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Star Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Star Lake, Arbor Vitae Township, with the railroad tracks of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway on right and lake on the left.
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IH Dealership in Oskaloosa

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Oskaloosa Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. A group of men and young boys pose near a Farmall A Tractor, and o...
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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
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McCormick Rush Street Home Exterior

Date: 1879
Description: The facade of the McCormick family residence at 675 Rush Street, which takes up an entire block between Erie and Huron Streets. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. h...
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August Derleth in his Office

Date: 1965
Description: Office of author August Derleth, Wisconsin's Very Live Radio's (WVLR) unofficial consultant on the history of the Sauk-Prairie area. Derleth's novels and s...
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John Wayne Leaning on International Travelall Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Actor John Wayne chats with driver Jim De Shon in an International Travelall sound truck on the set of "The Horse Soldiers". Owned by Goldwyn Studios and h...
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Man Delivering Bowling Balls from International Scout Truck

Date: 1964
Description: Man delivering serviced bowling balls from an International Scout truck. The truck was owned by Day's Bowl-A-Dome.
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International Harvester Agricultural Extension Office

Date: 1915
Description: Employees working with lecture charts and films in an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department office.
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Agricultural Extension Department Library

Date: 1915
Description: Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
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Young Boys Posed with Pumpkins and Watermelons

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Description: Group of young boys, all wearing hats, posing in front of a building with an assortment of pumpkins and watermelons.
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IHC Deering Works Bowling Alley

Date: 02 19 1910
Description: Three-lane bowling alley inside International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was built by William Deering for the Deering Harvester Company in 1880...
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IHC Gas Engine Exhibit

Date: 1911
Description: Exhibit tent featuring International Harvester gasoline engines. One engine is powering a board of light bulbs as men mill around and tend to the exhibit t...
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IHC Gas Engine Exhibit

Date: 1911
Description: Exhibit tent featuring International Harvester's gasoline engines. Men and women are milling around the tent. One woman is sitting in an International Auto...
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Wrights' Neighbor

Date: 07 02 1909
Description: Test flight of the bi-plane invented by Ray Zorn of Dayton, Ohio, who later resided in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Aerial View of Cicero Field

Date: 1912
Description: Cicero Field, the airfield operated by the Aero Club of Illinois, as photographed by DeLloyd Thompson from a Wright plane that was piloted by Jesse Brabazo...
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Lindbergh Before the Flight

Date: 05 20 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh receiving encouragement from an unidentified spectator as the "Spirit of St. Louis" is prepared for take off. Described by some as a fly...
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Air Race Winner

Date: 1947
Description: William Brennand of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Brennand piloted Steve Wittman's "Buster" to victory in the 1947 National Air Races. This photograph is from the co...
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Air Race Winner's Trophy

Date: 1947
Description: The winner of the Goodyear Trophy, Steve Wittman of Oshkosh (on the right) with pilot William Brennand (holding the trophy). With them are Paul Litchfield ...
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Cochrane and ATA Pilots

Date: 1941
Description: Jacqueline Cochrane (directly under the propeller) with a group of women pilots in the British Air Transport Auxiliary. One of the leading race and test pi...
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Rosie the Riveter

Date: 09 1943
Description: A real-life Rosie the Riveter instructs journalists on the Aviation Writers' Tour at the Goodyear Aircraft Factory. This plant manufactured Martin Marauder...

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