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Postcard

Main Street at Night

Date: 1912
Description: Caption reads: "Main St. at Night, Fond du Lac, Wis." A car is parked along the curb in the foreground with its headlights on. A theater is across the stre...
Book or Pamphlet

Oil and Gas Engines for Railroad Service

Date: 1912
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for oil and gas engines for railroad service. The cover includes an illustration of the front of an engine that bears...
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Hopper Cooled Gasoline Engines Catalog Cover

Date: 1912
Description: Cover of an International Harvester advertising catalog for hopper cooled gasoline engines. Includes an illustration of the engine behind the title, and at...
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Gasoline Engines

Date: 1912
Description: Front cover illustration of an advertising catalog for International Harvester gasoline engines. The illustration depicts the cover as an embossed metal pl...
Photograph

Man Outdoors Taking Photograph

Date: 1912
Description: A man prepares a camera to take a photograph, while two other men stand behind him. The man is likely an International Harvester company photographer. The ...
Photograph

Core Room at Osborne Works

Date: 1912
Description: Workers in the core room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. Large lamps with white shades are hanging from the tall ceiling over the work tables.
Postcard

Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t...
Photograph

Crowd on Street Corner

Date: 1912
Description: A large crowd of women, children, and men standing on sidewalk and curb. They are probably waiting for the trolley. Many of the people are carrying package...
Photograph

Husker and Shredder Near Barn

Date: 1912
Description: A man operating a Husker-Shredder near a barn and silo. The husker-shredder is powered with a belt connected to an engine.
Photograph

Man Sawing Logs

Date: 1912
Description: A man cutting logs with a circular table saw powered by a stationary engine. In the background is a storefront, with hay bales and an advertisement for Wri...
Photograph

Men Sawing Logs in the Field

Date: 1912
Description: Two men cutting logs with a circular saw powered by a stationary engine. One man is feeding logs to the saw while the other man is standing by a pile of th...
Photograph

Fountain in Park

Date: 1912
Description: Adults and children sit on park benches surrounding a fountain.
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1912
Description: A main street intersection with many stores and shops. The stores include the Bank of Brodhead and A.J. Wagner's drugstore. Three boys stand at the corner....
Photograph

William E. Shay and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"

Date: 1912
Description: William E. Shay has pulled a pistol on another actor in western dress as Ethel Grandin watches, on her knees with hands clasped in a scene still from "Acro...
Photograph

Lynxville Main Street Scene

Date: 1912
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. People pose on the raised sidewalk near a shop selling "Fresh Meats" and "Groceries" on the left. Another group of people po...
Photograph

Oregon Business Section and Water Tower

Date: 1912
Description: View across road of the central business section. The commerical buildings along the sidewalk include a printer, butcher, barber and jeweler. Above the sho...
Photograph

Looking East from Reeder's Corner

Date: 1912
Description: Street scene looking east from the corner of the Reeder's Hotel. Men stand near horses and wagons on the left near a sidewalk and storefronts. A small dog ...
Photograph

Interior, Catholic Church

Date: 1912
Description: View down aisle between pews towards the altar in the interior of the Catholic Church. Ornate chandeliers hang from the ceiling. On the left in an arched n...
Photograph

Group of Men in Bus

Date: 1912
Description: Three-quarter view from front of a group of men sitting in an Internatioal bus which is parked at the curb near what appears to be an International Harvest...
Photograph

English Lutheran Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from street of the English Lutheran Church on a corner, showing front and left side of the building. The entrance is under a square bell tower, which ...

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