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Schoelkopf Manufacturing Company Building

Date: 01 29 1946
Description: Schoelkopf Manufacturing Company, 320 North 3rd Street, between East Johnson Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Louis Schoelkopf invented and manufactured the...
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Air-Lec Doors

Date: 06 15 1927
Description: Schoelkopf Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of Air-Lec power door operators. The doors are in an open position, view from indoors looking out towards t...
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Pfc. Glen Lindsey and Fly Traps

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area.
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Manchester Pigeon Hole Parking

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: The first commercial pigeon hole parking unit in the world was built for the Harry S. Manchester department store, behind Manchesters at the corner of Wisc...
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Mowing a Steep Slope

Date: 06 26 1959
Description: Richard Brachman, an engineer, demonstrates his solution for the problem of mowing the grass on a steep slope near his home. He removed the handles of his ...
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Junior Achievement Award

Date: 12 09 1959
Description: Five members of a Junior Achievement group made up of representatives of the four Madison High Schools accept a plaque for best research in developing new ...
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Dexter Curtis Trunks and Valises

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Description: View from street of two men standing just inside the open doorway of the storefront. Trunks are displayed on pallets set up on the wooden sidewalk. Dexter ...
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Student Creates Game Machine

Date: 02 03 1964
Description: Wisconsin high school student Jeffrey Mattox is shown playing a game of tic-tac-toe against the machine he constructed. A screen shows the squares, and a m...
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Coin for Reaper Centennial

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Description: Coin for Reaper Centennial with portrait of C.H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper.
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Anvil Block Used for Building the First Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: Anvil block sitting outdoors. The block was used by Cyrus McCormick for building the first reaper.
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Advertisement for History of International Harvester Company

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement with illustrations on the progress of the International Harvester company.
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Commodore Heggestad with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: View from pier of John "Commodore" Heggestad of Department 40 of Gisholt proudly standing on the pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon boat) on which his...
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Push Binder Drawing

Date: 11 02 1913
Description: Inventors copyright drawing with signatures of inventors Paul Kane, and G.A. Hagadone. Dated Dec. 14th, 1912.
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Push Binder Drawing

Date: 03 05 1913
Description: Inventors copyright drawing.
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Push Binder Drawing

Date: 03 08 1913
Description: Inventors copyright drawing. Dated March 4, 1913.
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"Great American Inventors" Painting

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Description: "Great American Inventors," copy of engraving for Harper's.
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Detail of Painting "Great American Inventors"

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Description: Detail of "Great American Inventors," showing Cyrus Hall McCormick. Copy of engraving for Harper's.

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