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Milwaukee Works Employee Operating Grinder

Date: 11 18 1937
Description: Factory worker grinding an external tractor track roller shell at Milwaukee Works.
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Milwaukee Works Employees Working on Diesel Engine

Date: 11 18 1937
Description: Two factory workers drill and grind valve slats into a diesel engine at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Milwaukee Works Employee Tests Diesel Crankcases

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker reams diesel crankcases in a testing line at Milwaukee Works.
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Milwaukee Works Employee Inspects Diesel Engine

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tears apart a diesel engine for inspection after run at Milwaukee Works. According to the original caption, each engine received this inspec...
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Milwaukee Works Employee Operates Gogan Machine

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker in safety goggles tests the hardness of TracTracTor (crawler tractor) roller shells on a Gogan machine at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken ...
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Milwaukee Works Employee Reams Crankcases

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker reams Diesel engine crankcases at Milwaukee Works.
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Testing Diesel Engine Cylinder Hardness

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tests the file-hardness of a diesel engine cylinder at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Large Bull Gear

Date: 05 1968
Description: Bull gear for a large shaft mounted BOF drive. Falk caption reads, "Finish cutting on Schiess hobber in Shop 4. Male employee in photograph is Erv Schneide...
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Large Single Helical Ring Gear

Date: 03 1977
Description: This particular unit was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company of the Tilden II Mine.
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Man Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: Harvey Schmidt sits on a stool in a barn to milk a cow by hand.
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NAACP Youth Council Commandos

Date: 1968
Description: Three members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council Commandos (Milwaukee) kneel over George Wallace presidential ...
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Father Groppi Resting with Marchers

Date: 1967
Description: Father James Groppi sitting with several of his fellow marchers, some in Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council shirts. Groppi has taken off one of his shoes.
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Protesters for Fair Housing

Date: 09 08 1967
Description: Protesters at a rally for fair housing. One man is holding a sign that reads: "We Demand Fair Housing Now," while others behind him are using a bullhorn.
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Vel Phillips at Bat

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Description: Vel Phillips grips the bat and ducks as the ball is pitched at a baseball game. The catcher is on the right. Chain link fencing, a bicycle and a residentia...
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Franklin Roosevelt Visiting the Allis Chalmers Plant

Date: 09 19 1942
Description: Presidential Tour - Series IV. Official party views women at work in Allis Chalmers factory.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt is looking through rear wind...

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Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay helping lift the Lindsay Street sign to be installed. Phillips is wearing a dress and is in front of Lindsay, who is weari...
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Martin Schreiber Addressing Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: President of the Milwaukee Common Council Martin E. Schreiber is at the podium. He is wearing a suit and glasses. On the left is Bernice Lindsay who is wea...
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Bernice Lindsay Addresses Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is on a podium. She is wearing a coat and a hat. A man is filming her speech. On the ground is the street sign in her honor. Part of the N ...
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Marques Johnson Takes the Ball to the Rim

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Description: Marques Johnson of the Milwaukee Bucks drives the ball to the rim over David Thompson (33) and John Kuester (10) of the Denver Nuggets.
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Marques Johnson Scores

Date: 11 21 1979
Description: Marques Johnson of the Milwaukee Bucks sails past Dan Roundfield of the Atlanta Hawks and scores the bucket for two points. Quinn Buckner is watching the s...

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