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Woman with Toasters

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Description: Woman comparing toaster wattages.
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 04 08 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy speaking.
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Telephone Switchboard and Operators

Date: 1920
Description: Women work on nine-place telephone switchboard that served 1,145 single-line flat-rate telephones originating 10 calls per day, on average.
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Girl and Three Young Men

Date: 03 15 1946
Description: Teenage girl with three young men, one in uniform, at a soda fountain. The boys are admiring her necklace and bracelet.
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota, Wisconsin, interior view of the bar showing liquor bottles and three World War II servicemen...
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East High School Girls Modern Dance

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Seven girls performing a modern dance on stage.
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East High School Boy's Basketball Team

Date: 03 18 1935
Description: Group portrait of eleven male East High School basketball players in uniform, and a coach and two assistants.
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Grain Binder

Date: 1870
Description: Engineering(?) photograph of a grain binder. The binder may be experimental.
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"Kelly's Rat Cafeteria"

Date: 08 06 1951
Description: "Kelly's Rat Cafeteria," cross section view of the interior and also the front view, taken for Solvit Chemical Company.
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Al-che-say War Council

Date: 1890
Description: Al-che-say, chief of the White Mountain Apache, and his war council.
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Mining in a Tunnel

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Description: Two miners working in a tunnel or drift.
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School Group in Classroom

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Description: School group in classroom with teacher, possibly at Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1909
Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee Auditorium during an event.
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Man Holding Wooden Board

Date: 1921
Description: A man holds a wooden board reading "WIS" against a white backdrop. The "WIS" may stand for Wisconsin Lumber Company, a subsidiary of International Harveste...
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Passenger Compartment of Scout

Date: 1961
Description: Promotional photograph of the passenger compartment in the International Harvester Scout.
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William Proxmire in Striped Suit

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Description: William Proxmire gives a speech wearing a striped suit and raising his fist.
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Tommy as Secretary of HHS

Date: 02 2003
Description: Tommy G. Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin, standing in his office as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services with journalist Robert ...
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Oconomowoc Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Photogra...
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Ashley Bennett's Garage

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Description: Several men are working on an automobile in Ashley Bennett's garage.
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The Crandall Family

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Description: Studio portrait of the family of George Crandall, son-in-law of Henry Hamilton (H.H.) Bennett. This portrait includes Hattie, Bennett's daughter from his f...

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