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Tuberculosis Bus

Date: 1945
Description: State Board of Health mobile tuberculosis x-ray unit. The ability to bring tuberculosis diagnostic technology to all parts of the state greatly aided the v...
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Menominee Reservation Agency

Date: 1935
Description: U.S. Department of the Indian agency building on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
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Fruits and Flowers Building

Date: 1935
Description: The Fruits and Flowers Building at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Battling Grasshoppers

Date: 07 1938
Description: Loading a truck with bait at the county mixing station at Balsam Lake during the grasshopper outbreak in northwestern Wisconsin.
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Grasshopper Bait Station

Date: 07 1938
Description: Grasshopper bait mixing station at Ellsworth.
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Bismarck Branch Office

Date: 1910
Description: International Harvester branch office building with tractors and wheels on display in the foreground.
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Avery Tent at Tractor Exhibit

Date: 1919
Description: A large white tent marked with multiple signs reading: "Avery." Other signs advertise for the "Ross Alfalfa Hay Cutter and Syrup Mixer" and the "Ross Silo ...
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Crowd Gathers Around Golfer

Date: 1917
Description: A small crowd gathers around a man as he tees off at a golf course.
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International Motor Trucks Advertisement on Truck

Date: 1918
Description: A sign for International Motor Trucks reading "A Size and Style for Every Business" rests on a truck at Deport Hardware Co. The store may have been located...
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag...
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Martin's Tailor Shop and Cleaners

Date: 1958
Description: View of Martin's Tailor Shop and Cleaners at 419 State Street, owned by Martin Deutschkron. The following businesses are, (at left): Ethel Wood's Corset Sh...
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Elevated View of People Standing in front of a Building

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of people standing on the sidewalk in front of a building that used to be the United States Hotel, which was demolished in 1874 and replaced ...
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Child Riding a Pony

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: Billy Leiser posing for a photographer on a pony on the sidewalk outside of 1026 Williamson Street. In the background is Berkan's Grocery Store located at ...
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Atwater Garage

Date: 1930
Description: Two tractors are parked on either side of the entrance to the Atwater Garage, an International Harvester dealership.
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Parked Caravan of Trucks

Date: 1917
Description: A caravan of trucks are parked along both sides of a road en route from International Harvester's Akron Works factory in Ohio to Chicago. A sign on one of ...
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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1922
Description: Aerial view of downtown with City Hall and Milwaukee River.
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International F-31 Truck Operated by Stacy Bismarck Co.

Date: 1920
Description: International model "F" or "31" truck operated by Stacy Bismarck Company. The truck is parked on a city street, with possibly a car dealership in the backg...
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I.C.U. Market and Cold Storage Building

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior of building. A large advertising sign is on the right side, behind a large smokestack. A smaller sign stating "For Rent O.J. Schenck" has been h...
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Marquette University, Dental School Building

Date: 1935
Description: Four-story building, with vines growing on the exterior. A woman stands near the entrance on the right. Above the doorway a sign says "Dentistry". A car i...
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Pabst Theatre

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of theatre on corner of Wells and Water Streets. There is a billboard for Kools (cigarettes) on the side. Streetcar tracks and parked cars are in ...

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