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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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Waukesha Scoot

Date: 1894
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot.
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Wisconsin Central Locomotive

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Description: View across snow-covered railroad tracks towards Wisconsin Central's locomotive #4002. Industrial buildings are sending steam or smoke through smokestacks ...
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Streetcar Repair Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of the repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue. An open streetcar is on the ramp, with a closed car from the Wingra P...
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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WPA Work at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 1939
Description: A WPA program on the State Fair Grounds. The workers have dug a long trench, and the project probably concerns improved sanitary facilities for the fair, a...
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Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant

Date: 1959
Description: The Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
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Bridge Over Wisconsin River

Date: 1918
Description: View of the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls, seen at low water.
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Hot Dog Quality Control Inspection

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Description: Quality control expert William E. Zimmanck, who began working for Oscar Mayer at age thirteen, inspecting a string of hot dogs.
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American Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1965
Description: Assembly line of the American Motors Company, formerly Nash Motors, in Kenosha.
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Highway Trailer

Date: 1948
Description: Twin refrigerated trailers, "coldmobiles," manufactured by the Highway Trailer Co. of Edgerton.
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Four Wheel Drive Special

Date: 1932
Description: The Miller Engine-Four Wheel Drive Special and executives of the Four Wheel Drive Company of Clintonville at the Indianapolis Speedway in 1932. FWD person...
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Fire Hose Cart Racing Team

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Description: Fire hose cart racing team hitched to a fire hose cart and crouching in set position as if to begin a race. The men were probably firefighters.
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Crew Building a Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Several men are working on different parts of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), including the interior structure of the plane, the engine, and the exterio...
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Lawson M.T.2 Pilot's Seat Close-up

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up view of the pilot's seat at the front of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). The plane's structure is intact but exterior plates have not yet been ...
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Lawson M.T.2 Tail Assembly Structure

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up of the empennage (tail assembly) of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Exterior plates have not yet been attached.
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Partially Assembled Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner under construction at the Milwaukee plant. The cockpit and cabin have been enclosed with exterior plates, and the tail structure is visi...
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Lawson Air Liner Structure

Date: 1919
Description: The interior structure of a Lawson Air Liner sitting in a plant, probably in Milwaukee. The tail assembly (empennage) and cabin have been attached, and the...
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Lawson Air Liner Cockpit Structure

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up of the cockpit structure for a Lawson Air Liner, including the steering wheels and a chair set on boxes. The overall quality of the cockpit sugges...
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Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...

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