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Laboratory Experiment

Date: 1928
Description: Professor Hull conducting an experiment at the Psychological laboratory of the University of Wisconsin.
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Dagmar Godowsky

Date: 12 28 1923
Description: Likely a 1923 Goldwyn production Red Lights publicity portrait of Dagmar Godowsky wearing a beaded headdress.
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Miss Knutsen with Permanent Wave

Date: 12 07 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutsen with a new permanent wave.
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Female Worker Balling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Female employee balling twine with a large twine baller at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick Works was in operation from 1873-1...
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), late in life.
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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Factory Infirmary

Date: 03 03 1920
Description: Nurse wrapping the injured arm of a worker in the doctor's office of an International Harvester factory, most likely Osborne Works.
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Family in Toy Store

Date: 10 23 1924
Description: Boy sitting in a "McFarlan" toy car as two men and a woman are looking on. The group appears to be in a toy store or toy department, with other toy cars, a...
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Kennedy & Rusch Wedding

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: Outdoor wedding portrait of Don Kennedy & Eleanor Rusch, set off by Eleanor's long veil and large flower bouquet.
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Egg Cooker for Sale

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: A salesman is showing a Hankscraft egg cooker to a customer at Harloff-Loprich Electric Company, 506 State Street.
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Man Demonstrating Hankscraft Egg Cooker

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: Man demonstrating Hankscraft egg cooker to a female customer in Harloff-Loprich Electric Company, 506 State Street.
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Three Women at Rosemary Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women looking at The American Hairdresser magazine in the Rosemary Beauty Shop, located at 521 State Street. The caption reads: "The "American...
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Three Women at Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women (including American Girl — Miss Leeds and Miss Madison — Miss Rosenfeldt / Rosenthal) looking at "The American Hairdresser" magazine in the Ros...
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Women's Lounge at Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 01 11 1928
Description: Women's lounge, Bank of Wisconsin, located at 1 West Main Street.
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Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 01 11 1928
Description: Male customer at savings collection window, Bank of Wisconsin, located at 1 West Main Street. A woman is standing behind the window.
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Portrait of Miss Knutson

Date: 12 02 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutson with a permanent wave.
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Portrait of Miss Boese

Date: 12 03 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Boese.
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Portrait of Miss Boese

Date: 12 03 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Miss Boese wearing a hat and a fur collar.
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Portrait of Mildred Gumm

Date: 12 06 1927
Description: Portrait of Mildred Gumm wearing a hat.

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