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"McCormick Day" in Small Rural Town

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of farmers lined up in horse-drawn wagons loaded with their new McCormick farm machines. Their wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs and ...
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Mielke's Grist Mill

Date: 06 04 1961
Description: A front view of the Mielke Feed & Supply grist mill, with Purina Chows signs placed above the loading dock area. A GMC pickup truck is parked in the load...
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Albert M. Wetter Show Wagon

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Description: Wagon number 20, advertising Albert M. Wetter's 3 Big Shows & World's Menagerie, is parked at a curb next to a private residence.
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Bridge Over the Milwaukee River

Date: 1895
Description: A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower.
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Milwaukee Streetcar

Date: 06 10 1906
Description: View of car #466, which was then one of Milwaukee's newest streetcars. The car was put in service by TMERL about 1905 and was rebuilt as a duplex car in 1...
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Anti-Tuberculosis Railway Exhibit

Date: 1906
Description: 1904 Exhibit of the Maryland Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis, in a railway coach. Photograph taken in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1940
Description: Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue in the 800 block between 8th and 9th Streets. Cars are parked and driving down the street. An apartment block called the B...
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Studio Portrait of a Dog

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Description: Studio portrait of an American Water Spaniel posing on a stump in the Van Schaick photography studio in front of a painted backdrop. There is a sign for "C...
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Portrait of a Dog

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Description: An American Water Spaniel, poses in the Van Schaick photography studio in front of a painted backdrop. There is a sign for "C.J. Van Schaick Photographer."...
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Milwaukee River Bank

Date: 1914
Description: View of downtown Milwaukee riverbank before the First National Bank was built in 1914. Advertising painted on the sides of buildings includes B. Mock & So...
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Uncle Al Fills 'Em Up

Date: 1928
Description: Man pumps gas into an automobile at the Consolidated Boat Co. There is advertising for Coca-Cola, Baby Ruth, and Occident Flour on the side of the small fr...
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Sign Advertising "All Kinds of Bargains at the Fair"

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Description: A studio portrait of a sign which is advertising "All Kinds of Bargains at the Fair" and is surrounded by drawings of men and women. A painted backdrop can...
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Road Signs

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Description: A row of road signs, many of them advertising resorts, at the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 70 between Minoqua and Woodruff.
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Edward J. Brandt Dent Co. Building

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Description: View from road of facade of the company building of the Brand Automatic Cashier. A shed on the left has advertisements for: "Bull Durham for Pipe or Cigare...
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International 8300 Truck

Date: 1987
Description: Three-quarter side view color photograph of an International 8300 semi-truck (tractor) in a studio with a black background.
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Myke's and Sinclair Gas Station

Date: 1935
Description: View of Myke's Drive-In and a Sinclair Gas Station with gasoline pumps. Signs say “Trucks and buses travel 2 billion miles a year on Sinclair lubricants," ...
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Gray Tractor - Right Side View

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of the Gray tractor, "showing convenient arrangement of Steering Wheel and Control Levers — also the Automatic Steering Arm which assume...
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Gray Tractor - Left Side View

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of the Gray tractor: "Showing arrangement of Radiator, Transmission Case, Gasoline Tank, etc. Lugs were removed from Drum before this ph...
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Gray Tractor Demonstration

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of two men with Gray tractors in a cornfield. The caption reads: "This photo of Gray Tractors in a corn field shows the remarkable rolli...
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Again in the Spotlight

Date: 1928
Description: Advertisement for Hart-Parr agricultural equipment featuring a color illustration of a man operating a tractor along with text reading: "Again in the Spotl...

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