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Tracy Takes Off

Date: 1932
Description: Spencer Tracy in "Sky Devils," Howard Hughes's silly World War I comedy. Tracy (center) and William Boyd play two inept stowaways who end up on a ship that...
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"Sky Devils" Props

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Description: Vintage World War airplanes used in the filming of "Sky Devils" (1932), a motion picture produced by Howard Hughes.
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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and William Green

Date: 1943
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, debate a point during a Mutual Broadcasting System ra...
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Roy Storage Building

Date: 1933
Description: View of a Vincent Roy storage building, with a man standing to the right of the structure.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1875
Description: Fort Crawford ruins. This image may be even earlier than 1875; by the 1880's almost nothing was left of the actual fort compound buildings. Men are sitting...
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Campion College Building

Date: 1864
Description: Oval-framed view of Lawler Hall at Campion College. This image was made during the Civil War when the building was used as a U.S. Military hospital. Prior ...
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Gaylord Nelson

Date: 07 1976
Description: Informal portrait of Senator Gaylord Nelson.
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ADA Meeting

Date: 1947
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt and national co-chair Leon Henderson (right) at a dinner sponsored by the Union for Democratic Action (later Americans for Democratic Act...
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Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
Poster

Industrial Safety Sign: Eye Protection

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers at Deering Works to wear safety goggles. The sign's text reads: "Men!! Do you realize that your GO...
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Farmall Tractor with Experimental Equipment

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: A man is driving a Farmall tractor and attachment through a field. The handwritten text below the photograph identifies either the tractor or the attachmen...
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John Deere Tractor

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: A man is operating a John Deere tractor with an attachment through a field. The handwritten text below the photograph identifies either the tractor or the ...
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Farmers with Ronning Ensilage Cutter

Date: 10 04 1923
Description: Farmers operate a tractor, a Ronning ensilage cutter and a horse-drawn wagon in a field.
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Logging with a TD-35 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: Men with an International TD-35 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) engaged in logging operations. According to the original caption, the tractor "logs an averag...
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Spreading Asphalt with International A Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: men spread asphalt on a road using an International A tractor and Seaman asphalt mixer. Original caption reads: "An International A being used to haul a Se...
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Service Window at Muscatine Imp. Co.

Date: 01 14 1929
Description: Service or parts counter at the Muscatine Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. A man, possibly a customer, is standing at the counter ...
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Assistant Superintendent of St. Paul Works

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Assistant superintendent of International Harvester's St. Paul Works (factory) examines an artillery shell. Original caption reads: "M.V. Keeler, assistant...
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Husker and Shredder Near Barn

Date: 1912
Description: A man operating a Husker-Shredder near a barn and silo. The husker-shredder is powered with a belt connected to an engine.
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Battalion Seabees with International Truck

Date: 09 1943
Description: Battalion Seabees work on waterfront construction using an International K-line truck.

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