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Eight Portraits of Two Men

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Description: Eight exposures of two men, perhaps medical students, in a photography studio and posing in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, starting in th...
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Cutting Crew in the Woods

Date: 1900
Description: A cutting crew of three men posing in the woods with a work horse next to felled trees.
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Outdoor Group Portrait

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a large group of men, women, and children on a trail or path among trees. Possibly a family reunion or other gathering.
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Portrait of Family and Dog

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man and woman posed sitting with a young girl standing between them. A dog is lying on the ground. The woman and girl are wearing dre...
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Crowd Promoting Land Clearing

Date: 1923
Description: A street gathering of people interested in using war-salvaged explosives for a land clearance program.
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Studio Portrait of Two Lumberjacks

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Description: A studio portrait of two men, probably lumberjacks, that are posed playing cards, drinking, and smoking in front of a painted backdrop. The two men are sit...
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Studio Portrait of Two Lumberjacks Drinking

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Description: Two unidentified white men, dressed as lumberjacks, sit on a wood log in Van Schaick's studio, drinking, smoking and playing cards, with a saw and an axe n...
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Motorcycle Races

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd and observation tower at motorcycle races at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Men on raised platform are judging the races.
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Men with Snow Plow

Date: 1925
Description: A large group of men wearing winter coats, hats, and gloves stand on or near an International truck outfitted with a snow plow. Men are also sitting and st...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posed sitting on the ground against a large stump in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are smoking a pipe, wearing ...
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People Boarding Train at Lancaster Train Station

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Description: Group of people posing on platform at train station next to train.
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Foundry Workers at Fairbanks, Morse & Company

Date: 1925
Description: Five foundry workers at Fairbanks, Morse & Company, taking a break just outside the door of the building. Workers names: Solomon Deberry, Curtis Barber, tw...
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Magazine Display

Date: 1940
Description: An unidentified man with a cigar stands next to a rack displaying periodicals, including a large number of movie fan and detective magazines.
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Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign Speakers

Date: 02 14 1915
Description: A group of speakers, six men and two women, from the Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign, stand outside a building, probably a train station, marked with...
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Women in Iron County Jail

Date: 08 05 1942
Description: Four women in an Iron County Jail cell after a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. One woman is thumbing her nose at the camera. The arrest w...
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Prague Newspaper Office

Date: 03 1948
Description: Alvin Steinkopf (left) and Abe Goldberg, two members of the Associated Press staff in Prague. Steinkopf began his career in Milwaukee and reported for the ...
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International Trucks Constructing Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men use International trucks to loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. One of the men is smoking a cigarette. Two shovels are wor...
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Men on Boat

Date: 1935
Description: View of six men sitting on rattan furniture on a covered boat deck. Three men are wearing hats, and one man is smoking a cigar. Off the bow of the boat an ...
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Jacko Slough

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline of a man fishing on a bank while smoking a pipe in Jacko Slough.
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Fishermen Posing in Front of Tent with Fish

Date: 1910
Description: Five fishermen are posing in front of a tent with a long pole of sturgeon. A dog can partially be seen sitting on the ground on the left.

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