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John Muir's Drawing of a Table Saw

Date: 1863
Description: A diagram of a table saw, designed and drawn by John Muir.
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Barman — Tom

Date: 1932
Description: Tom bartending at Sam's.
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Building Corderoy Road

Date: 1948
Description: Pencil drawing of men building a corderoy road in the 1860's. Used for historical display for the Wisconsin State Highway Department.
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Wooden Well in Dekorra

Date: 1850
Description: Black and white ink drawing of an old wooden well.
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The Teenie Weenie Run-Aways are Rescued

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Description: Three Teenie Weenies have runaway from home. Unfortunately, they've been captured and put into a cigar box with a heavy bolt on top. Luckily their Teenie ...
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The Teenie Weenie Clown Makes a Discovery

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Description: One hot summer day the clown finds an ice cream maker. With teamwork and ingenuity, the Teenie Weenies climb into the bucket and return with pails and pail...
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Grass Fire

Date: 1942
Description: Drawing of a man standing in a field and holding a damper or rake with smoke billowing from the grass.
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The Cruiser

Date: 1937
Description: Woodblock print of a man walking in snow wearing snowshoes and carrying a double-bladed axe.
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Paul Bunyan Skidding Ahead of the Saws

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Description: Drawing of Paul Bunyan running with two oxen pulling a log that is being sawed by two other lumberjacks.
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Queen Finding Machine Cartoon

Date: 05 1964
Description: Black and white cartoon depicting two men in an apiary. One man is standing over a beehive with ridiculous electrical equipment strapped to his chest and h...
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Beekeeper on Top of Capitol Building

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Description: Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Features the dome with the "Wisconsin" statue replaced by a seated beekeeper wearing protective clothing, ...
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New Beekeeper with Books

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Description: Black and white drawing of a beekeeper sitting on a hive box leaning against a tree, his chin resting on his hand. He is holding a book titled "The Hive an...
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Sketches of Artifacts

Date: 04 15 1911
Description: A sketch of artifacts, including pottery and a copper implement. There are notes written next to the drawings.
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Man Sitting on Cogwheel

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Description: Humorous drawing of a man sitting on a cogwheel talking with his hand stretched out over an oil can. Caption text below reads: "Did you hear about the guy ...
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Rendering of a man using handmade lathe. The lathe consists of a tree branch tied with a rope attached to a log suspended between two tree trunks, and a lo...
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Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...
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Machine Part

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Description: Illustration of a machine part. On the left is a white dashed outline of a hammer hitting encased ball bearings at the end of a cylinder.
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"Have That Automation Expert See Me"

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It pictures a man holding a wrench in his hand is running on a treadmill attached to a machine with...
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"An Invitation, Automation on Ice!"

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Description: Cartoon of warmly dressed men working on conveyor belt on a frozen lake. Fish on a stringer are being pulled up from a hole in the ice onto the conveyor be...
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"First Play It Safe!"

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Description: A fisherman is standing precariously on the stern of a listing boat on a lake, holding his bent fishing rod with a taut line that is being pulled underwate...

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