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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
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Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Date: 01 1953
Description: Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
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Workers Twisting Implement Part

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Description: Two factory workers attempting to twist an implement part with large wrenches at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The part is resting on a crate ...
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Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
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"Wrong Way" Corrigan

Date: 08 09 1938
Description: Douglas Corrigan examining a compass with General Evan Humphreys after Corrigan "mistakenly" flew from New York to Ireland. Corrigan claimed that he had re...
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Construction Workers Picket

Date: 1955
Description: A man wearing a construction workers' union sign pickets in the bright sun, followed by a young boy with a homemade sign of support.
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Thomas Alva Edison

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Description: Portrait of Thomas A. Edison.
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Men Working at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A man uses a hammer and chisel to work at Hawkins Mine, while another man stands behind him.
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Man with Stack of Papers

Date: 1922
Description: An office worker, most likely an employee of International Harvester, stands behind a table with his hand held on top of a stack of papers.
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Factory Worker at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: Factory worker operating a machine at Milwaukee Works.
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Men Working Near Silo

Date: 10 05 1928
Description: Farmers work with a wagon and silo filler on the farm of W.P. Progovsky.
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William Gustafson

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: William Gustafson poses in front of a tractor and other McCormick-Deering farm equipment.
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Joe Althoff and Son

Date: 05 29 1929
Description: Joe Althoff crouches in a field with arms around his young son.
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Spring-Tooth Harrow

Date: 05 29 1923
Description: A farmer walks behind a horse-drawn spring-tooth harrow in a field. An orchard is on the right.
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Man Seated on a P&O Cultivator

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man on a horse-drawn P&O cultivator in a farm field.
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Titan 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1921
Description: A Titan 10-20 tractor attached to a belt is being used to power an ensilage cutter(?) as men are loading hay from a wagon into the loft of a barn.
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Farmer Planting in Field

Date: 1921
Description: A farmer is using a planter drawn by a team of two horses to work in a farm field.
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Woman with Cream Separator

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner steadying a metal pail on the platform of a cream separator as it is collecting cream at International Harvester's demonstration farm. Milk i...
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Woman Using Cream Separator

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner straining milk from a bucket into an electric cream separator using a piece of cheesecloth. A metal bucket is standing on a platform and a me...
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Soil and Crop Improvement Association

Date: 1918
Description: A man is leaning on the passenger side of an automobile marked: "Kankakee County Soil and Crop Improvement Association." Another man is sitting inside. The...

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