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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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Dressed for a Night Out

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Description: A young woman wearing a formal gown and mink stole looks at a portrait of a woman while sitting on a couch, as if waiting to go out for the evening.
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Cutting Christmas Trees for Market

Date: 1895
Description: A group of loggers at work in the woods with horses and a team of oxen. The men are cutting down fir trees to eventually be sold at market.
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"Hobo" Party at Woldale Rural School

Date: 1913
Description: Group gathered in the gymnasium of the Woldale Rural School for a Christmas "hobo" party. Attendees are dressed as "hobos." The original caption notes that...
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School Gymnasium

Date: 1913
Description: Interior of the gymnasium at Woldale Rural School, including American flags, a small stage, an upright piano and Christmas garland. In the back corner is a...
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Group Dressed as Hobos

Date: 1913
Description: Young men and women standing on a platform in a school gymnasium dressed as hobos for a "Hobo" party at Woldale Rural School. A basketball hoop is in the b...
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Girls Winding the Maypole

Date: 1913
Description: Large group of students and teachers gathered in a circle to watch young girls winding the maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
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Girls Around the Maypole with Flowers

Date: 1913
Description: Group of girls holding fabricated flowers around a maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. A large group of fellow students and teachers look...
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Girls' Relay Race

Date: 1913
Description: Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
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Agricultural Extension Exhibit

Date: 1930
Description: International Harvester Agricultural Extension exhibit set up at the Harvester Men's Club picnic at the I.H.C. Experimental Farm. Includes educational book...
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Foldout Heart-Shaped Valentine

Date: 1900
Description: Valentine's Day card that has foldout panels on both sides. The bottom layer is a heart-shaped card with a floral and metallic gold border, die cut and emb...
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Monona Lake Assembly Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Monona Lake Assembly Auditorium and grounds. Designed by Morrison H. Vail of Chicago, built in 1900 by John H. Starck Co., John H. Findorff, vice-president...
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Welcome to Appropriations

Date: 02 1970
Description: Congressman George Mahon of Texas, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, welcomes newly-appointed Congressman David R. Obey to the committee and ...

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