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Raking Leaves

Date: 10 18 1984
Description: Young boy and girl make the autumn chore of leaf-raking fun.
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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

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Description: Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments.
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Stoking the Fire

Date: 1950
Description: A man in work clothes gets ready to shove a log into the fire chamber of a boiler.
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German Farmers Pull Log with McCormick D-435 Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: German farmers pulling a wooden log with a McCormick D-435 tractor against a mountainous backdrop in Alpine country.
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Boys Working in Field

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Boys using hand tools to work in a field. A mule-drawn wagon is in the background. They are all wearing hats and overalls.
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Rock Island Lines Railroad Truck

Date: 12 16 1936
Description: A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate...
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Loading Pole Supports on Truck

Date: 01 13 1936
Description: Three men loading pole supports into the back of an International truck owned by the Puget Sound Power and Light Company. In the foreground are railroad tr...
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International Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man in a work uniform and hat is placing a wooden tray of tools into the back of an International pickup truck. The truck is parked along the side of a r...
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Men Felling a Tree with Axes

Date: 1947
Description: Two men use axes to fell a large tree in a wooded area.
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Men on Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Group of men on and near a horse-drawn wagon on the side of a road. The wagon is loaded with tools and hardware. Four of the men wear tool belts.
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Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Outing

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: A group portrait of members and families of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 118. The g...
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Cranberry Processing

Date: 1955
Description: Professor Kenneth Weckel of the University of Wisconsin demonstrates his new method of preserving and canning cranberries whole without smashing them. The ...
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Silo and Barn

Date: 1920
Description: Farm buildings, including a barn, silo and windmill. There is a man dressed in overalls and a wide-brimmed hat standing near an automobile. Caption reads: ...
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Young Woman Reading to Father Time

Date: 1900
Description: A young woman is holding a book next to a man dressed as Father Time. The man has a long white beard and hair and is holding a scythe.

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