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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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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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St. Joseph's Computer

Date: 12 14 1967
Description: A secretary in the pathology department at St. Joseph's Hospital working at a new computer.
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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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Veteran Butcher

Date: 09 08 1956
Description: Butcher Herman Nimmer positions his hand saw to cut a slab of meat.
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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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Working the Linotype

Date: 1950
Description: A woman types text into a linotype machine.
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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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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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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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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Star Bar and Grill Room

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night at the Star Bar and Grill Room, at the intersection of Highways 41 and 43 in Kenosha County.
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S.C. Johnson and Son Wax Co. Building

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the S.C. Johnson and Son Wax Co. building.
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S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Building Interior

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of a hallway in the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building.
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S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Building

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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