944
Description: Group portrait of 14 young men taken in a living room at a birthday party (for Connie J. Lewis ?), with a dog, and four of the young men holding puppies. P...
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UUniversity of Wisconsin Geology Club

Date: 05 17 1939
Description: Group portrait of the University of Wisconsin Geology Club, taken outside of Science Hall.
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Women in Halloween Costumes

Date: 10 24 1938
Description: Group portrait of nine women posing indoors in Halloween costumes. 119 N. Butler Street.
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Geology Club

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: Group portrait of men in the Geology Club, taken in front of the north side of Science Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Diamond Gas Station

Date: 05 09 1937
Description: Two men service an automobile at Lewis D-X Diamond Service Station, 118 King Street at S. Webster Street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the b...
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Cardinal Hotel Bar with Bartender

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Cardinal Hotel Bar with a male bartender shaking a cocktail shaker.
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Central High School Alumni

Date: 11 12 1934
Description: Group portrait of Central high school alumni taken in a classroom. Left to right: Mrs. Julius Klueter 1881, Frederick Bodenstein 1884, Jessie Boning More...

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