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Brookins and Wright Airplane

Date: 07 1910
Description: Walter Brookins, a boyhood friend of the Wright Brothers, flying a Wright airplane over the ocean at Atlantic City. Brookins set numerous records for altit...
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Parade in Factory Yard

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Description: Elevated view of a parade crossing through a factory yard, where the workers are watching. Some are sitting on the roof of the building in the background. ...
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Group Posing with Motorcycles and Cars

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Description: Eleven motorcyclists wearing sashes are standing in between two news service cars in front of the Milwaukee Journal building. Another row of men are...
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South African Deering Office

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: Men stand on and beside the porch or loading dock of an International Harvester (Deering) dealership in South Africa.
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Lindbergh at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 08 22 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh meeting local dignitaries, with the crowd of admirers behind him seated in the stadium. Partly obscured to his right is Governor Schmedem...
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Lindbergh Speech

Date: 08 22 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh speaking to a crowd at a stadium.
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
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Front of "Which Side Are You On?" Card

Date: 1888
Description: The front side of an advertising card showing a farmer reaching over a fence for a McCormick machine. There is a portrait of Cyrus McCormick on the fence a...
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Back of "Which Side Are You On?" Card

Date: 1888
Description: The back view of a farmer reaching over a fence. He stands next to wrecked farming machinery, and the words, "Which Side Of The Fence Are You On?" Other te...
Postcard

Steam Breaking in Montana Postcard

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard featuring a color illustration of a tractor pulling a plow in Montana. The original caption reads: "Steam Breaking in Montana, (14 Furrows, 196 In...
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Keller's Advertising Cards

Date: 1880
Description: Front and back of advertising cards for the Excelsior Gleaner and Binder. Front features illustrations of a man using the machinery in a field. The back fe...
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Lumberjacks On the River

Date: 1910
Description: A bateau or york boat full of lumberjacks traveling down the river.
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Portrait of Household Employees in front of Cook's Cabin

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of five women, who are household employees, standing together in front of the original Cook’s Cabin, which burned down following a lightning...
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Portrait of Household Employees in front of Green Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: A group of three women and a girl, household employees at Island Lodge, standing in front of Green Cottage. Built in 1901, this cottage is where the cook a...
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James and Martha Hunter

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a couple. These are James Hunter and his wife Martha (nee Mero).

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