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Brewery Wagons Delivering Beer

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Description: Brewery wagons loaded with beer barrels in foreground of the Potosi Brewery.
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Rockdale Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery.
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Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
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The "Thistle" Behind a Building

Date: 1900
Description: The sternwheel excursion, "Thistle" on the river behind a building. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The "Thistle" ran between Oshkosh and Omro, via Butte d...
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Steamboat Golden Era

Date: 1863
Description: Elevated view of the steamboat Golden Era, which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orle...
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Processing Sisal in the Philippines

Date: 1948
Description: Workers processing bundles of sisal in large piles at an International Harvester facility in the Philippines.
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Open Hearth Lead Furnace

Date: 1872
Description: Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men...
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Pit at Lead Mine

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Description: Pit at Hazel Green lead mine.
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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The hangar and three airplanes (a Canuck and a J-1 Standard) at the airport operated by the Larson Brothers of Larsen, Wisconsin. The field was both the mo...
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International Trucks Used in Excavation

Date: 1929
Description: Three International HS-54(?) dump trucks haul dirt from an excavation site. The trucks were owned by R.J. Blackburn, Inc. and Arrow Hauling Co., Inc.
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Man Delivering Lumber with International Model H Truck

Date: 1918
Description: African American driver delivering a load of lumber with an International Model H semi-truck. The truck was owned by Farrar Lumber Company. The company was...
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Green Bay & Western Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay & Western Railroad roundhouse.
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Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire

Date: 09 01 1882
Description: View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ...
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International Truck Hauling Barrels

Date: 1919
Description: Man hauling barrels of water(?) in the back of an International motor truck. The truck may be a Model F or Model H. The truck appears to be pulling away fr...
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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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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Yard

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway yard and roundhouse (left) on South Oakland Avenue.
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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International B-4 Truck with Supplies for Turpentine Still

Date: 04 09 1935
Description: Workers unloading supplies from an International B-4 truck for a still operated by Turpentine and Rosin Factors, Inc. in Jacksonville.
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Loading Millet Seed onto International K-5 Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Man loading sacks of millet seed onto an International K-5 truck bound for a Chicago market. The truck was owned by Sowash Grain Co. Inc. of Crown Point, I...

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