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Hiawatha Observation Car

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of people seated in the Hiawatha's observation parlor with sky-top solar lounge. The Hiawatha was signature high-speed passenger train for th...
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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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Warner and Speedometer

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Description: Portrait of Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, about 1950, with a model of his first speedometer. Even today, most automobiles are equipped with sp...
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At Grandfather's House

Date: 1955
Description: A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs.
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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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Deer Hunters at Harshaw

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Description: A group of men pose with guns and deer carcasses on the railroad platform at Harshaw.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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Stranded Motorist

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: A winter scene with passers-by helping a stranded Madison motorist during a late winter blizzard.
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International Harvester Truck and Road Work

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: International truck operated by the Weaver Construction Company of Iowa. Men are using the truck and a crane for road work.
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J.C. Iversen & Co.

Date: 1900
Description: Four-level building with shorter buildings flanking it on either side. On the road in front two carriages are visible, drawn by horses. A group of men ar...
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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 Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men baling cotton in a warehouse.
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The Old Mill

Date: 1956
Description: View across water of the Old Mill surrounded by trees and water. Water is coming out of an opening in an archway of the mill. On the left automobiles are p...

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