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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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"Flying Fleet" Publicity Still

Date: 1929
Description: Publicity shot for "Flying Fleet," an MGM motion picture release starring Ramon Navarro and Anita Paige. The Navy aircraft on which the actors are posed is...
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First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi...
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Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox River. The Green Bay Drop Forge Company are on the left, and the Reiss coal yard is in the distance in the center.
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City Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: City Hotel in Monroe, Wisconsin.
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Warning Against Alcohol

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial health and safety sign or poster warning against the dangers of drinking mixtures with alcohol. The sign reads: "Warning; Do not drink any mixtu...
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Cultivator in Cornfield

Date: 07 08 1927
Description: Three horses pulling a cultivator through a field of corn on the farm of Hoyt Hardine(sp?) while one man is standing beside them and another man is standin...
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Municipal Electric and Water Plant

Date: 1927
Description: View from a hill looking down on the plant which has several attached buildings, and a large chimney. To the right are railroad cars along the shoreline o...
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Side view of entrance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture.
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Crop Drying Demonstration

Date: 03 31 1927
Description: Men use an International tractor to power a belt for work with hay. A ladder leans against a large haystack in the background with a sign reading: "Crop Dr...
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Cows on Demonstration Farm

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated view of five men wearing overcoats and hats standing in a barnyard with a herd of Holstein cows at an International Harvester demonstration farm.
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Tractor Relocating Building

Date: 1929
Description: Three men use a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor to move a wooden building, possibly a small home or shed, with a trailer.
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Kankakee Branch House Showroom

Date: 1920
Description: A McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and several pieces of and agricultural equipment stand on display inside International Harvester's Kankakee branch office...
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Dairy Barn and Glazed Hollow Tile Silos

Date: 1923
Description: Dairy barn and glazed hollow tile silos on M.A. Browning's dairy farm. There are two gable vents on the roof of the barn. There are multiple types of fenci...
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Wisconsin State Fair Exhibit

Date: 1926
Description: Demonstration booth in the Women's Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing electrical kitchen equipment.

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