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Crowd Outside Deering(?) Works

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of hundreds of people, possibly factory workers, gathered to hear speeches outside International Harvester's Deering(?) Works. The event appe...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Division Class

Date: 1919
Description: Men in a University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Division class under Professor Consoliner. This appears to be an engineering class.
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Painting Wagon Trucks at Weber Works

Date: 1919
Description: Worker painting wagon trucks at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904, wh...
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International Harvester Dealership Storefront

Date: 1919
Description: View across unpaved road toward two men standing on a boardwalk in front of an International Harvester dealership owned by Downing and Roth. The window has...
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Young Boy Drinking Glass of Milk

Date: 1919
Description: Young boy sitting outdoors on a chair drinking a glass of milk.
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Young Man Buttering a Slice of Bread

Date: 1919
Description: A young man sitting at a table buttering a slice of bread.
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Children Saluting the Flag

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Summers' pupils saluting as an American flag is raised outside Pleasant View School. The original caption reads: "Loyal U.S. citizens in the making."
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Man Spraying Field Crops

Date: 1919
Description: Young man in a field spraying pesticide on crops for the Bowker Insecticide Company.
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School Children Folk Dancing

Date: 1919
Description: School children dancing in a circle to music from a Victrola phonograph as women look on. The children are outdoors, possibly in a rural schoolyard.
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Pupils Learning About Thrift

Date: 1919
Description: Students are raising their arms as an instructor is discussing the merits of thrift. The instructor is pointing to chalkboard illustrations of a well groom...
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Farmers with Horse-Drawn Walking Plows

Date: 1919
Description: Two men plowing a field with horse-drawn walking plows. The photograph was taken for, or compiled by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depar...
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Directing an "Action Song"

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Streeter leading school children in the "shoemaker's song". Another woman is standing near a Victrola. The children are outdoors under trees. Possibly...
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Woman in Garden

Date: 1919
Description: Woman handling tomato plants in a vegetable garden.
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Children in Garden

Date: 1919
Description: Two young girls holding up plants from a vegetable garden. Houses are in the background.
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Miners with Mine Sprinkler

Date: 1919
Description: Three miners with a mine sprinkler inside a mine shaft. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Ste...
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Workers and Steam Shovel in the Mud

Date: 1919
Description: Workers standing outdoors in the mud with a steam shovel. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin S...
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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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Worker Mortises Wagon Wheel Hubs

Date: 1919
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Weber Works working on wooden wagon wheel hubs.
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Titan Tractor and Deering Combine

Date: 1919
Description: Men are posing in a field with a Titan 10-20 tractor and an early (experimental?) Deering harvester-thresher (combine).
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International Model H Fire Truck

Date: 1919
Description: International Model H fire truck owned by the Brookfield Fire Department.

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