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Anniversary Celebration of Norwegian Independence

Date: 1914
Description: Commemorating one hundred years of Norwegian independence at a Syttende Mai (May 17th) celebration. An automobile with four people is decorated with a Norw...
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P&H Crane Operator Cab

Date: 1914
Description: Operators cab of a Pawling & Harnischfeger crane at the Illinois Steel Co. warehouse in South Chicago.
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist with Grab Bucket

Date: 1914
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with a grab bucket. The rail is stamped with the text "Capacity 6,000 Lbs., No. 3245". A man stands in the cab loo...
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P&H Exterior Type "AN" Hoist with Grab Bucket

Date: 1914
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" hoist with a grab bucket and an enclosed trolley over railroad tracks with a train car underneath it. The crane is stam...
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Motorcycle Races

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd and observation tower at motorcycle races at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Men on raised platform are judging the races.
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Horizontal Hole Boring Drill

Date: 1914
Description: A horizontal hole boring drill, presumably at the Pawling & Harnischeger factory, drilling holes into crane parts. There is a man on the lift operating the...
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Gas-Powered Concrete Tamper/Breaker

Date: 1914
Description: Man operating a gas-powered concrete tamper/breaker that is being used to consolidate concrete over ditches after laying water or sewage main pipes. There ...
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Gas-Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 1914
Description: Man operating a Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on the street. The machine is stamped "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Milwaukee, Wis." Pedestrians ar...
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Picnicking near Lake Superior

Date: 1914
Description: Four individuals, sitting in the shade near a table during a picnic on Madeline Island. Includes Elizabeth Nesbet (Mrs. S.C. Marty, Sr.), Gertrude Capser (...
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Street Cleaner

Date: 1914
Description: Street cleaner cleaning a street. A man and boy stand on the opposite sidewalk watching. Another street cleaner is on the left. Perhaps in Milwaukee.
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Street Cleaning Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Side view of a man driving a street cleaning truck with water reservoir, sprayer, pump and brushes. Tracks are running down the street, perhaps for a cable...
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Lewis Sherman

Date: 1914
Description: Quarter-length side-profile studio portrait of Lewis Sherman, Milwaukee physician and pharmacist.
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Carnival Banners

Date: 1914
Description: The exterior of carnival banners with people gathered in front of them. Probably depicting "Gay Paree" at the State Fair.
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University Class for Boys

Date: 1914
Description: R.A. Moore speaks about corn to a University of Wisconsin-Madison class of boys.
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Forecourt at Taliesin

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the forecourt at Taliesin II, the home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. In the foreground are the gates betwee...
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Grant County Contest

Date: 1914
Description: Large group of unidentified children and adults pose outside a large brick building. Some students are posing in open windows.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Date: 1914
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis wearing a bow tie.
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Vernon Castle and Irene Castle.

Date: 1914
Description: The husband-wife dance team Vernon and Irene Castle on horseback on Long Island, a publicity photograph by Haas Photos of New York.
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Louise Fazenda

Date: 1914
Description: Lovely portrait photograph of Louise Fazenda when she acted for the Joker Comedy unit at Universal, c. 1913-14.
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Louise Fazenda

Date: 1914
Description: Portrait photograph of Louise Fazenda wearing a large floppy hat when she acted for the Joker Comedy unit at Universal. The handwritten caption at the b...

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