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McCormick Works Foundry Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of yard behind the foundry at the McCormick Reaper Works. Several men and a horse are working among piles of parts and debris. The factory wa...
Photograph

Young Girl in Dress and Bonnet

Date: 1900
Description: Young girl in dress and bonnet posing with wood crate. The photograph was likely used by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company's advertising department ...
Photograph

Young Girl in Overalls and Straw Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Advertising photograph of young girl in overalls and straw hat pointing to spot on a blank poster.
Photograph

Woman Posing as if Drinking from Cup

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman dressed as a "dairy maid"(?) posing as if holding an imaginary cup or glass. The image was most likely used as a model for a c...
Photograph

Chapelle with Soldiers and Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle posing in Cuba with Major Antonio Lusson, and a group of male and female soldiers.
Print

Cover of Piano Music "The Midnight Flyer"

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Description: Cover of piano music, showing a train at night with headlight on, titled "The Midnight Flyer," March Two-Step. Arranged by E.T. Paull.
Photograph

M. E. Burke

Date: 08 21 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of M. E. Burke, Beaver Dam attorney.
Photograph

Humphrey J. Desmond

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Humphrey J. Desmond, Milwaukee lawyer, editor, and publisher.
Photograph

Franz C. Eschweiler

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Franz C. Eschweiler, Milwaukee lawyer.
Photograph

Conrad Fox, Sr.

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Conrad Fox, Sr., Racine farmer and manufacturer.
Photograph

William A. Fricke

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Description: Quarter-length studio profile portrait of William A. Fricke, Milwaukee insurance commissioner.
Photograph

W.D. Gray

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of W.D. Gray, Milwaukee engineer.
Photograph

Charles W. Henning

Date: 03 31 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles W. Henning, Milwaukee company vice-president.
Photograph

William L. Jones

Date: 10 02 1914
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William J. Jones, Milwaukee company president.
Photograph

George A. Kissel

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George A. Kissel, Hartford company president.
Photograph

Frank H. Lindsay

Date: 12 03 1936
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frank H. Lindsay, Milwaukee company chairman.
Photograph

Walter F. Myers

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Walter F. Myers, Milwaukee banker.
Photograph

Milton C. Potter

Date: 02 27 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Milton C. Potter, Milwaukee superintendent.
Photograph

Karl Paul Gerhardt Link

Date: 03 18 1958
Description: Formal quarter-length studio portrait of Karl Paul Gerhardt Link with his pipe. He was a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and helpe...
Magazine or Periodical

Cover of American Machinist

Date: 1951
Description: The cover of an issue of American Machinist (issued on August 20, 1951). A man is operating a machine.

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