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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill Building

Date: 1910
Description: St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. The factory was owned and operated by the International Flax Twine Company (originally Minnie Harvester Company), a subsidiar...
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Buying Paint

Date: 1950
Description: A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase.
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Meat Packing

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Workers are filling orders of ground steak patties by putting them into corrugated boxes layered with parchment divider paper.
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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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Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River from the bluffs above the city. Photograph was taken after 1902 when the Buffalo County Training School...
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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De Pere Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1932
Description: View of the bridge under construction, with a crane atop the structure. Eight men are standing on scaffolding below the bridge. The Nicolet Paper Company ...
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Northern Paper Mills from the Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: Northern Paper Mills' chimney, water towers, buildings, and lumber yard, seen from the Fox River.
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Northern Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney and water towers at Northern Paper Mills, also a cargo ship called the Yorkton, which carries lumber to the paper mill.
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Men Operating Printing Presses at Harvester Press

Date: 1920
Description: Men operating printing presses at Harvester Press, International Harvester's in-house print shop.
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Sewerage Disposal Plant

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant.
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1950
Description: An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area.
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Manitowoc County Court House Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: The Manitowoc County Court House under construction.
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Man with Camera Near McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph...
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1913
Description: View of a chemical laboratory at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Workers at Chatham Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers at their stations at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, Canada.
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Lumber Raft on the Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of lumber raft on the Upper Mississippi River with shoreline in the background.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Monona

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Description: A tree-framed view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the shore of Lake Monona.

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