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Milwaukee Water Works

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Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Water Works. A little boy is riding a tricycle in the foreground.
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Farmers in Field with Dairy Cattle

Date: 1924
Description: Three farmers standing in field among a herd of dairy cows (Holsteins).
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Two Native American Infants

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Description: Two Native American infants wrapped in cradleboards. A woman is on the left holding one of the boards, which are propped outdoors in front of trees. This i...
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Robert M. La Follette Jr., and his Mother

Date: 1919
Description: Snapshot of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and Belle Case La Follette seated on a bench during a California vacation. They made this trip without Robert M. L...
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Van Niel Shrine

Date: 1890
Description: A shrine put up by J.H. Van Niel, who came over with Fr. Van den Broek. Destroyed about 1895.
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Gundry, Gray and Company Store

Date: 1875
Description: The Gundry, Gray and Company store. The building was erected in 1841 and the dog on the sign was added in 1871.
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Spraying Orchard with Pesticide

Date: 1925
Description: Two men using a "Friend" sprayer to apply pesticide to orchard trees.
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Man Standing in front of Doors

Date: 1915
Description: Portrait of an older man in a pin-striped suit and holding a cane standing outside of two doors marked 606 and 600. The man is likely an employee of Intern...
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Baseball Player with Bat

Date: 1913
Description: Man in a baseball uniform posing with a bat. The man may have been a member of an International Harvester company baseball team.
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Woman Ringing Bell

Date: 1918
Description: A woman standing on a porch is shielding her eyes from the sun as she is ringing a bell (dinner bell?). A child is standing next to her under a clothesline...
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Ice Fisherman with Large Fish

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Description: Fisherman standing on frozen Lake Superior holding a lake trout, leaning on snowshoes.
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Fisherman with Fish

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Description: A fisherman sitting in a boat is holding a cigar and posing with lake trout.
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Myles Horton in a Football Uniform

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Description: A young Myles Horton wearing football attire.
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Beverage Dispenser

Date: 1930
Description: A man is stooping down to fill a paper cup with a beverage from a barrel dispenser under a tent at what appears to be a fair. The barrel is marked "IHC Ser...
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Garland at West Salem Family Home

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Description: Informal portrait of writer Hamlin Garland at his family home in West Salem. The woman with him has been tentatively identified as his daughter, Mary Isabe...
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Peckels and McCarty on Golf Course

Date: 1937
Description: International Harvester employees on a golf course. The employees are M.F. Peckels (left), supervisor of national fleet sales, and M.F. McCarty, manager of...
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C.H. Haney at Home

Date: 1937
Description: C.H. Haney, former manager of foreign sales, sits in a wicker chair outside of his home.
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Oil Drilling Rig and Power Unit

Date: 06 21 1938
Description: A man sits on the back of an International D-346-F truck outfitted with a core-drilling and shallow-well-drilling rig. The truck was also fitted with an In...
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Derleth and His Home

Date: 1952
Description: Wisconsin author August Derleth standing in front of his Sauk City home, "the Place of the Hawks."

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