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Mabel Tainter Memorial Building

Date: 1900
Description: The Mabel Tainter Memorial building was a facility erected in 1889-1890 with funds provided by Andrew Tainter, part owner and manager of the Knapp, Stout a...
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College of Agriculture on Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. On the left is a large chimney and the Hiram Smith Hall.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Picnic Point from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Picnic Point from shoreline of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a university building on the hill on the left, and a pi...
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Science Buildings from Lake Mendota

Date: 1900
Description: View of Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building, looking southwest from Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. On the shorel...
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Russell Motor Patrol on Highway 12

Date: 07 20 1927
Description: Emil Anderson operating a road grader marked "Russell Motor Patrol No.3" on Highway 12.
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University Drive along Lake Mendota

Date: 1916
Description: University Drive along Lake Mendota. Picnic Point can be seen across the lake. Caption reads: "University Drive."
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10-20 Industrial Tractor Pulling Box Car

Date: 11 1926
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to pull a boxcar out of a building. The boxcar is running on railroad tracks. The tractor was owned...
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Russell Road Grader

Date: 08 1926
Description: A man operates a Russell road grader on a rural road.
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Driving Safety

Date: 07 1927
Description: Automobiles approaching a turn in a paved road with billboards on either side. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Man Cleaning Automobile Windshield

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat and smoking a tobacco pipe using a rag to wipe the windshield of an automobile.
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Hazard of Wired Yoke

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of a wagon yoke repaired by wire.
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Dangers of Jaywalking

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man jaywalking across a street in front of a moving automobile. The road is lined with houses and commercial buildings, and additional automobiles are pa...
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Dangerous Position on Wagon

Date: 08 1927
Description: Two men holding pitchforks stand near the edge of a horse-drawn wagon piled with hay.
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Danger of Loose Matches

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man reaching for loose matches carried in his pocket while holding a tobacco pipe in his other hand. The photograph was taken on International Harvester'...
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Dangers of Electrical Fan

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman moves a curtain out of the way of an electrical fan sitting on a desk. Near the fan are some books, a floral arrangement, and a notepad. Outdoors, ...
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Dangers of Farm Traffic

Date: 07 1927
Description: An automobile driving down a driveway between two embankments, prohibiting a clear view of an intersecting road.
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Automobile near Road Sign

Date: 05 1926
Description: An automobile rounds a turn near several traffic signs placed along the edge of a paved state road.
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Old Farm Machinery

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Exterior view of a barnyard littered with old farm machinery and piled wood.

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