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Testing Apparatus for McCormick-Deering Combine

Date: 1940
Description: McCormick-Deering #42 combine connected to a testing apparatus at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The factory was constructed in 1933 and was ...
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Gay Building

Date: 1914
Description: The Gay building on North Carroll Street on the Capitol Square, under construction.
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Looking Northeast from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Elevated ciew of East Washington Avenue and its surrounding area from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Hand-Pump on Barrel

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Description: Still-life of a hand-pump, manufactured by Barber and Colman, Rockford, Illinois, attached to the top of a barrel near the side of a building.
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Usinger's Sausage Factory and Retail Store

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Description: View from across street of Usinger's Sausage Factory and Retail Store on 1030 North Third Street. Note the murals on the left side of the factory.
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WM. C. Raue. Storefront

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Description: View from across street of storefront of Wm. C. Raue. at 202 Main Street. Signs on the building say: "Wallpaper, Paints, Oils."
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Beekeeper Holding Frame of Foundation

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Description: Unknown beekeeper holding up a frame full of bees. He is wearing overalls and a hat and is smoking a cigarette. There is another hive in the background.
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Rock River Valley

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Description: Elevated view of several industrial buildings near water, and in the background are fences on a slope, and at the top of the hill are buildings and what ma...
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Construction Site

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Description: Construction site showing men excavating the foundation and basement of a building. Teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The men are using various implem...
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Wagon at Construction Site

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Description: A wagon is being raised or lowered at a construction site. The wagon has chains looped around the axle of each wheel as a man below signals directions. He ...
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Construction Site

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Description: A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, and horse-drawn wagons. One ma...

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