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Men Moving Large Parts

Date: 08 08 1918
Description: Two men use a crane to move large parts inside an International Harvester manufacturing plant. The factory is likely International Harvester's Osborne Work...
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1924
Description: Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright seated on a drafting table possibly in his office at Taliesin. Wright is holding a cane and is in front of a large model of...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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Portrait of Woman in Bonnet

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman wearing a bonnet.
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Portrait of Woman in Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing woman wearing a fur coat and fur muff, possibly Julia Schnurr or Snurr. Standing with draped support on left, with painted b...
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Portrait of Man in Suit with Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young man in a striped suit jacket and vest holding his hat in hand. He wears a collarless shirt with fabric tucked around his ...
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Studio Portrait of Man in Suit

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a moustache in a sweater, vest, and suit coat.
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Robert La Follette, Sr. and Jr.

Date: 12 1906
Description: Formal seated portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Robert M. La Follette, Jr. standing by his side. This portrait was taken in Madison at the end o...
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Gilbert Roe

Date: 1898
Description: Gilbert Roe, Madison attorney and partner in the firm La Follette, Harper, Roe, seated in his office in the second floor of the Fairchild Block at 29 East ...
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Family and Wagon

Date: 1900
Description: A family of seven, including a baby, posing on and around a wagon with bales of hay in rocky terrain. There are steep hills behind them.
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Tank Cottage Woodstove and Rocker

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of the cottage with a rocking chair, a wood stove, a painting on the wall, and a spinning wheel on the left. The floor is wooden, and the wallpape...
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Dinner Table of Dr. Joseph Smith

Date: 1912
Description: Formally set dining table, perhaps for Christmas dinner, with a small Christmas tree as a centerpiece. Streamers hang over the edges of the table from the ...
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Medical Inspection of Immigrants

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Description: Medical inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island.
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Milling Barrel Staves

Date: 1952
Description: Two employees of the Hess Cooperage, working at machines that are milling oak lumber into staves for barrels.
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Using a Draw Knife to Shape a Barrel Stave

Date: 1952
Description: Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. using a draw knife to shape an oak barrel stave at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "schnitzeling on the schnitzelbank".
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Joe Hess Finishing Barrel Heads

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess finishing barrel heads at the Hess Cooperage.
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Trussing a Barrel

Date: 1952
Description: Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Tony Hess using a truss hoop driver to install hoops around a barrel at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "trussing".
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Joe Hess using Crozing Machine

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess using a crozing machine to shape an oak barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
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Frank Hess Sr. Using Cooper's Lathe

Date: 1952
Description: Frank Hess Sr., owner of Hess Cooperage, finishing the exterior of a barrel on a cooper's lathe.
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Frank Hess Jr. Setting Hoops on a Barrel

Date: 1952
Description: Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. watching a machine set hoops on a barrel at the Hess Cooperage.

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