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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1909
Description: Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d...
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Quitting Time

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: Construction workers enjoying a beer after pouring concrete for a bridge structure.
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Young Child on Picket Line

Date: 1950
Description: A young child, Frank Hill, walking the picket line at a strike with an older man. The adult's sign reads: "Construction Workers organize for hours, wages a...
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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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Cutters Protesting a Lockout

Date: 1933
Description: Cutters from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union picket a Reed Brothers Company lockout.
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Red Devil Builder

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Description: An autographed portrait of Thomas S. Baldwin, builder of the early "Red Devil" airplanes and the first dirigible purchased by the U.S. Army.
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African American Tenant Farmers Picking Cotton

Date: 1900
Description: Men, women, and children - likely tenant farmers or "sharecroppers" - picking cotton by hand.
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Sun Dip

Date: 07 08 1988
Description: Two women lifeguards sun themselves at the edge of Horeb Park pool during a rotation break.
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Girder Climbing

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Description: Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners.
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The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
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Picking Apples

Date: 1950
Description: An apple-picker stands among the branches of a tree, on a ladder with a pouch slung over his shoulder and belted around his waist.
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Baird Law Office

Date: 1954
Description: View of front of the Baird law office. A large stone building is in the background.
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Baird Law Office

Date: 1957
Description: View of the Baird law office, removed from its original location to the lawn of the Brown County Court House.
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Indianapolis Power and Light Company

Date: 04 08 1936
Description: Man standing on a ladder replacing a light on a residential street. The ladder is extended from the bed of an International truck owned by the Indianapolis...
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Star Mines Company Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International KB-8-F dump truck owned by the Empire-Star Mines Company, Limited, parked in front of several buildings with its bed raised to ore(?). A m...
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City Ice Company Truck

Date: 1946
Description: A man removes a bag from the back of an International truck owned by City Ice Company. The truck is parked on a street in front of a coffee shop which adve...
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Men Creating Shock of Corn

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two men gathering corn into a large corn shock on a farm.

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