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Frank Lloyd Wright Monitoring Building Site

Date: 1937
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, monitoring the construction and testing of load-bearing pylons for the Johnson Wax Building.
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Women Sewing for Civil Works Administration Project

Date: 1934
Description: A group of Fond du Lac women sews clothes for a Civil Works Administration project in 1934. The CWA was an emergency program that lasted from November 1933...
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Milk Strike

Date: 01 10 1934
Description: Milk strikers and a pile of empty milk cans next to railroad tracks. Bill Nemeth (left) is pouring out milk in an attempt to create a shortage that would r...
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Snow Removal after a Storm

Date: 02 1933
Description: Winter scene showing snow removal vehicles working to clear the snow on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee after a winter blizzard.
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Sinclair Service Station

Date: 1938
Description: Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life...
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Reverend Richard Kiefer Plays Bingo

Date: 08 06 1934
Description: Reverend Richard Kiefer of Sacred Heart monastery in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, joins in the bingo competition at a Catholic picnic, as women and children a...
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Boyhood Home of Hamlin Garland

Date: 1937
Description: Boyhood home of Hamlin Garland.
Painting

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Robert Marion La Follette, Sr., a founder of the Progressive movement, governor of Wisconsin, and United States congressman and senator.
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Mural in Assembly Chamber

Date: 1934
Description: Interior of the Assembly Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol showing the mural painted by Edwin H. Blashfild. The painting depicts the "State of Wiscons...
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Phillip La Follette Addressing the Legislature

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view of Governor Phillip La Follette addressing the Legislature.
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Industrial Commission Employees

Date: 04 1930
Description: Portrait of Industrial Commission employees on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Perry Brown Dress Window

Date: 12 29 1938
Description: Kessenich's, 201-03 State Street display window showing four mannequins in Perry Brown dresses.
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CUNA Office after Fire

Date: 03 15 1938
Description: Roy F. Bergengren's CUNA (Credit Union National Association) office after fire, 142 East Gilman Street.
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Cuna Office after Fire

Date: 03 15 1938
Description: Roy F. Bergengren's CUNA (Credit Union National Association) office after fire, 142 East Gilman Street.
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C.U.N.A. Office Staff in Hallway

Date: 03 15 1938
Description: C.U.N.A. (Credit Union National Association) office staff working in hallway after fire, Raiffeisen House, 142 E. Gilman Street.
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Refrigeration Building and Barn

Date: 11 01 1937
Description: New refrigeration building and barn at the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm.
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State Experimental Game & Fur Farm

Date: 11 01 1937
Description: View from the road of the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm.
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Raccoon Cages, Poynette Game Farm

Date: 11 01 1937
Description: Raccoon cages at the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm.
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Park Insulating Co. Display

Date: 09 17 1937
Description: Park Insulating Co. display, East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, Fuller & Johnson Building, 1402 E. Washington Avenue. "Eagle Insulation Ma...
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L.C. Smith Typewriter Truck

Date: 08 17 1937
Description: View across street towards a semi-trailer truck delivering 200 new 1937 Super Speed L.C. Smith typewriters. A young boy and three men are standing in the s...

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