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Assembled Titan 10-20 Tractors Ready for Paint

Date: 1918
Description: Newly assembled Titan 10-20 HP tractors waiting for painting at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester...
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Flying Tea Party

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Description: A tea party on an airplane, a publicity stunt conceived by Harry Bruno to promote his Cleveland-area airline, Aeromarine Airlines. By taking local reporter...
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Allis-Chalmers Model B Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: Studio photograph of an Allis-Chalmers model B tractor.
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Gorman and other AMCBWNA Leaders

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Description: Patrick Gorman, then the secretary treasurer of the international union, with other leaders at the 19th national convention.
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Nashotah House Library

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of Nashotah House library.
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Crates at Milwaukee Works

Date: 02 1907
Description: Elevated view of crates on a factory floor at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The crates may contain stationary engines. The text on the wooden ...
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Dixon Implement Company

Date: 10 10 1923
Description: The showroom floor of Dixon Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. Behind a man standing at the sales counter, and against the far wall,...
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McCormick-Deering Dealership Display

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: Various machinery parts, cream separators and advertising posters on display at what is possibly the "Spring Opening" of the Walton & Sykes dealership.
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Hemp Tow Machine

Date: 1920
Description: A man feeding hemp into a hemp tow machine.
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Engine in International Model 63 Truck

Date: 10 13 1923
Description: Engine in an International model 63 truck.
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Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: The factory floor with equipment used to build parts and materials. The stations have motors attached to belts, which are attached to the ceiling with pull...
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. To the left of the photograph is a po...
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Prairie Breaker

Date: 1915
Description: Side view of a Prairie Breaker plow [breaking plow] against a black backdrop. Two parts of the plow are labeled as "A" and "B."
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Campaign Shoot

Date: 1994
Description: Filming a campaign spot for Congressman David R. Obey (left), probably in the Wausau Family Practice Center. Health care and its associated costs were an i...
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Vel Phillips in the Milwaukee Common Council

Date: 1970
Description: Vel Phillips speaking into a microphone at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council. Other desks and men are behind her. The council room has ornate interi...
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The Conrad Schmitt Family

Date: 1892
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Conrad Schmitt family of Muscoda. Emma Schmitt married Sherwin Gillett in 1906.
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Portrait of a Young Couple

Date: 1955
Description: Double quarter-length portrait of a smiling young couple.
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Stanley Hanks' Office

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Description: Interior view of Stanley Hanks' real estate office at 311 State Street. There is a chair in front of a desk with a calendar and two telephones. Above the d...
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Man and Woman with International Harvester Float

Date: 05 29 1925
Description: A man wearing a suit and bow tie, and a woman wearing a Kimono-style jacket, and pants and a turban, are standing indoors in front of an International floa...
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Walking Plow

Date: 06 17 1925
Description: Walking plow on display on a wood floor.

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