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Vendors (?) at Outdoor Market

Date: 1915
Description: One man and two women on an urban sidewalk with baskets of produce. The man's basket is decorated with white stars on a dark field. The people are probably...
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Music Hall Demolition

Date: 1890
Description: Demolished brick building.
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Seymour Corner Store and Gas Station

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of a general store and gas station operated by James Smith. Four people stand posed in front of the building.
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Farmer and Beehives

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Description: An unidentified Wisconsin farmer surrounded by his beehives.
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Hemp on Vacant Lots

Date: 08 02 1917
Description: Superintendant Haney of International Harvester Company (left), Senator Beebe, Professor Holden, and J.W. Parmley stand in a hemp field sown on May 19, 191...
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Men Relaxing in Folding Chairs

Date: 1918
Description: Two men sit side by side on folding chairs with their arms around each other's shoulders. Another man sits in a chair on the left. A sign on the wall behin...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery.
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Thorsen Residence

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior of house at 525 Jefferson Street. The first bathtub in Milwaukee, made of tin, was put into this house. A man in a horse-drawn sled is parked in...
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Snow Removal

Date: 02 15 1926
Description: A man using a modified McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to clear snow from a city street. The cab of the tractor is labeled "D.S.C. City of New York."
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Tractor and Husker-Shredder

Date: 1912
Description: Two men working with a husker and shredder in a barnyard. The machine is connected with a belt to the power-takeoff of a Mogul tractor. Original caption st...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor

Date: 11 03 1925
Description: A man loads a pile of dirt or gravel into a wagon attached to a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There are buildings in the background and an au...
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Fargo Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Visible above the main entrance are the words: "Public Library." Reverse of cardboard backing read...
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Farnsworth Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Farnsworth Public Library in Oconto. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by a donation of $15,000 from Mr. George Farnsworth. Ab...
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International Model M Truck at E.W. Plaisted Hardware

Date: 1914
Description: Man parked in an International Model M truck outside the storefront of E.W. Plaisted Hardware. Two men are seated just outside the store along with a small...
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Man and Boy with International Grocery Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat and a youth on the running board of a parked Internaitonal Model M truck used by H.J. Nehlsen Grocer. A sign on the side of the truck ...
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Sampson & Ollier Electrotype Company Truck

Date: 1914
Description: An International model M truck operated by Sampson & Ollier Electrotype Company. The truck is parked on a snow-covered street.
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International Model M Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing at the back of an International truck holding a small chest or case. Behind him a group of construction workers are working near the scaf...
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Man and Young Boy Driving on Dirt Road

Date: 1914
Description: Man and boy (possibly father and son) driving an International Model M truck on a rough dirt road overlooking farmland in a valley.
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International Model E Truck in Snow

Date: 1914
Description: Man driving an International Model E truck through snow on road in urban residential area. The truck was operated by the Bunck & Agerbeck company whose ser...
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Men at Construction Site

Date: 1913
Description: A man standing near the bed of an International Model M truck at a construction site. Behind him a group of construction workers are working near scaffoldi...

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