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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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Mogul Tractor and Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1912
Description: Mogul tractor pulling an experimental(?) harvester-thresher (combine) in a field.
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Marjorie Holsteen on McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 10 20 1927
Description: Marjorie Holsteen sits on top of a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor wearing a light dress and stockings.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1418: Putting Down A Springpole In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of five men standing on a log and a plank of wood while another man is chopping at the log with an axe.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Rigging A Log

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Description: Stereograph of two men stabilizing a vertical log while two other men stabilize a horizontal log. Around both logs there is a rope rigged to hold the two l...
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Going Through the Rapids

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on the end of the raft as he prepares to pass through the water's rough rapids.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: H.H. Bennett Pulling an Oar

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett pulling an oar on a Wisconsin raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: H.H. Bennett Rowing a Raft

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett pulling an oar on a Wisconsin raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Working In The Water

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of several men working at dusk, knee deep in water attending to the raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: The Crew

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of the raft's crew.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Rigging a Rope

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man as he rigs a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Turning Logs

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men on a lumber raft holding a log vertical while other men push another log around it, creating a make-shift drill.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Man with Rope

Date: 1886
Description: A man tying a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Ice Fishing on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Man ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay through a hole with a fishing jig, fish and fry pan.
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Converting Brush Land

Date: 1937
Description: Man on a tractor plows furrows in former brush land where Reed Canary Grass is to be planted. Another man stands to the side.
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Quirk Residence

Date: 
Description: Front view of the Quirk residence, home of Leslie W. Quirk at 2112 Adams Street.
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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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State Street Under Construction

Date: 1975
Description: View of the construction on the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street, looking west toward Bascom Hill.
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State Street Mall Under Construction

Date: 1975
Description: View of State Street Mall under construction. Visible in the background to the left is the Wisconsin State Historical Society and to the right, the Wiscons...
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Group of People Watching Threshing Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A group of spectators watching a threshing demonstration with wagons and a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher.

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