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Wienermobile at the Fair

Date: 1952
Description: The driver of the wienermobile finds the entrance to the Oscar Mayer tent at the Wisconsin State Fair too low for it to get in.
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Fire Prevention, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1956
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Preparing the Tractor". The cartoon depicts an elderly m...
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Lubrication and Run-in, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1956
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Lubrication and Run-in". The cartoon depicts a piece of ...
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Corn Picker Instructional Cartoon

Date: 1956
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a person driving his vehicle very fast as corn and even tractor parts are be...
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Lubrication of Baler Cartoon

Date: 1954
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Lubrication of Baler". The cartoon depicts a man reading...
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Bale Binding Instructional Cartoon

Date: 1954
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a farmer scratching his head over an incorrectly bound bale. A barn and a fi...
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It's Time To Come "Clean" and Be My Valentine!

Date: 1955
Description: Child's Valentine's Day card. A girl is taking a bath in a wooden tub full of bubbles with a towel held in front of her. A large heart is in the background...
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Let Me "Register" In Your Heart!

Date: 1955
Description: Child's Valentine's Day card. A puppy wearing a blue bow sits with his front paws on an old fashioned cash register. On the keys is the text: "I LOVE U." A...
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Campers at Campfire

Date: 1950
Description: Margo Pirie and Sue Ann Hackett on an outdoor camping trip. They are seated near a campfire with a tent in the background.
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Sid fishing near a pond

Date: 06 1957
Description: View of Sid fishing in tall grass at a pond or river. He is looking over his shoulder towards the camera.
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Governor Vernon Thompson

Date: 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Wallace Thompson, seated in a chair, is reading the newspaper and taking notes in the Republican Headquarters during his re-election campai...
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Governor Vernon Thompson and Elephant

Date: 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Thompson (left) has his hand on the trunk of an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. The elephant is draped with a banner that rea...
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Men Working with The Big 4 Tractor

Date: 05 1957
Description: Two men are working outdoors in a field with The Big 4 tractor. One of the men is holding a panel that has been removed from the back of the tractor. Anoth...
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John Llewellyn Lewis

Date: 1953
Description: John L. Lewis sitting in his living room next to a fireplace with a clock on the mantle. There is a radio on a stand on the right.
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Bicycles Parked Near Historymobile

Date: 09 15 1955
Description: Several bicycles are parked on the sidewalk near the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile, parked near the curb. The Historymobile was visiting the N...
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Historymobile Visitors

Date: 09 17 1955
Description: Vistors entering and exiting the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile parked at Point Beach State Park.
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Wittnebel's Tavern

Date: 1955
Description: View from behind bar towards a man standing on the left, and a group of men, women and children sitting at the bar. Pictured from left to right are Arni...
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Roy and Lorraine Wittnebel

Date: 06 1959
Description: Proprietors Roy and Lorraine Wittnebel standing behind the bar inside Wittnebel's Tavern.
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Harvey Abraham, Gilbert Hipke, and Everett Bidwell

Date: 05 1959
Description: Three men pose together around a wood desk. They are identified as (from left): Harvey Abraham, Gil Hipke, and [Everett] Cy Bidwell. All three were Republi...
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Septima and Yvonne Clark

Date: 08 1959
Description: Septima Clark and her granddaughter Yvonne are sitting together outdoors. They are attending an interracial workshop.

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